It was initially aimed at developing capabilities similar to Intuit, Inc.'s Quicken application,[9] but also has features for small business accounting.

[5] GnuCash for Android was initially developed as part of a Google Summer of Code Project.

[16] This was an expense-tracking companion app for GnuCash, as opposed to a stand-alone accounting package, and is now discontinued.

The other alternative is for users to export transactions files to a CSV format[20] prior to upgrading GnuCash.

[24] Users on the GnuCash mailing list have reported using it for the United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations successfully.

[25] In April 2011, the Minnesota State Bar Association made their GnuCash trust accounting guide freely available in PDF format.