<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>

<sect1 id="what-is-kmymoney">
<title>What is &kappname;?</title>

<para>
Put simply, &kappname; is a personal finances manager for KDE.  It enables users of open source operating systems to keep careful track of their personal finances by providing a broad array of financial features and tools.
</para>

<para>The principal goals of the project are:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><formalpara><title>Feature Parity</title><para>
&kappname; intends to provide all important features found in the commercially-available personal finance managers.  Although this release is closer than ever to that goal, there is still work to be done.
</para></formalpara>
</listitem>

<listitem><formalpara><title>Ease of Use.</title><para>
&kappname; strives to be the easiest open source personal finance manager to use, especially for the non-technical user.
</para></formalpara></listitem>

<listitem><formalpara><title>Correctness.</title><para>
Based on tried and tested double entry accounting principles &kappname; ensures that your finances are kept in correct order.
</para></formalpara></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="what-kmymoney-is-not">
<title>What &kappname; is not</title>

<para>
As a personal finances manager, &kappname; is not intended to scale to the needs of an average business.  It would be possible to create client / supplier / document features through plugins.
</para>

<para>
&kappname; is not simply a clone of the commercially-available personal finance programs. Although many of the features present in &kappname; can be found in other similar applications, &kappname; strives to present an individual and unique view of your finances.
</para>

</sect1>
</chapter>
