Expense Tracker

The Expense Tracker is a free online tool that track daily expenses by category and payment method. filter, analyze with bar charts, monthly breakdowns, and csv export. localstorage persistence.. It runs entirely in your browser with no installation or sign-up needed.

Browser localStorage — persists between sessions on the same device.

Yes — export from spreadsheet as CSV (Date, Amount, Description, Category, Payment Method) and use Import CSV.

Food, Transport, Housing, Entertainment, Shopping, Health, Education, Bills, Other — each with distinct chart color.

Yes, the Expense Tracker is 100% free with no registration, no hidden fees, and no usage limits. All processing happens locally in your browser, ensuring complete privacy.

Yes, the Expense Tracker is fully responsive and works on smartphones and tablets. You can use it on any device with a modern web browser -- no app download required.

No account or registration is needed. Simply open the Expense Tracker in your browser and start using it immediately. There are no sign-up walls or usage restrictions.

The Expense Tracker uses industry-standard formulas and algorithms to ensure accurate results. However, for critical financial or medical decisions, always consult a qualified professional.

Simply enter your input in the provided field, adjust any settings to your preference, and the tool will process it instantly. You can then copy the result to your clipboard or download it.

The Expense Tracker works in all modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Opera. For the best experience, use the latest version of your preferred browser.

The average per day is your total spending divided by the number of days your records actually cover, not a fixed 30-day month. The tool finds your earliest and latest dated expense, counts the calendar days between them inclusively, and divides the filtered total by that span. So if your first entry is March 3 and your last is March 12, the average is spread over 10 days even if you only logged three purchases. This gives a fairer daily rate than dividing by a whole month when you have just started, and it updates instantly as you add entries or change filters. Because it follows your real date range, narrowing the date filter recalculates the average for just that window. Add a few recent expenses and open the Summary tab to see your daily rate.

The 50/30/20 rule is a budgeting guideline that splits your after-tax income into three buckets: about 50% for needs like housing, bills, and groceries, 30% for wants such as entertainment and shopping, and 20% for savings or paying down debt. It is a quick way to sanity-check whether your spending is balanced. This tracker does not enforce the split, but its category totals make it easy to test against. Group your logged expenses mentally into needs (Housing, Bills, Food, Health, Transport) and wants (Entertainment, Shopping), then compare each group's share of your total against the 50 and 30 targets. The Summary tab already shows each category's dollar amount and percentage of the total, so the math is mostly done for you. Log a typical month, then check the percentages to see where you land.

The Summary tab analyzes your currently filtered expenses as a single pool: it shows the total spent, the average per day across your date range, a horizontal bar chart of spending by category with percentages, a breakdown by payment method, and your top five largest single purchases. It answers "where is my money going right now?" The Monthly tab instead groups the same expenses by calendar month (year-month) and gives each month its own row showing the total, transaction count, average per transaction, and the dominant category, plus a bar chart comparing months side by side. Use Summary to dissect a single period or a filtered question, and use Monthly to spot trends and catch a month that ran unusually hot. Both respond to the same filters, so they stay in sync. Add several months of data to make the Monthly comparison meaningful.

Open the Expenses tab and use the filter panel to narrow the log by any combination of criteria: a from-date and to-date for a custom range, a single category, a single payment method, and a minimum or maximum amount. The filters stack, so you can isolate a precise question such as how much you spent on Food last month using your card, or every purchase over fifty dollars in a date window. As you adjust filters, the list, the running total, and every figure in the Summary and Monthly tabs update to reflect only the matching entries. This makes the tracker useful for reconciling a trip, a project, or one category at a time rather than just showing a lifetime total. Click Clear Filters to return to the full log. Try setting a date range and a category to see your spending narrow instantly.

Export CSV downloads your currently filtered expenses as a comma-separated file with five columns in this order: Date, Amount, Category, Description, and Payment Method. The file name includes the export date so backups stay organized. Because all your records live only in your browser's local storage, clearing your browsing data, switching devices, or using a different browser will lose the log, so the CSV is your portable backup. To restore or move records, use Import CSV with a file that has those same five columns and matching category and payment-method names; the tool reads each row back in as a transaction. You can also edit the file in any spreadsheet program to add or clean up entries before re-importing. Export a copy after each session so your spending history is never tied to a single device.