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QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac

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What is QuickBooks Desktop for Mac?

Quickbooks Desktop for Mac is an accounting software designed for Mac users. It is designed to integrate with Apple iCloud. It provides core accounting features in line with the rest of the Quickbooks Desktop product line.

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What is QuickBooks Desktop for Mac?

Quickbooks Desktop for Mac is an accounting software designed for Mac users. It is designed to integrate with Apple iCloud. It provides core accounting features in line with the rest of the Quickbooks Desktop product line.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Features

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

10
Avg 7.2

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

6
Avg 6.9

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

10
Avg 7.8

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

10
Avg 7.5

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

5.9
Avg 7.2

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

7.7
Avg 6.7

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

8.3
Avg 7.2
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Product Details

What is QuickBooks Desktop for Mac?

Quickbooks Desktop for Mac is an accounting software designed for Mac users. The software allows Mac users to integrate Quickbooks with their iCloud-based applications and data. Desktop for Mac provides the core accounting features as the rest of the Quickbooks Desktop line. These features include contractor management, sales, time, and expense tracking, invoicing, email tracking, and inventory management. Desktop for Mac also provides a library of prebuilt reports, plus exportability to Numbers or Excel. The software also enables user permissions control for financial information security.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Quickbooks Desktop for Mac is an accounting software designed for Mac users. It is designed to integrate with Apple iCloud. It provides core accounting features in line with the rest of the Quickbooks Desktop product line.

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Reviewers rate Pay calculation and Benefit plan administration and Direct deposit files highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of QuickBooks Desktop for Mac are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Ease of Access: Users have appreciated the software's easy access to reports and detailed summaries, finding it convenient for their financial tasks. The quick and straightforward process of adding customers, vendors, and employees has also been commended.

User-Friendly Interface: Customers have praised the user-friendly nature of the program, especially in terms of recording transactions, managing accounts, and generating reports effortlessly. They have found the interface intuitive and efficient for daily use.

Convenience of Features: Reviewers have highlighted the convenience of features like Quickbooks Payroll, iCalendar integration, and compatibility with Mac OS address books as valuable aspects of the software. These features streamline processes and enhance overall user experience.

Integration Challenges: Some users have expressed dissatisfaction with the software's integration with other programs, mentioning a need for improvement in this area. They have highlighted difficulties faced when trying to share data over the internet, leading some to switch to QuickBooks Online.

Customer Service Accessibility: Users have criticized the challenge of easily reaching customer service representatives for assistance. They have emphasized the importance of efficient and accessible support channels in resolving issues promptly.

Performance Issues: Reviewers have reported frequent program crashes in the most recent version and are hoping for prompt updates to address this issue. These performance glitches disrupt workflow efficiency and can lead to frustration among users.

Reviews

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Piece of cake accounting!

Rating: 7 out of 10
March 07, 2020
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
2 years of experience
The software is less buggy and runs more seamlessly, but there are hardly any latest features, and there's still not a single integration, though it is easy to understand and manage, that's why I like it. Entering and sending payroll is a piece of cake. Fairly good functionality.
When it comes to customer support it was quite frustrating to wait for a representative to help me. It took me over 20 minutes, but the good thing was my issue resolved.

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac is not the greatest - but if you already know how to do bookkeeping it's a pretty good option.

Rating: 7 out of 10
February 18, 2020
If you're a freelancer or running a very small business where you do your own bookkeeping I think this is a great option, especially if you're familiar with accounting and bookkeeping in general. If you're not so familiar with bookkeeping, I would say that the learning curve is too steep and you might want to look elsewhere for a more intuitive solution.

QuickBooks Desktop for Mac Version - Invest your time to go through the online training and use YouTube self help videos.

Rating: 8 out of 10
January 27, 2020
GG
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
2 years of experience
I like how it integrates your credit card statement into the software as well as your companies banking information. You set this up one time, and the feed then becomes automatic. Additionally, the importing of both checking and your preferred corporate credit card is a nice feature. Once you have updated the charge one time for a recurring fee, the following month, the software will automatically apply the same description. This saves a lot of time in updating.

QuickBooks ideal for small businesses not mid to large-sized businesses

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 26, 2019
LO
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
2 years of experience
I would highly recommend QuickBooks to smaller businesses with less than 5 or so entities. It is not appropriate for medium to large-sized businesses with a lot of daily transactions and multiple entities.

QuickBooks is the Key to Business Growth and Long Term Success

Rating: 10 out of 10
November 25, 2019
DK
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
9 years of experience
There is no better solution on the market when it comes to running a business. You have to track your sales, receivables, and P&L on a daily basis to make sure you are on track for your target profit levels. Also, QB is a great way to see the value of sales reps by the revenue they bring in.

The Only Accounting Software Worth Recommending for Growing Businesses

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 12, 2019
JM
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
8 years of experience
Quickbooks Desktop is very well suited for small business owners on the run who need to be able to access their QuickBooks at any time across multiple devices while handling their own invoicing, billing, and payroll on their own. You can have it on a desktop when you are in one place, or mobile when you need it.

A Great Accounting Option for Small Companies

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 12, 2019
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
2 years of experience
It is extremely well suited for smaller companies who are trying to manage things on their own without outsourcing too much. The program is easy to learn and doesn't require too much training time before it can be implemented. The online/cloud feature makes it even more accessible to our employees, so it's great. It would be hard for a large company to use it since it is geared towards smaller companies and the interface may become overwhelming with too many inputs/bills to manage.

QuickBooks will streamline your accounting, just like it did mine!

Rating: 7 out of 10
August 03, 2019
SB
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
5 years of experience
QuickBooks excels at managing accounting data, especially for use in tax preparation, exportation, and importation into TurboTax. It is almost like having another accountant in the office! One area where it is not quite as useful is when multiple users across a company are trying to access it. This process becomes difficult and clunky.

The Workhorse for Mac Bookkeeping

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 17, 2019
DH
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
18 years of experience
I still feel it is one of the best Mac based bookkeeping products on the market. It may be overkill for personal finances but if you are familiar with using it in business, then using it for personal purposes is a breeze.

Great for businesses

Rating: 6 out of 10
December 20, 2018
JC
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
5 years of experience
It would be well suited for someone with multiple companies, because if you use QuickBooks Online it only supports 1 company.

QuickReview of QuickBooks

Rating: 8 out of 10
July 06, 2018
Again I think that it is more user-friendly than some of the other platforms I have used. But I think it does a great job with the tracking of expenses and other activity, but also the integration with TurboTax and other applications. Also, for small businesses, the merchant services work very well.

Our Full-featured Accounting Software

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 09, 2018
JC
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
10 years of experience
Quickbooks for Mac can do most anything a good accounting software can do. It does bill paying, invoicing, income tracking, expense tracking, can customize income and expense categories, enter vendor information and customer information, do payroll, cut checks, and generate reports for reconciling accounts.

Some firms like mine may not be able to take advantage of the vast arrays of features it has.

QuickBooks Mac is a hybrid fruit, created by grafting the best bit of QuickBooks Pro and QuickBooks Online.

Rating: 10 out of 10
August 16, 2017
As far as accounting software goes, QuickBooks Mac is a fresh pick from the Apple orchard. Like any good apple, QuickBooks Mac is clean, attractive, tasty, and nutritious. QuickBooks Mac is easy to use and feature-rich. In this one program, the capability of QuickBooks Pro is married seamlessly to the beautifully simple UI design of QuickBooks Online.

QuickBooks For Mac - Use It And Never Go Back

Rating: 9 out of 10
August 07, 2017
I have been on QB for approximately 5 months and so far it has allowed me to accomplish everything that my previous accounting program did and most of the tasks are more streamlined and easier to accomplish.

If you start from day one using QB in your business it should be great. If you are going to transition from another accounting program to QB I would expect to experience some pain in the transition.

Quickbooks is worth the price once the features save you significant time

Rating: 8 out of 10
April 12, 2016
SM
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
1 year of experience
For startup companies that don't need detailed accounting software, I would not recommend QuickBooks for Mac because the cost is not worth it compared to some free software options. However, if you are a small company and have some complexity that you want to automate (like recurring invoices), Quickbooks for Mac is an excellent option and is well worth the money!

Well suited for small business

Rating: 10 out of 10
July 08, 2015
AS
Vetted Review
Verified User
QuickBooks Desktop for Mac
16 years of experience
I've only ever used QuickBooks so I can't address other accounting programs that are available - my accountant recommended it originally and we've been happy with it
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