Installing SpendWellFi

SpendWellFi is a private, offline desktop app. Your financial data never leaves your computer. Installation takes about two minutes.

1. Download the right version (Windows)

• Most Windows PCs (Intel/AMD) → the x64 installer.
• ARM64 Windows (Surface Pro X, Snapdragon laptops) → the ARM64 installer.

Not sure? Open Settings → System → About and look at System type: "x64-based" means x64, "ARM-based" means ARM64. When in doubt, choose x64. Download links are on the download page from your purchase.

2. Install

1. Double-click the downloaded …-setup.exe.
2. If Windows shows a "Windows protected your PC" SmartScreen notice, click More info → Run anyway. That notice is Microsoft's reputation system being cautious about new releases — it fades as more people install each version.
3. Follow the prompts. SpendWellFi installs for the current user — no admin password needed.

3. Activate your license

On first launch you'll be asked for your license key — the SWF1-… code from your purchase email (subject line includes "SpendWellFi license").

• Paste the whole key and click Activate.
• Activation happens on your computer — SpendWellFi doesn't send your key or any data over the internet.
• Moving to a new PC? Install there and enter the same key. To free up the old one, open Settings → About → Deactivate on this computer.

4. First run

• Create your profile(s) — each person on the same computer sees only their own view.
• Add accounts and import a statement (CSV, Excel/Google Sheets export, or PDF).
• Your data is stored locally in your AppData\Local folder, which cloud-sync services like OneDrive don't touch — nothing is uploaded. Generated reports are saved to Documents\SpendWellFi\Reports\ where you can find them easily.

Backups

SpendWellFi keeps automatic daily local backups (restorable from Settings → Data Management) and you can export anytime. Because your data lives only on this computer, consider occasionally saving an Encrypted Backup to a USB drive or another machine.

macOS

Download the .dmg from the download page, open it, and drag SpendWellFi to Applications. Activation and first-run steps are the same as Windows.

Need help?

Email support@spendwellfi.com.