Java Finance Tracker

A desktop finance tracking application built with JavaFX, SQLite, and Maven.

Features

• add income and expense transactions
• store transactions in a local SQLite database
• view transactions in a table
• display summary cards for current balance, total income, and total expenses
• filter transactions by type
• delete selected transactions
• export transactions to CSV
• visualize expense breakdown by category and income vs expense summary

Tech stack

• Java 17
• JavaFX
• Maven
• SQLite
• JDBC

How it works

1. the application starts and initializes the database
2. sample transactions are inserted if the database is empty
3. transactions are loaded into the table view
4. the dashboard calculates totals
5. charts update automatically
6. users can add, filter, delete, and export transactions

Running the application

Option 1 — Using Maven

mvn javafx:run

Option 2 — Using Maven Wrapper

Windows:

mvnw.cmd javafx:run

Linux / macOS:

./mvnw javafx:run

Export output

The CSV export is saved to:

data/transactions_export.csv

Possible next improvements

• monthly budget targets
• recurring transactions
• better filtering by date and category
• CSV import