This Quicken ID is associated with your subscription membership, so you’ll use this ID to activate Quicken.Īfter you sign in with your Quicken ID, your membership is activated. When you purchase a Quicken subscription from, your purchase requires that you create a Quicken ID, or use your existing Quicken ID. Activate your Quicken Membership Purchases from
Quicken will automatically download and update to the latest version of the application. Once installed, click the Quicken icon in your Applications folder to launch the program.
CDĭrag Quicken to the Applications folder as instructed.ĭouble click on the Quicken icon to install the application. You will see the Install Quicken screen when you put in the CD or double click on the downloaded file. I’m using Personal Capital and Mint as well.If this is the first time you are using Quicken, Quicken guides you through setting up your Quicken ID, adding your bank accounts and downloading your transactions Installing the App I’m still running Quicken 2017 and don’t want to move to the subscription model.
So how does Quicken 2018 compare with predecessors and should you continue using it? Here are Quicken's technical requirements for Mac: Operating System: Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), 10.12 (Sierra), or newer.If this is the last straw for you, check out our look at some of the excellent Quicken alternatives for Mac that exist nowadays such as the impressive free version of Personal. Quicken 2018 for Mac is now available and the big news is that it has officially moved to a subscription only pricing plan.Unlike Mint, which is a web-based app, Quicken lives on the hard drive of your system. This is a major difference between Mint vs. Quicken 2017 is available for Mac and PC. If you want to see what Quicken for Mac looks like, this is the video to watch.
This video is about Quicken 2018 for Mac, which came out on October 23, 2017.