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All DupExplorer MonyExplorer Tutorials Updates Indie Dev
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DupExplorerTutorial
How to reclaim 50 GB from your music library in under 10 minutes
A step-by-step walkthrough of DupExplorer's scan, review, and bulk-delete workflow — including how Smart Bulk Delete decides which file to keep.
May 28, 20255 min read →
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MonyExplorer
What is a Financial Health Score and how is yours calculated?
Breaking down the five factors behind MonyExplorer's 0–100 score: savings rate, budget adherence, emergency fund, debt ratio, and goal progress.
May 20, 20257 min read →
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Indie Dev
Why I build desktop apps instead of web apps in 2025
The honest case for native desktop software: performance, privacy, one-time pricing, and why being off the subscription treadmill changes everything.
May 12, 20256 min read →
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DupExplorerUpdate
DupExplorer 2.3: OCR receipt finder and audit log export
What's new in the May update — including the new OCR-powered document duplicate finder and the ability to export your full deletion history as CSV.
May 5, 20253 min read →
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MonyExplorerTutorial
Setting up your first budget in MonyExplorer (complete guide)
From adding your first account to setting category budgets and reviewing your spending breakdown — the complete beginner's guide.
Apr 28, 20259 min read →
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Privacy
The real cost of "free" personal finance apps
What Mint, YNAB, and bank-linked apps are actually doing with your data — and why local-first software is the only sane choice for financial tracking.
Apr 15, 20258 min read →