Mercury

Considering the plethora of both desktop and web applications for financial planning out there, choosing one that perfectly suits your needs may not be something particularly easy.

If basic budget planning functionality and good looks are what you're after, then you should definitely give Mercury a try-out.

In short, Mercury is a cross-platform, Electron-based financial planner that allows you to add and manage multiple accounts and basic operation types. It also provides you with a set of more advanced features such as the possibility of filtering the operations and managing the beneficiaries, as well as some pretty decent reporting capabilities.

As mentioned before, one of the app's highlights is the fact that it looks rather good. The interface is modern, stylish, and does a good job of highlighting all of the app's features and sections. Since we're on the subject, it's worth mentioning that the app comes equipped with a dark theme, as well.

Not only this, but the app is also as intuitive as they get, with almost every feature feeling readily accessible. The app's main window sports a well-thought-out layout, with four main sections. We have an Accounts and Operations panels on both sides of the main window, a basic value/date chart on the lower portion and another comprehensive section in the upper-middle.

The latter section bundles three appropriately-named subsections, Dashboard, Account, and Recurring operations. It's worth noting that the Dashboard is the place where you are provided with a visually pleasing top outcome chart, as well as with quick access to the app's features.

With its great looks and intuitive feature set, Mercury is definitely one of the best basic financial planners out there for your Windows PC or Mac.