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Set up your budget, follow an illustrated tutorial, or find help with a specific feature.

New to Alto?

Start with accounts, income, and your first budget.

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Follow the screens you use.

Choose your platform for step-by-step instructions with real Alto screenshots.

Start your budget

Your first paycheck budget

Follow a paycheck through income, bills, spending, savings, and your next payday.

Illustrated walkthrough · Real Alto screens
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Track your spending

Categorize a transaction

Follow a grocery purchase and see how it updates spent and available in your budget.

Illustrated walkthrough · Real Alto screens
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Find help by feature.

Budget and categories

Plan and assign your moneyManage categories and schedules

Transactions and accounts

Record and review transactionsManage accounts and balances

Savings and credit cards

Set up savings goalsUnderstand credit card budgeting

Settings and bank sync

Choose your pay period and settingsConnect and sync with Plaid

Looking for the budgeting basics?

Learn paycheck budgeting, biweekly planning, and the envelope method.

Explore budgeting guides · Understand Alto’s budget terms

Get a question answered.

TroubleshootingPlans and billingSecurity and your data

Email hello@altobudgeting.com with what you were trying to do and whether you’re using web or iPhone. Please leave passwords, full account numbers, and bank credentials out of your message.