QIF to IIF converter
Convert a QIF file to a QuickBooks Desktop IIF file in your browser: every transaction, with its date, payee, memo and amount. Your file never leaves your computer. 2 free a day, no sign-up.
No file to hand?
Tally needs both ledger names exactly as they are in your company.
New company? Download the ledger setup file too and import it first (Import, then Masters).QuickBooks Desktop needs both account names exactly as they are in your chart of accounts.
QuickBooks makes any account it doesn’t know into a new bank account, so check the spelling.- Runs in your browser
- 2 free a day, no sign-up
- QIF in, IIF out
01 / Why convert
Moves a Quicken register into QuickBooks Desktop as checks and deposits.
02 / What carries over
From QIF to IIF, field by field.
What the QIF file can hold, and where it goes in the IIF file.
| In the QIF file | In the IIF file |
|---|---|
| Date | Kept |
| Amount (money in and out) | Kept |
| Payee or description | At the start of the memo |
| Memo (extra text) | Kept |
| Check or reference number | Checks only |
| Account number | Not in a QIF file |
| Category | The other account you type |
| Credit card (not a bank account) | Kept |
03 / Importing it
Importing the IIF file.
QuickBooks Desktop
- Back up your company file first: IIF changes the books directly.
- File, then Utilities, then Import, then IIF Files, and pick the file. If QuickBooks offers to review it first, let it.
- Import each file once: IIF has no duplicate check.
04 / The QIF file
Getting a QIF file.
Quicken Interchange Format, an older plain-text format. Quicken, GnuCash, Microsoft Money, Banktivity and MoneyWiz read it. It has no account numbers or transaction IDs.
- Quicken: File, then Export, then QIF File.
- GnuCash and Microsoft Money export QIF, and some banks still offer it as a download.
Have a bank statement PDF instead? The bank statement converter reads it in your browser too.
05 / Good to know
The details that matter.
- Quicken’s “Opening Balance” record becomes the opening balance, not a transaction. Investment registers and category lists are skipped, and a file with several accounts lets you pick one.
- Dates like 03/04/2026 can mean March or April. The order is worked out from the file (a day over 12 decides it), and you can switch it when nothing does.
- QuickBooks creates any account it doesn’t know as a new bank account, so the two account names must match your chart of accounts exactly. Payee names go at the start of the memo, so QuickBooks’ name lists stay tidy.
06 / Questions
Straight answers.
Is this QIF to IIF converter free?
Yes, for 2 files a day with no account. A free account (just your email, no password) gives you 2 more, and paid plans have no daily limit. It runs in your browser, and nothing is stored.
Is my QIF file uploaded anywhere?
No. The file is read and the IIF file is written by code running in this browser tab. Neither is sent to a server. You can check: open your browser’s developer tools, go to the Network tab, and convert a file.
Will importing twice create duplicates in QuickBooks Desktop?
Yes: IIF has no duplicate check, so import each file once. Back up your company file first.
How are dates read?
QIF files write dates in the order of the program that made them (MM/DD in the US, DD/MM in most other places). The order is worked out from the dates themselves, and you can switch it in the panel when nothing in the file decides it.
Does it work for credit cards?
Yes. A card account in the QIF file stays a card account. You can also set the account type to Credit card in the panel, and the IIF file is written as a card account (charges and refunds).
07 / More converters
Other files, same idea.
All of them run in your browser. For PDFs, start at the bank statement converter; every converter is on the converters page.