SEE Finance makes importing your data quick and easy. Knowing what kind of files to import may not be so easy. SEE Finance can import QIF, OFX, QFX, and CSV files, but each option has its own strengths and weaknesses.

QIF Files
QIF files are great for importing data from other software as they can include all relevant account and transaction information as well as category lists. The known weaknesses are that QIF files do not have a specified date format, do not distinguish between transactions (no unique IDs), their transaction number or check number, and a lot of the times does not distinguish between investment security types (stock, mutual fund, bond, option, etc.?).
Note: Sometimes QIF files are listed at financial institutions as "Microsoft® Money 2002 or Earlier" or "Quicken® 2002 or Earlier".

OFX & QFX Files
OFX & QFX are the newest and most detailed of the financial file formats. These are the preferred file types for importing account data straight from a financial institution. OFX is actually the file format used in Direct Connect downloads. Quicken® has their own version of OFX, which is the QFX file format. OFX and QFX files have a higher level of specifications than the QIF file format and contain unique IDs for transactions and can better handle more complex transactions such as investments. The only weakness is that OFX and QFX files do not contain category or split transaction information as they are usually only created by financial institutions.
Note: Sometimes OFX files are listed at financial institutions as "Microsoft® Money 2003 or Later" and sometimes QFX files are listed as "Quicken® Web Connect 2003 or Later".

CSV Files CSV files are files easily created by users, downloaded from financial institutions, or created from other software. CSV importing in SEE Finance is limited to just a few options for importing security information and currently can only import information for stocks and mutual funds.
CSV

***Note: SEE Finance can also import category lists found in QIF files. If your category list is included in the same file as account data, you can import these categories while importing accounts OR this can be done at any time by importing categories from QIF files.***

See also

Getting Started
Importing Accounts
Importing QIF & QMTF Files
Importing OFX & QFX Files
Importing CSV Files
Importing from Quicken
Importing from MS Money
Importing from Other Software
Duplicate Transaction Checking After Importing Files
Importing Category Lists
List of Importing & Exporting Topics
List of Account Topics