# Convert Starling Bank CSV to QuickBooks (.QBO)

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Starling is a digital bank, so you export from the app or web: choose a date range and download either a PDF statement or a CSV. Business customers also get a richer Bookkeeping Transaction Data (CSV) export that bundles in VAT/tax info and external transactions. What Starling does not offer is a .QBO or Web Connect file, it integrates with Xero and FreeAgent directly, but QuickBooks users are left with a CSV to convert.Starling's CSV is tidy: typical columns are Date, Counter Party, Reference, Type, Amount (GBP) and Balance (GBP). The amount is a single signed value (debits negative). The catch for QuickBooks is the layout, the payee sits in Counter Party while the detail is in Reference, there's a running balance QuickBooks doesn't want, and dates are UK DD/MM/YYYY which QuickBooks reads as US order.QBO Maker combines Counter Party and Reference into a readable description, keeps the signed GBP amount, drops the balance column, fixes the date order, and emits a clean .QBO for QuickBooks Web Connect. It all happens locally in the browser, your Starling data is never uploaded. Convert your Starling CSV now.

## Steps

1. Export your transactions from Starling Bank online banking as CSV or Excel.
2. Open the QBO Maker converter and drop the file in.
3. Confirm the auto-detected date, amount (or separate debit/credit) and description columns.
4. Choose .QBO as the output and click download.
5. In QuickBooks Online: Transactions → Bank transactions → Upload from file, then select the .QBO. In Desktop: Banking → Bank Feeds → Import Web Connect File.

**Does Starling integrate with QuickBooks or export QBO?**
Starling connects natively to Xero and FreeAgent, and many users rely on a QuickBooks bank feed, but Starling does not produce a .QBO or Web Connect download. To import history or fix a feed gap, convert a Starling CSV into a .QBO file here.

**What does QBO Maker do with Starling's Counter Party and Reference fields?**
It joins them into a single transaction description so the payee and any reference text appear together in QuickBooks, instead of one being lost during a plain CSV import.

**Can I convert a Starling business bookkeeping export?**
Yes. The wider Bookkeeping Transaction Data CSV converts the same way, QBO Maker reads the date, counter party, reference and signed amount and ignores the VAT and external-transaction extras. Free covers unlimited transactions; Pro removes the cap.

**Is my Starling statement uploaded during conversion?**
No. The conversion is 100% client-side in your browser, nothing leaves your device. You can verify the .QBO on the validator first.

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