Use the Dext Connect App to sync and manage your Sage 50 Desktop and QuickBooks Desktop software data with ease.
Before downloading please complete our Sage 50 Desktop checklist
Before downloading please complete our QuickBooks checklist
Struggling to set up your integration? Watch our Dext Connect training video to get your step-by-step guide to setting your software up.
If you require further assistance with your Dext Connect App installation, please schedule a call with your account manager for 1-to-1 support.
Schedule a callThe Dext Connect desktop app allows you (the accountant) to sync and manage your desktop client data with Dext Prepare.
The Dext Connect app is currently available in:
- United States: QuickBooks Desktop
- Canada: QuickBooks Desktop (Sage 50 Desktop coming soon)
- United Kingdom: Sage 50 Desktop and QuickBooks Desktop
The Dext Connect app is available for all plan types, however publishing functionality is only available to the following plan types:
1. Streamline with client bundles plan
2. Streamline Unlimited with Dext Connect add-on
3. Optimize
UK: Optimize client unlimited, Optimize client bundles, Optimize metered by user
CA: Optimize client bundles only
You must install the Connect application in a location where:
- It is turned on and has access to a stable internet connection whenever Dext Prepare needs access to Sage 50
- Stable access to the Sage 50 client files, ideally on the same computer or server that Sage 50 is installed on
- If you are using Dext Prepare with a client, Dext Connect should be installed where the client's files are. This may be your client's machine.
- If you are using Sage 50 on a virtual machine or remote desktop environment, work with your IT team to ensure the Dext Connect application will be online when you are working with Dext Prepare.
Windows 7 and above
4GB RAM
Sage 50 2015 or newer
You must must be an administrator on your local computer or server
You must have a separate user account set up in Sage 50 to perform the integration with
You must be able to whitelist Dext Connect on your antivirus or firewall software
Yes, definitely! The connection between the computer or the server with Dext Connect on it and the server where the files are stored has to work for Dext Connect to publish items into those files.