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We built Plane ✈️ Open Source Project Management Tool (Next.js + Django)

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Story behind Plane

Plane is an open-source project management tool designed to help teams from different domains including engineering, marketing, product, and design to collaborate and manage their projects more efficiently. It is an alternative to expensive and opinionated tools such as JIRA, Trello, OpenProject, etc. that often come with steep learning curves and may not be suitable for every team's unique needs.

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Plane allows users to start with a basic task tracking tool and gradually adopt various project management frameworks like Agile, Waterfall, and many more.

Setting-up Plane

Setting up the Plane server is a breeze! You can easily do it by running a simple command using docker-compose from your terminal. Whether you prefer working on your local machine or cloud provider, Plane server is packaged as a Docker container.

git clone https://github.com/makeplane/plane
cd plane
./setup.sh localhost
docker-compose up
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Plane is also on DockerHub and can be installed with single command, read our docs to learn more.

Plane Features

  • Issue Planning and Tracking: Quickly create issues and add details using a powerful rich text editor that supports file uploads. Add sub-properties and references to issues for better organization and tracking.
  • Issue Attachments: Collaborate effectively by attaching files to issues, making it easy for your team to find and share important project-related documents.
  • Layouts: Customize your project view with your preferred layout - choose from List, Kanban, or Calendar to visualize your project in a way that makes sense to you.
  • Cycles: Plan sprints with Cycles to keep your team on track and productive. Gain insights into your project's progress with burn-down charts and other useful features.
  • Modules: Break down your large projects into smaller, more manageable modules. Assign modules between teams to easily track and plan your project's progress.
  • Views: Create custom filters to display only the issues that matter to you. Save and share your filters in just a few clicks.
  • Pages: Plane pages function as an AI-powered notepad, allowing you to easily document issues, cycle plans, and module details, and then synchronize them with your issues.
  • Commend Menu: Enjoy a better user experience with the new Command/Control + K menu. Easily manage and navigate through your projects from one convenient location.
  • GitHub Sync: Streamline your planning process by syncing your GitHub issues with Plane. Keep all your issues in one place for better tracking and collaboration.

Demo: Plane Cloud

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🔥 🔥 🔥 Open Source JIRA, Linear, Monday, and Asana Alternative. Plane helps you track your issues, epics, and product roadmaps in the simplest way possible.

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Open-source project management that unlocks customer value

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Meet Plane, an open-source project management tool to track issues, run sprints cycles, and manage product roadmaps without the chaos of managing the tool itself. 🧘‍♀️

Plane is evolving every day. Your suggestions, ideas, and reported bugs help us immensely. Do not hesitate to join in the conversation on Discord or raise a GitHub issue. We read everything and respond to most.

⚡ Installation

The easiest way to get started with Plane is by creating a Plane Cloud account.

If you would like to self-host Plane, please see our deployment guide.


















Installation methods Docs link
Docker Docker
Kubernetes Kubernetes

Instance admins can configure instance settings with God-mode.

🚀 Features

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