Leantime

Project management for non-project managers that combines strategy, planning and execution, designed with ADHD, dyslexia and autism in mind.

11.9k stars, 1.2k forks PHP On GitHub since January 2015

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What is Leantime?

Leantime aims to be as simple as Trello but as complete as Jira. It brings goals and strategy tools, project planning with milestones and timelines, kanban and list views, time tracking and idea boards into one place, with an interface designed for people who do not manage projects for a living and for neurodivergent users. It positions itself as an open alternative to ClickUp, Monday and Asana, and it can be extended with plugins.

Good fit if

  • Your team includes people who find tools like Jira overwhelming.
  • You want strategy, planning and tasks in one self-hosted app.

Look elsewhere if

  • You run a software team that needs fast issue tracking: Plane.
  • You need heavy portfolio planning with Gantt charts: OpenProject.

Before you adopt it

Leantime moved from GPL-2.0 to AGPL-3.0 in August 2023, and contributors sign a CLA. It is a PHP app with MySQL and Redis, and nearly all recent commits come from its core developer.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 30 October 2026. Report a correction

Leantime health: is it still maintained?

65 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    200 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 31 October 2026.
    28 / 30
  • Contributors
    3 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 90% of them.
    5 / 20
  • Releases
    15 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, v3.13.2, on 31 October 2026.
    19 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 50% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 10 days.
    8 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 5.2 of 10.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 1 November 2026. How the score works

Leantime license: is it open source?

Leantime uses AGPL-3.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI. Contributors sign a contributor license agreement, which lets the owner relicense their work later.

  1. January 2015First published on GitHub under GPL-2.0.
  2. 2 August 2023Changed to AGPL-3.0. Commit: Update LICENSE
  3. TodayAGPL-3.0. A contributor license agreement is required.

How to run Leantime yourself

Docker
Dockerfile or compose file in the repository
Compose file
.dev/docker-compose.yaml: 6 services (redis, mysql)
Setup effort
3 of 5, judged from the compose file
Kubernetes
Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
English only

Install instructions: leantime.io or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Leantime

Is Leantime open source?

Yes. Leantime is published under AGPL-3.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Leantime still maintained?

Its health score is 65 of 100 (actively developed). It had 200 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 31 October 2026, and its latest release came out on 31 October 2026.

Did Leantime change its license?

Yes. It moved from GPL-2.0 to AGPL-3.0 on 2 August 2023.

How do I run Leantime?

You can run it with Docker, on Kubernetes with the Helm chart in the repository. The README on GitHub has the exact steps.

What are the alternatives to Leantime?

Close alternatives in the Project & task management category include OpenProject, Plane, Kanboard.