Redmine

A flexible, long-established project management and issue tracking web application written in Ruby on Rails, with Gantt charts, wikis and time tracking.

6.1k stars, 2.5k forks Ruby On GitHub since November 2012

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What is Redmine?

Redmine handles multiple projects with issue tracking, custom fields and workflows, Gantt charts and calendars, time tracking, wikis, forums, documents and news. It integrates with Git, Subversion and other version control systems so issues link to commits. Role-based permissions and LDAP authentication make it suitable for organizations, and a large plugin ecosystem has grown over its many years. The interface is translated into more than 40 languages.

Good fit if

  • You need a proven issue tracker that links to your repositories.
  • You want deep customization through custom fields, workflows and plugins.

Look elsewhere if

  • You want a modern interface and faster workflows: Plane or OpenProject.
  • You want something lighter than a Rails app: Kanboard.

Before you adopt it

Redmine is GPL-2.0, with no paid parts. Two core developers make most commits, and the repository has no Docker files, although a widely used Docker image is maintained separately.

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

Redmine health: is it still maintained?

56 of 100, actively developed

  • Activity
    317 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 1 November 2026.
    30 / 30
  • Contributors
    2 people wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 79% of them.
    6 / 20
  • Releases
    No releases published on GitHub.
    6 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Too few recent issues from outside the team to measure, so this part gets a neutral score.
    10 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 3.8 of 10.
    4 / 10

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

Redmine license: is it open source?

Redmine uses GPL-2.0, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. November 2012First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayGPL-2.0.

How to run Redmine yourself

Docker
No Docker files in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
42 languages

Install instructions: redmine.org or the README on GitHub.

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Questions about Redmine

Is Redmine open source?

Yes. Redmine is published under GPL-2.0, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Redmine still maintained?

Its health score is 56 of 100 (actively developed). It had 317 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 1 November 2026.

How do I run Redmine?

The repository has no Docker files or app builds, so you build it from source. The README on GitHub has the steps.

What are the alternatives to Redmine?

Close alternatives in the Project & task management category include WeKan, Ever Gauzy, OpenProject.