Best Open Source Time & Task Management Tools in 2026

Apps for managing tasks, to-do lists, projects, and personal schedules to stay organized and productive.

The most popular pick this year is Plane with 49,016 GitHub stars, but all 9 options below are worth considering depending on your needs.

9 open source time & task management tools — ranked by GitHub stars. Browse all

Plane

Open-source project management platform — an alternative to Jira, Linear, Monday, and ClickUp.

Alternative to:

Jira

Focalboard

Open-source, self-hosted project management tool — a free alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

Alternative to:

Trello

WeKan

Open-source kanban board built with Meteor — a free and self-hosted alternative to Trello.

Alternative to:

Trello

OpenProject

Open-source project management software — an alternative to Jira, Asana, Trello, and Monday.com.

Alternative to:

Jira

Kaneo

Minimal self-hosted project management with kanban boards and issue tracking — no bloat, no subscriptions.

Alternative to:

Jira

tududi

Self-hosted task management that combines personal todo lists with powerful project organization. Built for individuals and teams who value privacy and control.

Alternative to:

Todoist

TaskTrove

Take Back Control of Your Productivity

Alternative to:

Todoist

4gaBoards

Straightforward realtime kanban boards for intuitive task tracking with dark mode and collaborative features.

Alternative to:

Trello

Scrumboy

Self-hosted Kanban and scrum project management tool with real-time collaboration, sprints, and anonymous shareable boards.

Alternative to:

Jira

How we rank these tools

Tools are ranked by GitHub stars as a proxy for community adoption and trust. Stars reflect how many developers found a project valuable enough to bookmark — a reasonable signal for quality in the open source world. We only list tools that are actively maintained and open source.

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