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Strong open source Jira and Confluence alternative: OpenProject and XWiki join forces
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Strong open source Jira and Confluence alternative: OpenProject and XWiki join forces

We are delighted to announce our official partnership with XWiki. This adds another important milestone on our journey to establish a fully open, transparent, and data-sovereign ecosystem as a genuine…
Hacking Borders: Our participation in Hack Days 2025 in Paris
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Hacking Borders: Our participation in Hack Days 2025 in Paris

Last month, we wrote a blog post about our participation in Hack Days 2025, a hackathon organized by the digital directorate of the French government, DINUM (direction interministérielle du numérique)…
The best open source alternative to Monday.com
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The best open source alternative to Monday.com

If you are looking for a project management software and compare different solutions, you will eventually stumble upon Monday.com. We took a closer look at the software and compared it with the free open…
OpenProject 16.1: Structure your project life cycle with phases and phase gates
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OpenProject 16.1: Structure your project life cycle with phases and phase gates

OpenProject 16.1 has been released and this new version introduces many new features and improvements. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback on the latest updates. Please take a few minutes…
Ticket management with OpenProject
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Ticket management with OpenProject

If you are already using OpenProject with your team to manage projects, you might want to explore additional use cases. One of them is ticket tracking: a flexible way to manage internal requests, service…
OpenProject recognized as top project management software in 2025 by Gartner Digital Markets
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OpenProject recognized as top project management software in 2025 by Gartner Digital Markets

We are excited to share that OpenProject has once again been recognized as a top-tier project management solution in 2025 by Gartner Digital Markets, which includes Software Advice, GetApp, and Capterra…
Accessibility at OpenProject: real progress, real impact
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Accessibility at OpenProject: real progress, real impact

Do you know why we forked Redmine back in 2012? The reason was accessibility. At the time, Deutsche Telekom hired us to remove various barriers in Redmine. When the Redmine maintainers showed no interest…
For a sovereign digital Europe: OpenProject at HackDays Paris
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For a sovereign digital Europe: OpenProject at HackDays Paris

How can open source tools from across Europe work better together? That’s the question OpenProject will explore at HackDays Paris, a hackathon organized by the French government’s DINUM, from June 2–4…
OpenProject integration app for Nextcloud released in version 2.9.0
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OpenProject integration app for Nextcloud released in version 2.9.0

The OpenProject integration app for Nextcloud was updated to version 2.9! ✨ This update fully supports the OIDC authentication between Nextcloud and OpenProject.…
OpenProject 16.0: Meeting backlogs, internal comments and much more
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OpenProject 16.0: Meeting backlogs, internal comments and much more

OpenProject 16.0 has been released and this new major version introduces a range of new features and improvements. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback on the latest updates. Please take…
My time tracking: Structure your workday with a calendar view
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My time tracking: Structure your workday with a calendar view

Note…
News from the Product Desk: Internal comments
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News from the Product Desk: Internal comments

Important…
Top 5 open source project management software 2025
Open Source 

Top 5 open source project management software 2025

Finding the best project management software suited for your organization is a challenging task. We have put together the important criteria to help you make that choice. As an open source software, we…
Lasers in the micrometer range: OpenProject at 3D-Micromac in Chemnitz
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Lasers in the micrometer range: OpenProject at 3D-Micromac in Chemnitz

Lasers are now the tool of choice when it comes to processing or creating very, very small structures. In areas below 5 micrometers, the selection of suitable tools is very small and the quality requirements…
Project management terminology
Learning 

Project management terminology

Ever wondered what all these project management terms actually mean? Understanding key project management terminology is essential for effective collaboration and successful project execution. In this…
OpenProject 15.5: Filter for descendants of work packages
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OpenProject 15.5: Filter for descendants of work packages

We are happy to announce the release of OpenProject 15.5. Among other changes, users now can filter for descendants of work packages, which includes children, grandchildren, and deeper levels in the hierarchy…
Prioritize what matters: How Attribute highlighting helps growing teams stay focused
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Prioritize what matters: How Attribute highlighting helps growing teams stay focused

Whether you’re a team of five or fifty — as your organization grows, so does the number of projects, tasks, and priorities. At some point, work packages that once fit on one board become a sea of cards…
Classic meetings will be replaced: What changes with OpenProject 16.0
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Classic meetings will be replaced: What changes with OpenProject 16.0

When we released dynamic meetings in version 13.1 of OpenProject, it was the start of a larger redesign of the Meetings module. Since, we have continued to improve it by adding new features and optimizing…
Portuguese OpenProject website and user guides now available
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Portuguese OpenProject website and user guides now available

At OpenProject, we are continuously working to make our platform as accessible as possible for all users. A big part of that is offering our content in multiple languages. We are excited to announce that…
How to create, configure and manage your projects with OpenProject
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How to create, configure and manage your projects with OpenProject

You decided to take your project management to the next level and chose OpenProject as your open source project management software? You might be excited to get started. But as usual with a new tool: where…
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