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OpenProject recognized as high performer in 2023 by G2

OpenProject recognized as high performer in 2023 by G2

We are excited to share some fantastic news that made us proud. The year 2023 has already brought us remarkable accomplishments, and it is our pleasure to reveal one that truly stands out: G2 has honored…
OpenProject First Steps tutorial

OpenProject First Steps tutorial

Welcome to OpenProject! In this article, you will find answers to your questions as a new user or system admin of OpenProject.…
Where no man has gone before: OpenProject at STAR Dresden

Where no man has gone before: OpenProject at STAR Dresden

In the realm of the TU Dresden’s Institute of Aerospace Engineering resides an exciting hub known as the student working group STAR (studentische Arbeitsgruppe Raumfahrt). The young scientists have one…
The rise of the Sovereign Workplace: openDesk – Your open source alternative to Microsoft and Google

The rise of the Sovereign Workplace: openDesk – Your open source alternative to Microsoft and Google

Data privacy matters – we all know that and still, we send E-Mails with Microsoft and upload files to Google. Free and open source alternatives are sometimes simply not attractive enough in their standalone…
OpenProject recognized as top product in 2023 by Gartner Digital Markets

OpenProject recognized as top product in 2023 by Gartner Digital Markets

We are proud to share the wonderful recognition OpenProject has received this year already. Hard work and dedication made us stand out from the crowd and helped us achieve an impressive overall score of…
How to create the best dashboard for your project

How to create the best dashboard for your project

Project management is all about getting organized. What tasks are due this week? Where is my help needed? To best answer these kinds of questions, you need one overview page to display everything important…
Passion project: A time tracking button to simplify recording of working time

Passion project: A time tracking button to simplify recording of working time

If you need to track your working time for various reasons, e.g. if you want to track your total working time, if you want to track the time spent on different tasks, or if you are paid per hour - you…
Passion projects: 6 small improvements with big benefit

Passion projects: 6 small improvements with big benefit

During our passion time in Switzerland this June, we accomplished to create and develop a bunch of great features for OpenProject. In the last weeks, we already presented some of the projects we are passionate…
Passion project: A Glossary for understanding important terms

Passion project: A Glossary for understanding important terms

OpenProject is an open source software – with many features, modules and possibilities for users to successfully collaborate and manage projects. With a wide variety of features comes a great deal of complexity…