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Redmine

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Redmine is a flexible, self-hostable project management web application built on Ruby on Rails, with issue tracking, wikis, Gantt charts and time tracking.

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GitHub stars
6k
Last commit
yesterday
Repository age
13 years
Licence
Custom
Self-hosted
Yes

About Redmine

Redmine is a configurable project management web application that you can host yourself. It is written with the Ruby on Rails framework, is cross-platform and cross-database, and can be configured to fit different ways of working. This repository is a GitHub mirror of the official Subversion repository.

The project site lists the main features: support for multiple projects, flexible role-based access control, an issue tracking system, a Gantt chart and calendar, news, documents and file management, feeds and email notifications, a wiki and forums for each project, and time tracking. Custom fields can be added to issues, time entries, projects and users. Integration covers Subversion, Git, Mercurial, Bazaar and CVS, issues can be created by email, and LDAP authentication, user self-registration and multiple languages and databases are supported.

Redmine is open source software distributed under version 2 of the GNU General Public License. Plugins and themes extend it, and a user's guide, developer's guide, FAQ and online demo are available on the project site.

Key features

  • Multiple projects with role-based access control
  • Issue tracking system
  • Gantt chart and calendar
  • Per-project wiki and forums
  • Time tracking and custom fields
  • Git, Subversion and Mercurial integration
  • LDAP authentication

Good fit for

  • →Tracking issues across several projects
  • →Running a self-hosted project management tool
Built with
Ruby
Tags
project-management
issue-tracker
ruby-on-rails
gantt
wiki
time-tracking
self-hosted
plugins

Redmine: questions and answers

What is Redmine used for?
Redmine is a flexible, self-hostable project management web application built on Ruby on Rails, with issue tracking, wikis, Gantt charts and time tracking. It is a good fit for tracking issues across several projects and running a self-hosted project management tool.
Is Redmine open source?
Yes. Redmine is open source under a custom licence. Its source code is on GitHub at redmine/redmine and is written mainly in Ruby.
Is Redmine free?
Yes. Redmine is open source, so the software itself is free to use under the terms of its own licence.
Can I self-host Redmine?
Yes. Redmine can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
What is Redmine an alternative to?
Redmine is an open-source alternative to Jira, Basecamp, Wrike and Smartsheet. Other open-source alternatives to Jira include OpenProject, ZenTao and Plane.
Is Redmine actively maintained?
Yes. The most recent commit to Redmine was on 1 October 2026. The project has 6k stars on GitHub.

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