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A PMflex-based software solution for Germany's Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization (BMDS): Hackathon insights and outlook

A PMflex-based software solution for Germany's Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization (BMDS): Hackathon insights and outlook

What does a software solution look like that enables employees in the German federal administration to successfully prioritize, manage, implement, and report on strategic initiatives?…
Empowering the Public Sector with OpenProject: An Open Source alternative for project management

Empowering the Public Sector with OpenProject: An Open Source alternative for project management

At a time when digital sovereignty and transparency are essential for governmental institutions, OpenProject offers secure, open source project management and team collaboration software tailored to public…
OpenProject 16.2: New header and sidebar with improved navigation and design

OpenProject 16.2: New header and sidebar with improved navigation and design

OpenProject 16.2 has been released and this version introduces new features and improvements again. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and feedback on the latest updates. Please take a few minutes…
Document and print meetings: Tasks, outcomes and minutes — all in one software

Document and print meetings: Tasks, outcomes and minutes — all in one software

Every project involves regular meetings: What’s the current status? Who’s responsible for which tasks? Especially in public institutions, it’s crucial to document decisions from meetings clearly and in…
Strong open source Jira and Confluence alternative: OpenProject and XWiki join forces

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

My time tracking: Structure your workday with a calendar view

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News from the Product Desk: Internal comments

News from the Product Desk: Internal comments

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Top 5 open source project management software 2025

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

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

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

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…