ProjectLibre
ProjectLibre
ProjectLibre
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ProjectLibre is an open source project management software built as a software as a service (SaaS) deployment.
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ProjectLibre is an open source project management software built as a software as a service (SaaS) deployment.
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ProjectLibre is an open source project management software built as a software as a service (SaaS) deployment.
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December 23, 2022
A good open source project manager.
ProjectLibre is used by our IT department to manage our infrastructure and development projects. We've been using it for many years and best of all, the software is open source and compatible with our Windows 10 and Linux operating systems that our IT team uses in the office. The software allows us to go further and we have the routine of creating diagrams and different types of graphics to improve our management and control of micro activities within the projects of the areas. It has a friendly and intuitive interface and with a simple training it is possible to master all the features.
- It supports Microsoft Project files.
- Allows you to create Gantt Chart, PERT, Data Structure and other charts.
- Friendly interface.
- Allows you to export files to PDF.
- Reports.
- Manage IT department resources, as well as keep track of dates and deadlines.
- I've had incidents of crashing and freezing of the screen a few times.
As a free alternative to Microsoft office suite, ProjectLibre is more than sufficient for our business needs. With more functionality than Google Sheets/docs/etc, it's a great in between option.
- Spreadsheet functionality (better than Google Sheets)
- Desktop downloads (highly functional, not internet-dependant
- Document formatting for printing
- Some tools are difficult to find (different shortcuts than typical)
- user interface isn't the prettiest or most intuitive (just takes some getting used to compared to Google alternatives)
December 19, 2022
ProjectLibre, the best free software to manage projects
Our company needed software to manage projects, times and requirements, without forgetting important activities and sequentialities. Our main problem was the inexperience, due by the fact that we had never used project management software. It was essential for us to find a simple tool, within everyone's reach that would allow us to organize the activities clearly and functionally.
- Simplicity: tool easy to use
- Functional: a software that does what we need
- User friendly: excellent interface for all users
- Change color to gantt bar
- Project header title is missing
- Data on the management of project costs
December 18, 2022
Libre-ting expenses for office(s).
I do use the libre office as it is free and a great alternative to competitors like Microsoft and WPS Office which are in some way or the other paywalled. I am also a frequent user of libretorrent on my smartphone as it is by far the best P2P client I have come across.
- Being Free.
- Open source.
- Suite of products.
- Platform coverage.
- Better UI
- Platform coverage and feature parity.
- Simultaneous support like Google docs and sheets.
December 17, 2022
Great Project Planning
ProjectLibre was used as a tool for teaching students about project management softeare. ProjectLibre gave our students the chance to learn about a number of project related concepts including resource management, task management, project planning, lead/slack times and much more. Students were able to after, apply their learning to a case study and also develop project plans and Gantt charts for their own projects.
- Project Planning
- Resource Managment
- Intuitive User Interface that aligns to other industry standard software
- Good support and documentation
- Niche features and customisation with view modes could be better.
- Better compatibility with Microsoft Project (import/export)
- Clearer and more intuitive steps for certain functions.
December 16, 2022
Ok for simple projects
We have ProjectLibre available in our company as cheap alternative to MS Project.
- Cost efficient
- Does adapt most simple functions of MS Project quite well
- In general a bit buggy, had more than one crash
- Doesn't have the features of a professional project management tool
- Missing especially VBA scripting
ProjectLibre was used to support cross-platform usage of project management tools in tracking and managing various projects within our organization. Primarily we use PM software to track and plan projects annually with overarching programs that coordinate smaller projects beneath.
- Cloud-based platform (beta)
- Familiar interface - exactly like MS Project
- Free and open source
- Cross-platform - Mac and Linux support
- The UI is a bit dated
- It's more inline with Project 2009 but the core functionalities are all there
- Full cloud offering would be great
December 15, 2022
Cost effective PM tool
My team and I use ProjectLibre for the following -
1) Access project plan created using MS Projects - MS Projects license is expensive and we cannot have all users assigned one. This is where ProjectLibre comes in
2) User interface is simple and friendly. It hardly takes anytime for anyone to get go with it
3) Printing options are friendly too - you are able to adjust paper sizes, timescales, etc.
1) Access project plan created using MS Projects - MS Projects license is expensive and we cannot have all users assigned one. This is where ProjectLibre comes in
2) User interface is simple and friendly. It hardly takes anytime for anyone to get go with it
3) Printing options are friendly too - you are able to adjust paper sizes, timescales, etc.
- Creating Project plans are painless
- There are loads of printing customizations one can do
- Update frequencies are good
- Customer service is not there - I understand that the product is open source but some kind of forum with FAQs, etc. can come in handy
- App crashes at time for no reason. There have been instances where you try to create a new task and all the diagrams and other items get messed up
December 15, 2022
ProjectLibre - a great value at no cost!
As an IT Management instructor, I use ProjectLibre (open source) to show my students an efficient way to manage their projects. I have also used ProjectLibre to manage my own projects in Language Development and Translation. In my opinion, ProjectLibre is easier to use than MS Project; yet ProjectLibre can be used to open MS Project files.
- Task Assignment and Accountability
- Tracking Tasks throughout the life of project
- Excellent visual representation of project progress
- Translation into KiSwahili and other African languages of wider communication would be great.
- It's great to be able to open an MS Project file, but I'd love to be able to change my work back to an MS Project file when I'm done.
- It's hard not to compare ProjectLibre with MS Project because it really does have a lot of the same functionality. However, I wish the user interface was a bit more appealing and intuitive. Still, this is not a serious drawback.
February 29, 2020
ProjectLibre - Perfect For Those Focused on the Work
I have to start this with a caveat because, if we had been able to get past a personal hurdle, I would have pushed for its use in the company I consulted with everyone. We approached it in the hopes of managing several employees, as well as the timeline of their work. Previously, the company used Excel and Sheets (Google Drive) (more on this in a bit). It addresses the complications of time management for those who are number-resistant; ie - more visually friendly.
- Visual management of time!
- Realistic management (multiple projects at once because not all projects operate independently of others where time is concerned).
- Data handling - reports, etc...
- I will get into this more, but comparisons. Comparison is the evil twin of this program.
January 30, 2020
ProjectLibre Makes Project Management Easy and Affordable
ProjectLibre is an Opensource alternative to Microsoft Project. it allows users to design workflows, track projects, and related expenses. It does most of everything most project management tools do. In my business, we use Project Libre when we are designing new products, and this helps a lot, so we don't put the cart before the horse or spend too much time waiting on something to complete when we could also be preparing something else. As we're going along the product development cycle, we develop a new product, and we can also start looking at packaging criteria and design even before we have the actual product in hand and also have everything ready as we need it.
- It opens Microsoft Project files, therefore making it somewhat unrestricted in use or sharing files from MS Project.
- It has a simple and familiar user interface.
- Can they please create some kind of collaboration tool among groups?
- The interface can do with some modernization.
November 19, 2019
A great and free alternative tool for managing projects.
This software is used by the IT department, specifically the project area. It is an open-source program specializing in project management of the company. Its operation is very similar to Microsoft Project that we used once. The main objective of the team using this software is to maintain an organization and management of development and infrastructure projects.
- Open-source.
- Compatible with Linux, Mac OS and Windows.
- Friendly interface.
- Translation of some words.
- Interface is not fast and fluid.
- Problems saving the file sometimes. The program closes.
July 27, 2018
Project Management for non Project Managers
ProjectLibre is being utilized as a replacement for Microsoft Project. ProjectLibre is a low-cost option and allows all of the functionality to track projects and milestones. It is currently only being used by a small group in the department. It addresses the concerns of project track and allows for staying on track.
- ProjectLibre is great for project management. It allows us to establish milestones and timeline planning for projects.
- It allows us to stay organized among multiple projects.
- It is extremely simple to use with a simple interface. It takes little time to plan out a project with key dates and provides a nice graphic.
- The interface could use some updating. The design is old and clunky looking.
- The graphic design and editing features could be increased to provide a better overall presentation of the timeline.
- I would also like to see a quick dashboard of all my upcoming milestones related to my projects.
May 17, 2018
ProjectLibre for Free!
I use ProjectLibre personally and professionally to create Gantt charts because it's only needed occasionally, and there is no license needed for Microsoft Project.
- Gantt chart
- Hierarchical organization of projects and tasks
- Descriptive fields for each line item
- An hourly timeline would enable minute-by-minute coordination of a same-day event.
- Printing abilities could be improved, especially with the Gantt chart.