In simple English
Kaneo helps you plan your projects and track your tasks. You can view your work as a kanban board, a list, a calendar, or a timeline. It runs on your own server or in the cloud. You do not pay subscription fees for the self-hosted version. It replaces paid tools like Jira or Linear.
What it is
Kaneo is an open-source project management application built with TypeScript and React. It offers multiple views, time tracking, custom fields, and integrations with source code hosting services.
What it is good for
Solo builders and small teams who want to organise tasks and track project progress without paying monthly fees or sending their data to a third-party service.
- Provides multiple views including boards, lists, calendars, and timelines.
- Includes built-in time tracking and task dependencies.
- Connects directly with GitHub and Gitea repositories.
- Requires technical knowledge to self-host and maintain on a server.
- Needs an external database setup for production use.
- Active maintenance is required to keep your self-hosted instance updated.
Paid proprietary project management software such as Jira or Linear.
Docker (a way to run a program inside its own sealed box, so it cannot break anything else on your server) for running self-hosted services.
- cursor/cursor33k stars
Cursor is a code editor, while Kaneo is a project management tool for tracking tasks.
git clone https://github.com/usekaneo/kaneo.git cd kaneo cp .env.example .env