ProjectLibre
Free and open-source project management software
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::summary Free and open-source project management software ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | ProjectLibre |
| logo | ProjectLibre logo.png |
| screenshot | ProjectLibre-Screenshot.png |
| caption | Demonstration of the ProjectLibre GUI |
| author | Marc O'Brien, Laurent Chrettieneau |
| developer | ProjectLibre |
| released | August 19, 2012 |
| latest release version | 1.9.8 |
| latest release date | |
| repo | |
| programming language | Java |
| operating system | Cross-platform |
| language | 29 languages including Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and others |
| genre | Project management software |
| license | Common Public Attribution License |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = ProjectLibre | logo = ProjectLibre logo.png | screenshot = ProjectLibre-Screenshot.png | caption = Demonstration of the ProjectLibre GUI | author = Marc O'Brien, Laurent Chrettieneau | developer = ProjectLibre | released = August 19, 2012 | latest release version = 1.9.8 | latest release date = | repo = | programming language = Java | operating system = Cross-platform | language = 29 languages including Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and others | genre = Project management software | license = Common Public Attribution License | website =
ProjectLibre is a project management software company with both a free open-source desktop and a Cloud AI version. ProjectLibre Cloud is a team and Artificial Intelligence solution.
ProjectLibre desktop is a free and open-source project management software system intended ultimately as a standalone replacement for Microsoft Project. ProjectLibre has been downloaded 7,600,000 times in 197 countries and translated into 31 languages
The latest release of ProjectLibre was released with extensive update for global users. On the 1st day it was downloaded in over 150 countries which is probably the most ever for a project management release. ProjectLibre has been translated into 31 languages and has users on all 7 continents. The 1.9.8 release allows project managers to select the language in a drop down list. In addition to language, the country can be chosen which also sets the project currency and date format. The new release has a 10x performance increase on many functions.
ProjectLibre is written in the Java programming language, and will thus theoretically run on any machine for which a fully functioning Java virtual machine (JVM) exists. Currently, ProjectLibre is certified to run on Linux, MacOS, and Microsoft Windows. It is released under the Common Public Attribution License (CPAL) and qualifies as free software according to the Free Software Foundation.
ProjectLibre's initial release was in August 2012. SourceForge staff selected ProjectLibre ProjectLibre as the January 2022 "Staff Pick" Project of the Month.
ProjectLibre Cloud is a web-based project management application. ProjectLibre Cloud is a multi-user, multi-project version in the browser. It is similar to Google Docs compared to Microsoft Word. The AI allows the creation of projects with a Natural Language Prompt (NLP). The projects are created in any language. It includes project Tasks, Durations, task links and resoure assignments.
History
The initial release of ProjectLibre occurred in August 2012.
A SaaS version is also available which extends the desktop features with team and enterprise features.
Features
The current version includes:
- Microsoft Project 2010 compatibility
- OpenOffice and LibreOffice compatibility
- Ribbon user interface
- Earned value costing
- Gantt chart
- PERT graph only (not PERT technique)
- Resource breakdown structure (RBS) chart
- Task usage reports
- Work breakdown structure (WBS) chart
Comparison to Microsoft Project
Compared to Microsoft Project, which it closely emulates, ProjectLibre has a similar user interface (UI) including a ribbon-style menu, and a similar approach to construction of a project plan: create an indented task list or work breakdown structure (WBS), set durations, create links (either by (a) mouse drag, (b) selection and then button-down, or (c) manually type in the "predecessor" column), assign resources. The columns (fields) look the same as for Microsoft Project. Costing features are comparable: labour, hourly rate, material usage, and fixed costs: these are all provided.
ProjectLibre improvements
- Full compatibility with Microsoft Project 2010, import/export capability
- Printing
- PDF exporting (without any restrictions)
- Ribbon user interface
- Many bug fixes and correction of issues that OpenProj encounters that are mentioned above
References
References
- (January 13, 2021). "New Release of ProjectLibre: Project Managers set Language, Currency, Date Format with drop down list". ProjectLibre.
- (January 16, 2021). "ProjectLibre - Project Management". Sourceforge.
- "ProjectLibre: open source alternative to Microsoft Project".
- (2016-02-04). "February 2016, "Staff Pick" Project of the Month – ProjectLibre".
- Kelly, Will. "Take your project management application open source with ProjectLibre". techrepublic.com, CBS Interactive Inc.
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