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wekanThe Open Source kanban, built with Meteor. GitHub issues/PRs are only for FLOSS Developers, not for support, support is at https://wekan.fi/commercial-support/ . New English strings for new features at imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json . Non-English translations at https://app.transifex.com/wekan/wekan only.

The Open Source kanban, built with Meteor. GitHub issues/PRs are only for FLOSS Developers, not for support, support is at https://wekan.fi/commercial-support/ . New English strings for new features at imports/i18n/data/en.i18n.json . Non-English translations at https://app.transifex.com/wekan/wekan only.

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wekan

WeKan is a completely open source and free kanban board application that enables teams to organize work visually and maintain productivity through collaborative project management. Built with Meteor and available on multiple platforms including Docker, Snap, and Sandstorm, it empowers users to maintain full control over their data by self-hosting.

Key Features

  • Real-time Collaboration: Live updates across all connected users with instant synchronization of board changes
  • Self-Hosted Deployment: Run WeKan on your own infrastructure with support for Docker, Snap, Sandstorm, and source installations
  • Multi-language Support: Translated into approximately 105 languages via community contributions
  • Visual Task Management: Kanban board interface providing clear overview of project status and workflow states
  • Open Source: Fully transparent codebase licensed under MIT with active community development

Use Cases

  • Team Project Management: Coordinate team workflows and track progress on development and business projects
  • Personal Task Organization: Maintain personal todo lists and organize individual priorities effectively
  • Enterprise Deployments: Scale to thousands of users with proper infrastructure configuration and backend setup
  • Cross-functional Planning: Enable collaboration across different departments with shared visibility of work items

Who Is It For

WeKan is ideal for teams and organizations seeking a privacy-respecting, self-hosted alternative to commercial kanban tools. It serves individual users managing personal tasks, small teams coordinating projects, and large enterprises with security and data sovereignty requirements.