@itsharmanjot: Every project management tool was designed by project managers, for project managers. This one was designed for ADHD, d…
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Leantime is an open-source project management tool designed for neurodivergent brains, featuring goal-linked tasks, multiple views (Kanban, table, list), strategic planning tools, and self-hosting via Docker.
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Every project management tool was designed by project managers, for project managers.
This one was designed for ADHD, dyslexic, and autistic brains instead. And it turns out that also makes it better for literally everyone who just wants to get work done without configuring a tool for two weeks first.
It’s called Leantime.
Most PM tools throw you straight into a task board and expect you to already know what a “sprint” is. Leantime is built around a different idea: tasks should trace back to a goal, not float in a backlog with no reason attached.
→ Ships with strategic planning tools, Lean Canvas, SWOT analysis, built to connect the “why” to the actual task list, not just a bare Kanban board
→ The same tasks render as Kanban, table, or list, whichever your brain processes better on a given day
→ Gantt-style milestone timeline, a built-in project wiki, and time tracking, all native, not four separate tools stitched together
→ Interface is deliberately built to reduce cognitive overload and context-switching, an actual design principle here, not an accessibility checkbox added later
→ Self-host via Docker in under an hour, your team’s entire project history stays on a server you control
Jira was built assuming a certified project manager runs the workflow. Most teams are five people trying to ship something, not an enterprise PMO. Leantime is what a PM tool looks like when it’s built for the second group.
Open source. AGPL-3.0. 10,000+ GitHub stars.
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