Plane
makeplane/plane
Open-source project management (issues, cycles) — Jira-like without the Jira tax. GitHub: makeplane/plane (~56k stars).
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Overview
Plane is the open-source project at makeplane/plane on GitHub (https://github.com/makeplane/plane). Open-source project management (issues, cycles) — Jira-like without the Jira tax. Category on LimeDock: sales. Approximate community size: ~56k GitHub stars. Repo (copy/paste): https://github.com/makeplane/plane This LimeDock Directories page explains what it is and how teams use it in plain English — so searches for the GitHub project can land on a practical guide.
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Installation guide
Open the GitHub repository, then follow the README for your stack.
Official GitHub repository: https://github.com/makeplane/plane GitHub path: makeplane/plane
How to open it: 1. Copy this URL: https://github.com/makeplane/plane 2. Clone or follow the README install for your OS / stack. 3. Start with the smallest example in their docs before production use.
How to use it
**Simple example** Delivery and sales handoffs die in spreadsheets.
1. Deploy Plane. 2. Create a project for post-sale onboarding. 3. Track issues with owners and due dates.
Example prompts
- “Set up Plane for customer onboarding tasks.”
- “Plane vs Linear/Jira for a startup?”
- “Template a sales→CS handoff project.”
Use cases and examples
- Evaluate makeplane/plane for your stack
- Onboard a teammate to Plane with a shared checklist
- Compare Plane against tools you already pay for
- Capture lessons in your internal wiki after a pilot
Prerequisites
- Hosting
- Team agreement on statuses
Tips
- PM tools fail without WIP limits.
- Integrate with Slack notifications lightly.