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Re:'Source available' is not open source (and that's okay) on Wednesday December 10, 2025 @06:04AM (#46216403)
Side note: Anyone looking for an open source (not source available) Kanban tool:

- Kan (AGPL): https://github.com/kanbn/kan (my own project)

- WeKan (MIT): https://github.com/wekan/wekan

- Taiga (AGPL): https://github.com/taigaio/

Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @08:55AM (#44169497)
This has been patched - thanks for flagging!
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @07:12AM (#44168686)
This is a cool idea - I've added it to the roadmap!
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @07:09AM (#44168662)
I'm so glad it's getting some recognition!
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @07:05AM (#44168637)
Thank you! Planka is a great project, but I found the fact it closely clones Trello's UI to be its biggest downfall. I'm hoping to build on top of Trello's simplicity and customisability with a modern UI/UX interface.
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @06:54AM (#44168555)
Thanks for the support and for flagging - I've not seen that behaviour before, but I'll raise a ticket to investigate!
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @04:53AM (#44167863)
Brunei! I prefer Banana Republic though...
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @04:50AM (#44167848)
I would only consider adding LLMs if they could solve a real problem for users in a unique way that couldn't be easily achieved by automation rules. I'm definitely not against it, but I would have to see a real use case first. MCP support for the API would be a good starting point!
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @04:35AM (#44167768)
Linear is great, but it's not the same as Trello and it's not open source
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @04:34AM (#44167760)
This is really great to hear, thank you for the feedback :)
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @04:32AM (#44167748)
You can indeed! There's also plans to allow custom restrictions on resources if wanted to limit cards to one assignee
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @04:29AM (#44167730)
Thank you! Added multi language support to the roadmap
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Monday June 02, 2025 @10:39AM (#44159319)
The plan currently is to keep cloud and self-hosted exactly the same in terms of features. I'd only consider open-core if I can't find a reliable alternative source of income to support the development of the project :)
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Monday June 02, 2025 @10:08AM (#44159021)
You're right - I thought I had posted it to show HN but obviously not...
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Monday June 02, 2025 @09:56AM (#44158914)
Cheers! Kanboard is a great project, but I found the UI/UX a bit lacking (just personal preference)
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Monday June 02, 2025 @09:50AM (#44158853)
I wasn't even aware you could do that in Trello! I've added WIP limits to the roadmap
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Monday June 02, 2025 @09:43AM (#44158785)
Cheers! Yes, I plan to make it as easy as possible to self-host so Coolify and Dokploy apps are on the roadmap
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Monday June 02, 2025 @09:37AM (#44158728)
Great spot, thank you! Fixed :)
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Monday June 02, 2025 @09:32AM (#44158682)
Thanks for the feedback - this is a great shout! I've added to the roadmap :)
Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Monday June 02, 2025 @07:31AM (#44157716)
Thanks for checking it out!

Kanban reimagined to focus on speed, simplicity, and user experience - all while being open source.

I haven’t had a chance to set up a demo account yet (just added it to the roadmap), but you’re welcome to sign up and try it out in the meantime :)

Re:Kan.bn – An open-source alterative to Trello on Monday June 02, 2025 @05:47AM (#44157178)
Hey HN,

I couldn’t find an open-source alternative to Trello that I liked so I built my own.

It’s fast, free and fully-customisable. You can self host it, or use the cloud version if you don’t want to manage your own infra.

Repo -> https://github.com/kanbn/kan

Cloud -> https://kan.bn

Roadmap -> https://kan.bn/kan/roadmap

I’d love feedback, bug reports, or any feature suggestions!