Introduction
ProjectLibre is popularly known as a project management software company, which is the #1 alternative to Microsoft Project. As per its official website, it has been downloaded over 6,000,000 times in 193 countries from 7 continents. It is trusted by the world’s leading organisations, including CLINTON FOUNDATION, Abbott, IBM, and Turner.
If you are looking for a Microsoft project replacement, this free open-source desktop must be your priority. Presently, they are working on ProjectLibre Cloud, which will soon be launched.
What is ProjectLibre Open Source?
The primary goal of this company is to offer free and open-source project management software to the world. As a result, ProjectLibre Open Source Came into existence. At the present moment, it is adopted by over 193 countries. It is used by every group of people around the world, including Fortune 500 companies, governments, small businesses and nonprofits.
ProjectLibre is fully compatible with MS Project and supports operating systems Linux, Mac and Windows. ProjectLibre and Microsoft Project’s architecture is almost the same. As a result, the most complex project can also be opened in ProjectLibre and if you want, you can store it back in the MS Project and open it.
Due to its equivalent architecture, it opens existing Microsoft Project files without losing any data.
What is ProjectLibre Cloud?
ProjectLibre Cloud is basically a team project management solution in the browser, allowing you to assign roles to team members and giving them access to manage it as per their assigned roles. The roles you could assign to your employees and employers are Project Manager, Team Member, Administrator and Customer. It helps them manage their projects from any corner of the world at any time.
Languages supported by ProjectLibre
You can translate ProjectLibre into the language you’d like to. It supports 29 languages and is still expanding its reach. It supports Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Dutch, English, French, Finnish, Galician, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal and Brazilian versions), Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian and Urdu.
Further, its new release makes it easier for you to switch languages due to its dropdown list.
Features of ProjectLibre
● Compatibility with Microsoft Project
● Gantt Chart
● Network Diagram
● WBS/RBS Charts
● Earned Value Costing
● Resource Histograms
● Ribbon user interface
● PERT graph only
● Task usage reports
● Team features
● Multi-projecting
● Portfolio dashboards
● Global resource pools
All about ProjectLibre
ProjectLibre was founded in August 2012 in Silicon Valley and France. It is the corporate sponsor and developer of Open Source Desktop and the upcoming cloud solution, which is soon to be released in the Beta version. Above all, it was awarded as the “Best of Open Source Software” by InfoWorld and Opensource.com included it in the list of “Top 10 open source projects”.
The team behind these two amazing inventions, open source desktop and cloud solutions, are led by two extremely brilliant brains – Marc O’Brien and Laurent Chretienneau. They are working hard to make an impact globally and getting appreciation from all around the world. They got other prestigious awards from SourceForge – Open Source Excellence, Community Leader, Community Choice and Software Informer Editor’s Pick.
Pricing
At the start of this article, we mentioned that Open Source Desktop is free to use. However, ProjectLibre Cloud is presently available for beta testing and will be available on subscription basis.
Why to choose ProjectLibre?
If you are looking for a cost-effective and easy-to-understand interface project management tool to manage multiple projects, ProjectLibre is all you need. It is written in the Java programming language, which theoretically supports all machine types. It helps you keep organised and complete work in a timely manner.
Pros and Cons of ProjectLibre
Pros
● Open Source Desktop is free to use
● Easy to use
● Exporting files to PDF is possible
● Spreadsheet functionality is better than Google Sheets
● Offline Desktop downloads are available
Cons
●It could get crashed sometimes
Conclusion
Purpose of this article is to provide information on free MS project alternative. All new & aspiring project managers can use it to hone their skills. Practice making WBS, create budget, add & manage resources, create gantt chart and other functions. All project managers must know a professional project management tool such as MS Project or similar. Learn new tools & skills every day and make yourself better. Most importantly, it is a free tool with all new yet amazing features that will be introduced in the future. So, don’t miss your chance to use this software for free.
