The TaskJuggler Project Management Software

Project Management beyond Gantt Chart Drawing

TaskJuggler is a modern and powerful, Free and Open Source Software project management tool. Its new approach to project planning and tracking is more flexible and superior to the commonly used Gantt chart editing tools.

TaskJuggler is project management software for serious project managers. It covers the complete spectrum of project management tasks from the first idea to the completion of the project. It assists you during project scoping, resource assignment, cost and revenue planning, risk and communication management.

TaskJuggler provides an optimizing scheduler that computes your project time lines and resource assignments based on the project outline and the constraints that you have provided. The built-in resource balancer and consistency checker offload you from having to worry about irrelevant details and ring the alarm if the project gets out of hand. The flexible as-many-details-as-necessary approach allows you to plan your project as you go, making it also ideal for new management strategies such as Extreme Programming and Agile Project Management.

If you are about to build a skyscraper or just want to put together the release schedule of your open source project, TaskJuggler is the right tool for you. If you just want to draw nice looking Gantt charts to impress your boss or your investors, TaskJuggler might not be right for you. You can of course create nice looking Gantt charts. But it takes a little more effort to master its power. If you are up for this, TaskJuggler will become a companion that you don't want to miss anymore.

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Revenue
Dec 2008
Jan 2009
Feb 2009
Mar 2009
Apr 2009
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29
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26
02
09
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23
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Specification (AcSo.spec) ]->[ Thu 2009-01-01, Manual (AcSo.manual) ]->[ Thu 2009-01-01

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Back-End Functions (AcSo.software.backend) ]->[ Fri 2009-02-13


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Alpha Test (AcSo.test.alpha) ]->[ Fri 2009-03-13


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Beta Test (AcSo.test.beta) ]->[ Tue 2009-03-31, Manual (AcSo.manual) ]->[ Tue 2009-02-10


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Start: Thu 2009-01-01 End: Fri 2009-01-09


Resources:

Paul Smith (dev1), Sébastien Bono (dev2), Klaus Müller (dev3)


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Project start (AcSo.deliveries.start) ]->[ Thu 2009-01-01


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Software Development (AcSo.software) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-09, Database coupling (AcSo.software.database) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-09, Graphical User Interface (AcSo.software.gui) ]->[ Fri 2009-02-13, Back-End Functions (AcSo.software.backend) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-23

Start: Thu 2009-01-01 End: Tue 2009-02-10


Resources:

Dim Sung (doc), Klaus Müller (dev3)


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Project start (AcSo.deliveries.start) ]->[ Thu 2009-01-01


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Ship Product to Customer (AcSo.deliveries.done) ]->[ Tue 2009-03-31

Start: Fri 2009-01-09 End: Wed 2009-03-11


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Precursors:

Specification (AcSo.spec) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-09


Followers:

Alpha Test (AcSo.test.alpha) ]->[ Wed 2009-03-11

Start: Fri 2009-01-09 End: Fri 2009-01-23


Resources:

Paul Smith (dev1), Sébastien Bono (dev2)


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Specification (AcSo.spec) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-09


Followers:

Graphical User Interface (AcSo.software.gui) ]->[ Fri 2009-02-13, Back-End Functions (AcSo.software.backend) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-23

Start: Fri 2009-01-23 End: Fri 2009-02-13


Resources:

Paul Smith (dev1), Sébastien Bono (dev2)


Precursors:

Specification (AcSo.spec) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-09, Database coupling (AcSo.software.database) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-23


Followers:

Graphical User Interface (AcSo.software.gui) ]->[ Fri 2009-02-13, Technology Preview (AcSo.deliveries.prev) ]->[ Fri 2009-02-13

Start: Fri 2009-02-13 End: Wed 2009-03-11


Resources:

Sébastien Bono (dev2), Klaus Müller (dev3)


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Specification (AcSo.spec) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-09, Database coupling (AcSo.software.database) ]->[ Fri 2009-01-23, Back-End Functions (AcSo.software.backend) ]->[ Fri 2009-02-13


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Peter Murphy (test), Sébastien Bono (dev2)


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Software Development (AcSo.software) ]->[ Wed 2009-03-11


Followers:

Beta Test (AcSo.test.beta) ]->[ Mon 2009-03-16, Beta version (AcSo.deliveries.beta) ]->[ Fri 2009-03-13

Start: Mon 2009-03-16 End: Tue 2009-03-31


Resources:

Peter Murphy (test), Paul Smith (dev1)


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Alpha Test (AcSo.test.alpha) ]->[ Fri 2009-03-13


Followers:

Ship Product to Customer (AcSo.deliveries.done) ]->[ Tue 2009-03-31

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Thu 2009-01-01
Tue 2009-03-31
180.0
80266,25
98000,00
1.5
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Tue 2009-03-31
0.0
0,00
98000,00
1.5.1
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Thu 2009-01-01
Thu 2009-01-01
0.0
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21000,00
1.5.2
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Fri 2009-02-13
Fri 2009-02-13
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1.5.3
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Fri 2009-03-13
Fri 2009-03-13
0.0
0,00
13000,00
1.5.4
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Tue 2009-03-31
Tue 2009-03-31
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0,00
33000,00
1.1
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ID: AcSo.spec
Thu 2009-01-01
Fri 2009-01-09
20.0
7530,00
0,00
1.4
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ID: AcSo.manual
Thu 2009-01-01
Tue 2009-02-10
50.0
16946,25
0,00
1.2
Icon Software Development
ID: AcSo.software
Fri 2009-01-09
Wed 2009-03-11
85.0
32150,00
0,00
1.2.1
Icon Database coupling
ID: AcSo.software.database
Fri 2009-01-09
Fri 2009-01-23
20.0
7400,00
0,00
1.2.3
Icon Back-End Functions
ID: AcSo.software.backend
Fri 2009-01-23
Fri 2009-02-13
30.0
11100,00
0,00
1.2.2
Icon Graphical User Interface
ID: AcSo.software.gui
Fri 2009-02-13
Wed 2009-03-11
35.0
13650,00
0,00
1.3
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ID: AcSo.test
Wed 2009-03-11
Tue 2009-03-31
25.0
8425,00
0,00
1.3.1
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ID: AcSo.test.alpha
Wed 2009-03-11
Fri 2009-03-13
5.0
1770,00
0,00
1.3.2
Icon Beta Test
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Tue 2009-03-31
20.0
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0,00
Example Gantt chart from tutorial project. All effort values are in man days.
Container Task
Normal Task
Milestone
Off-duty period

TaskJuggler is written in Ruby and should be easily installable and usable on all popular operating systems. It may sound surprising at first, but this software does not need a graphical user interface. A command shell, a plain text editor (no word processor!) and a web browser is all you need for your work.

Features and Highlights

Basic Properties

  • Manages tasks, resources and accounts of your project
  • Powerful to-do list management
  • Detailed reference manual
  • Simple installation
  • Runs on all Linux, Unix, Windows, MacOS and several other operating systems
  • Full integration with Vim text editor

Advanced Scheduling

  • Automatic resource leveling and tasks conflict resolution
  • Unlimited number of scenarios (baselines) of the same project for what-if analysis
  • Flexible working hours and leave management
  • Support for shift working
  • Multiple time zone support

Accounting

  • Tasks may have initial costs, finishing costs
  • Resources may have usage based costs
  • Task and/or resource base cost models
  • Support for profit/loss analysis

Reporting

  • Comprehensive and flexible reports so you can find the information you need when you need it
  • Powerful filtering functions to provide the right amount of detail to the right audience
  • Time and status sheet reporting infrastructure
  • Project tracking and status reporting with dashboard support

Scaling and Enterprise Features

  • Projects can be combined to larger projects
  • Support for central resource allocation database
  • Manages roles and complex reporting lines
  • Powerful project description language with macro support
  • Scales well on multi-core or multi-CPU systems
  • Support for project management teams and revision control systems
  • Data export to Microsoft Project and Computer Associates Clarity

Web Publishing and Groupware Functions

  • HTML reports for web publishing
  • CSV data export for exchange with popular office software
  • iCalendar export for data exchange with calendar and productivity applications
  • Built-in web server for dynamic and interactive reports
  • Server based time sheet system for status and actual work reporting

Newsticker

TaskJuggler 3.7.2 has been released

Reported on 2023-02-25

This release contains some community contributions and the changes to support Ruby 3.0. Thanks a lot for your help!

Happy 20th Anniversary, TaskJuggler!

Reported on 2021-11-30

Exactly 20 years ago, the first TaskJuggler commit was recorded. I'm feeling old now. ;)

TaskJuggler 3.7.1 has been released

Reported on 2020-03-14

This release is collecting the various community contributions that have come in since the 3.6.0 release. Thanks so much for your help! It's mostly minor improvements and several bug fixes.

The website is now served from an AWS S3 bucket

Reported on 2016-11-26

The TaskJuggler website only consists of static HTML pages that are generated via TaskJuggler itself. To provide faster page load times and increased security the website was moved to AWS S3.

TaskJuggler 3.6.0 has been released

Reported on 2016-03-12

Finally we have a new TaskJuggler release. It took way longer to release than it should have. About half of the changes are new features and the other half are bug fixes. Ruby 2.x is now required to use TaskJuggler.

TaskJuggler has moved to a new server

Reported on 2014-12-23

For the past 7 years, the TaskJuggler web site has been hosted on the same server. It was about time to upgrade to more snappy hardware. We also switched the OS version and setup everything from scratch. Please report to the mailing lists in case you see any issues.

TaskJuggler 3.5.0 has been released

Reported on 2013-06-30

This release took a little longer to bake due to a change of jobs on my end. The long wait comes with some long wanted features like hammock tasks. Many error messages were made clearer and are hopefully now more informative. We also made the switch to Ruby 2.0 as recommended Ruby version. 1.9 is still fully supported and even 1.8.7 and later work with some restrictions. [Read More...]

TaskJuggler 3.4.0 has been released

Reported on 2012-12-18

TaskJuggler 3.4.0 comes with a bunch of incremental improvements and lots of bug fixes. Almost all of the changes were triggered by bug reports and feature requests from the user community. A big thank you to everybody who contributed patches, bug reports and feedback! [Read More...]

TaskJuggler 3.3.0 has been released

Reported on 2012-07-24

With this release, TaskJuggler gains more interoperability with other project management tools. You can now export your scheduled projects in Microsoft Project XML format. [Read More...]

TaskJuggler 3.2.0 has been released

Reported on 2012-04-30

A new report type to track values over time has been added. This can be used e. g. to generate burndown charts for your Scrum project. [Read More...]

TaskJuggler 3.1.0 has been released

Reported on 2012-01-12

Introducing account reports, comprehensive leave management and the ability to be used as a To-do list manager. [Read More...]

Happy 10th Anniversary, TaskJuggler!

Reported on 2011-11-30

Exactly 10 years ago, the first TaskJuggler commit was recorded. The program has come a very long way. Cheers, to all our users!

TaskJuggler 3.0.0 has been released

Reported on 2011-11-02

After 5 years of work the re-write of TaskJuggler has been completed. [Read More...]

New signing key for TaskJuggler releases

Reported on 2011-10-25

For future releases, a new GPG key with ID 2AD38B49 will be used. The key is already available from GPG key servers. [Read More...]

New TaskJuggler web site has been launched

Reported on 2011-10-03

To prepare for the upcoming TaskJuggler 3.0 release, the TaskJuggler web site has been redesigned. [Read More...]

TaskJuggler III 0.2.2 has been released

Reported on 2011-09-14

This is most likely the final beta before the big 3.0 release. [Read More...]

TaskJuggler III 0.2.1 has been released

Reported on 2011-07-13

Many new features and a 3 - 5x speed improvement of the scheduler. [Read More...]

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