# PLANKA

> PLANKA (v2.2.1, Aug 2026, ~12.6k stars) offers Trello-style projects, boards, lists and cards with real-time updates, Markdown, attachments, custom fields and webhooks. Not open source: the Community edition is under a fair-code "Fair Use License" that allows personal and internal business use but bans hosting it for others for commercial gain. Calendar and timeline views, mobile layout, templates and SSO are paid Pro features. Docker Compose or manual install on Debian/Ubuntu and Windows.

- Repository: https://github.com/plankanban/planka
- Official docs: https://docs.planka.cloud/docs/welcome/
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Trello: Kanban boards (boards, Shared boards with comments and live updates (partial). Real-time kanban boards; calendar and timeline views are Pro only. Fair-code licence, not open source.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Self-hosted (Docker Compose or manual) or PLANKA cloud | https://docs.planka.cloud/docs/installation/docker/production-version/ | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | No | PLANKA Community License (fair-code "Fair Use License", source-available); Pro files under a commercial licence | https://github.com/plankanban/planka/blob/master/LICENSE.md | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/plankanban/planka#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Partial | Internal use within your organisation allowed; hosting it for third parties for commercial gain needs a commercial licence | https://github.com/plankanban/planka/blob/master/LICENSE.md | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Partial | None required; PLANKA Pro (calendar/timeline views, SSO, templates, mobile) and cloud hosting are optional | https://github.com/plankanban/planka#planka-pro | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Partial | Docker hosts; manual install guides for Debian/Ubuntu and Windows | https://docs.planka.cloud/docs/welcome/ | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Medium; Docker Compose, then create an admin user | https://docs.planka.cloud/docs/installation/docker/production-version/ | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 12617 stars, 1384 forks, last push 2026-10-12, archived: no.
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