GanttProject — The Complete Guide: Free Gantt Charts and Project Schedules
GanttProject is open-source desktop software (GPLv3) for planning schedules. It suits an engineer who needs a clear Gantt chart for a project, a submission or a coordination meeting — without installing a team system or paying for MS Project.
GanttProject
GanttProject
A simple, fast Gantt chart with resources and PDF export.
Get it from the vendorWhat you get
- Tasks and dependencies — finish-to-start and the other link types, with lags.
- Critical path — highlighting the tasks that drive the finish date.
- Resources — assigning people and a resource load chart.
- Baselines — comparing the original plan with actual progress.
- Import and export — MS Project files, CSV, PDF and images.
A working tip
Set up a calendar with working days and holidays before entering tasks, so durations are calculated correctly. To share with a client, export to PDF or an image, so they don’t need to install anything.
Related tools
For a richer MS Project alternative — ProjectLibre. For team management on a server — OpenProject. For a simple task board — Kanboard.
ProjectLibre
ProjectLibre
An open-source alternative to Microsoft Project — Gantt, critical path and resource management.
Get it from the vendorOpenProject — Community Edition
OpenProject GmbH
Team project management in the browser — Gantt, tasks, documents and time tracking, self-hosted.
Get it from the vendorKanboard
Kanboard Project
A very simple Kanban board — what is in progress, what is waiting and what is done.
Get it from the vendor
LibreOffice
The Document Foundation
A full office suite — documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawings, compatible with Office files.
Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
GanttProject does one thing well: a clear project schedule, free and in minutes.