# mattermost-community/focalboard

Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

Repository: https://github.com/mattermost-community/focalboard
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/focalboard
Homepage: https://www.focalboard.com
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: project-management, project, kanban-board, goal-tracking, trello, notion, asana, golang, collaboration, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-05-18T16:05:00+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2157, "days_push": 107, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 26433, forks 2576 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:46.945783+00:00)

## What it is
Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted project management tool with kanban boards, available as a desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux or a multi-user personal server. It serves as an alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana for organizing and tracking work.

## Use cases
- self-host a trello alternative
- manage personal todos with a kanban board
- track team projects without a cloud subscription
- replace notion for task boards
- run a lightweight asana alternative on my own server
- organize work across individuals and teams

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted kanban/project board instead of Trello, Notion, or Asana
- you need a simple desktop app for personal todos on macOS, Windows, or Linux
- you prefer open source project management you control

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software - the repo is explicitly unmaintained and seeking new maintainers
- you want the Mattermost-integrated boards plugin, which lives in a separate repository
- you need advanced features comparable to current Notion or Asana releases

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: self-hosted, gui, http-server
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go
- tags: kanban-board, project-management, trello-alternative, notion-alternative, asana-alternative, collaboration, goal-tracking, mattermost, linux, macos, typescript

## Member repositories
- mattermost-community/focalboard (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:46.945783+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:55:52.290346+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mattermost-community/focalboard (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:46.945783+00:00, sha a0133a57e1c8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.