Overview
Vikunja is a self-hostable task and project manager with multiple views, sharing, API access, and an optional hosted service. The latest release checked is v2.6.0.
Features and best fit
Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:
Organize tasks and projects through multiple views
Tasks can be grouped into projects and viewed in ways such as lists, boards, and calendars, supporting both personal and team workflows.
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Integrate through APIs and run it on infrastructure you control
The project publishes API documentation and official installation guidance, including self-hosting paths, while also offering a hosted option.
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For people and teams that want task-management data on infrastructure they control
It fits users moving away from SaaS task managers while retaining a modern project/task workflow.
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Separate open-source core, Pro features, and desktop licensing
The README promotes admin panels, audit logs, and time tracking through Vikunja Pro. Most repository code is AGPL-3.0-or-later, desktop/ is GPL-3.0-or-later, and bundled Unsplash images have separate terms.
Official sources
- [1]go-vikunja/vikunja repository(2026-09-18)
- [2]Vikunja README(2026-09-18)
- [3]Vikunja LICENSE(2026-09-18)
- [4]Vikunja v2.6.0 release(2026-09-18)
Supplemental curator note
Vikunja centers on owning your task-management data through self-hosting. Some administrative, audit, and time-tracking capabilities are promoted separately through Vikunja Pro, so feature boundaries should be checked before adoption.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Get the source
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja.git - 2
Enter the repository
cd vikunja - 3
Check the official steps
Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.
find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Growth
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5,449 Stars
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Development activity
Last 90 days · weekly
- Commits (last 30 days)
- 720
- Open PRs
- 51
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GitHub Topics
- golang
- todo
- todolist
- api
- todoapp
- self-hosted
- project-management
- vuejs
- Stars
- 5,449
- Forks
- 695
- Watchers
- 17
- Open issues
- 183
- Primary language
- Go
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Repository last updated
- Sep 18, 2026
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