# ProjectLibre

> Microsoft Project-compatible scheduling: free desktop app, paid cloud

ProjectLibre is project scheduling software that comes in two forms. ProjectLibre Desktop is a free, open-source app for Windows, macOS and Linux, meant for one person managing individual project files. ProjectLibre Cloud is a browser-based subscription for teams that adds real-time collaboration, shared resource pools, portfolio management, risk analysis and an AI Co-Pilot. Both open Microsoft Project files.

- **Category:** Project Management
- **Made by:** ProjectLibre (since 2012)
- **Website:** https://projectlibre.com
- **Runs on:** Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

ProjectLibre has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 per user / month, billed annually.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** ProjectLibre Desktop: a free, open-source app for a single user managing individual project files on Windows, macOS or Linux, with no subscription.
- **Free trial:** 7-day free trial of ProjectLibre Cloud for up to 15 users, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ProjectLibre Desktop | $0 | Free, open-source desktop app for one person: Gantt chart, WBS, critical path, baselines, single-project resources, costs and earned value. |
| ProjectLibre Core | $9.99 per user / month, billed annually | The cloud plan on sale today: Microsoft Project import, Gantt and WBS scheduling, Core and Pro user modes and the AI Copilot. |

Read from https://projectlibre.com/ on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ProjectLibre before buying.

## Key features

- **CPM scheduling and Gantt charts:** Schedules use dependencies, constraints, calendars, baselines and critical path with float, shown as a Gantt chart, a WBS chart or a network diagram.
- **Microsoft Project and Primavera import:** Opens Microsoft Project .mpp files and Primavera .xer files directly, keeping tasks, dependencies, resources and the project structure.
- **Resource leveling and shared pools:** ProjectLibre Cloud finds over-allocated resources and levels them at the project or portfolio level, drawing on enterprise resource pools shared across projects.
- **Risk analysis and schedule audits:** Cloud runs Monte Carlo risk analysis and DCMA schedule-quality audits on the schedule, alongside earned value reporting with SPI, CPI and TCPI.
- **AI Co-Pilot:** In Cloud, the Co-Pilot builds a CPM schedule from a prompt and can then edit tasks, the WBS and resources as the project changes.
- **Free desktop app:** ProjectLibre Desktop is installed on Windows, macOS or Linux, keeps project files on the user's computer and is offered in 54 languages.

## Good for

- Teams moving schedules off Microsoft Project or Project Online
- Individual project managers who want a free desktop scheduler
- Plans that need earned value, resource leveling and risk analysis

## Worth knowing

- The free Desktop app is for one user and individual projects; collaboration, portfolios, resource leveling, risk analysis and AI are in the paid Cloud.
- ProjectLibre Core is priced only with annual billing; the pricing section shows no month-to-month rate.
- A second, higher cloud tier is marked Coming Soon, and Core lists enterprise resource and portfolio management with an asterisk the page does not explain.
- The Cloud trial lasts 7 days and covers up to 15 users.

## Works with

Microsoft Project, Primavera P6

**Tags:** Gantt & timelines, Open source, AI features, Real-time collaboration, Reports

## Alternatives

- [Microsoft Project](https://toolgpa.com/tools/microsoft-project): Desktop project scheduling for Windows with Gantt charts. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/microsoft-project-vs-projectlibre)
- [GanttProject](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ganttproject): Free, open-source desktop Gantt chart app for Windows, macOS and Linux. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ganttproject-vs-projectlibre)
- [OpenProject](https://toolgpa.com/tools/openproject): Open-source project management for classic and agile teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/openproject-vs-projectlibre)
- [ProjectManager](https://toolgpa.com/tools/projectmanager): Gantt-based project and portfolio management with resource planning. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/projectlibre-vs-projectmanager)
- [Smartsheet](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smartsheet): Spreadsheet-style project and work management for teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/projectlibre-vs-smartsheet)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://projectlibre.com/
- https://projectlibre.com/projectlibre-cloud/
- https://projectlibre.com/projectlibre-desktop/
- https://projectlibre.com/trial/
- https://projectlibre.com/about-us/
- https://projectlibre.com/microsoft-project-migration/

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