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title: Focalboard
date_created: Sunday, August 28th 2022, 10:00:04 pm
date_modified: Sunday, August 28th 2022, 10:00:07 pm
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Focalboard is an open source, [[Self-hosted Software|self-hosted]] alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

It's a project management tool that helps define, organize, track and manage work across teams, using a familiar kanban board view. Focalboard comes in two main editions:

- **[Focalboard Personal Desktop](https://www.focalboard.com/download/personal-edition/desktop/)**: A stand-alone single-user desktop app for your todos and personal projects
- **[Mattermost Boards](https://www.focalboard.com/download/mattermost/)**: A cloud or self-hosted server for your team to plan and collaborate

Focalboard can also be installed as a standalone [personal server](https://www.focalboard.com/download/personal-edition/ubuntu/) for development.