Circle
A free, open-source project management UI modeled on Linear's interface, self-hostable and MIT-licensed.
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Description
If you've ever wanted the sleek, fast feel of Linear's issue tracker but didn't want to pay for it or wanted to host it yourself, Circle is exactly that itch scratched: it's a free, open-source project management interface built to look and feel like Linear, that you can run yourself.
Circle is an open-source project management UI built with Next.js, TypeScript, and shadcn/ui, explicitly modeled on Linear's interface for issue tracking and team collaboration. It's MIT-licensed, meaning you can self-host it, modify it, or fork it freely. With roughly 3.9k GitHub stars and active commits, it functions more as a polished starting template/clone than a fully independent SaaS product — there's no hosted version, support team, or roadmap beyond what the open-source community contributes.
💬 Our review
The short version: Circle is a free, open-source clone of Linear's interface, for developers who want that specific look-and-feel without a subscription or with the ability to self-host and customize it themselves.
It's a legitimately well-built UI template — built on Next.js and shadcn/ui, both current, well-supported tools — and its GitHub traction (3.9k stars) shows real developer interest.
The honest tradeoff: it's a UI/template project, not a maintained SaaS product with a company behind it, customer support, or guaranteed long-term updates. You're trading Linear's polish, integrations, and support for cost and control. If you specifically want Linear's interface self-hosted and are comfortable maintaining it yourself, it's a great starting point. If you need a fully supported product with integrations (Slack, GitHub sync, etc.) out of the box, Linear itself remains the safer choice.
💰 Pricing
📊 Global score
🤖 AI-enriched data
Gratuit et open source (licence MIT), auto-hébergement requis. Aucune offre SaaS gérée officielle.
Pros
Interface fidèle à Linear, stack moderne (Next.js, shadcn/ui)
Licence MIT, personnalisable librement
Traction communautaire réelle (3.9k étoiles)
Léger et facile à déployer
Cons
Projet template/communauté, pas de produit SaaS géré
Pas de support officiel ni de roadmap garantie
Fonctionnalités plus limitées que Linear (pas d'intégrations natives)