OpenProject 3.0 has been released. Now, after months of migration, re-factoring, feature development, testing, bug fixing,… we are proud to release the new stable version OpenProject 3.0.
It is a major improvement compared to the prior version OpenProject 2.4 with new Rails and Ruby versions, plugin generator, with new features and other improvements, such as for accessibility or design.

What’s new in OP 3.0?

Ruby on Rails version

The Ruby as well as the Rails versions of OpenProject were updated to ensure security, performance as well as support: OpenProject has been updated to Ruby 2.1. The underlying Rails version has been upgraded to Rails 3.2.

Usability and Design

The user interface has been improved with new colours, fonts as well as improvements in usability: The new design improves the structure and layout of OpenProject and - through the use of icon fonts - also improves performance, scalability and multi-browser compatibility.

Accessibility

Major aspects with regard to accessibility have already been considered for OpenProject 2.4. Now, with 3.0 we set the goals even higher. We eliminated remaining barriers within the software, e.g. through an improved screen reader support, and have been coached with regard to accessibility of future design and developments of the software.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Power Users

Advanced users who want to work more efficiently with OpenProject can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate through OpenProject. Many functions can be accessed by shortcuts, ranging from the creation of work packages to accessing the global search.

Adaptive Timeline Reports

Timeline reports in OpenProject 3.0 offer an array of new functions. Through the unification of issues and planning elements to work packages, (former) issues can now be displayed in timeline reports. In addition, custom fields are supported, filters for project attributes have been added, planning comparisons have been improved and many additional improvements have been implemented.

Improved Work Package Functionality

Work packages (former issues) now support auto-completion, helping users to save time as well as find and reference the right work packages. In addition, the work package summary as well as the context menu have been extended to display the responsibility.

Add Work Package Queries as Menu Items to Sidebar

While finding the most important work package queries could be a hassle in OpenProject 2.4, OpenProject 3.0 gives users the ability to add frequently used queries as menu items to the sidebar. Thereby, project members can see the most important queries right away.

Copy Projects based on Templates

OpenProject 3.0 provides an easy way to create new projects based on existing projects. Project managers can select which attributes should be copied from the existing project, providing them with a maximum of flexibility.

Improved Project Settings

The project settings in OpenProject 3.0 bring a new and improved member configuration. In addition, the type activation now covers work package types - therefore including former issue trackers.

Additional Account Security Features

Security is a crucial aspect for any application. OpenProject 3.0 includes many new features to increase account security, ranging from assigning random passwords and password complexity enforcements to password expiration, all of which can be configured to individual needs.

Try out OpenProject 3.0 in the brandnew demo environment

Create you own OpenProject 3.0 demo instance. You get admin privileges so you create your own projects and invite other team members:

• OpenProject Demo Environment

Please note: Your instance including all data will be deteleted after 24 hrs. Please send us an email if you need more time (info@openproject.org). Do not store any confidential data: it is a demo environment.

Installation

Want to install OpenProject 3.0 to use it in your own infrastructure for your personal projects? Here you will find Installation guidelines.

Migrating to OpenProject 3.0

If you want to migrate your OpenProject installation to the newest 3.0, please follow the migration guide.

Support

You will find useful information in the OpenProject FAQ or you can post your questions in the Forum.

Release Notes

Please refer to the OpenProject 3.0 Release Notes for an overview of the new and improved features, as well as a list of fixed bugs.

Plugins released

Users who prefer to customize and extend the functionality of the OpenProject core have a wider selection of Plugins at their disposal: The Meetings, Global Roles, Plugin Generator, Backlogs and Costs plugin have been released. Existing functionality, such as the PDF Export have been improved.

Credits

Special thanks go to all OpenProject contributors without whom this release would not have been possible:

• All the developers, designers, project managers who have contributed to OpenProject.
• All the dedicated users who have provided installation guides, reported bugs and supported the community by answering questions in the forum.
• The members of the OpenProject Foundation for continuously supporting OpenProject.
• Vincent Le Moign for providing his fabulous Minicons icon fonts on webalys.com.

What’s next?

We are continuously developing new features and improvements for OpenProject.
At the moment, we are working on the new filter and sorting options for timelines with a much easier user interface.
Furthermore, we will be working on design and usability improvements.
To see when the next OpenProject release is planned, please refer to our project timeline.