I Needed a Planning Tool That Didn’t Suck — So I Built Planfree.dev

Every sprint, our team would groan when it was time to do estimations. Not because of the work—but because of the tools.

We’d spend more time trying to log in, manage invites, or figure out why a feature was suddenly paywalled than actually estimating.

So I built my own.

What I Wanted (That Didn’t Exist)

• A clean, fast UI
• No login walls
• No premium tiers or limited “free trials”
• Just open the site, plan, and leave

That turned into Planfree.dev.

From Hack to Habit

At first, it was just for our team. But I shared it publicly, and something unexpected happened: people started using it. Then teams. Then strangers messaging me on GitHub. Now, hundreds of teams use it every day.

I’ve kept it open-source, community-driven, and completely free. Because that’s what I wanted in the first place.

Why Free?

Because not everything needs to be monetised. Because devs deserve better tools. And because sometimes, building something useful is reward enough.

Try it out at Planfree.dev — and let me know what you think.