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Kimai is an open-source, self-hosted app in the HR & Time Tracking category, licensed AGPL-3.0 and written mainly in PHP. It has 5,098 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).

github.com/kimai/kimai

GitHub stats

GitHub stars
5,098
Forks
869
Open issues
310
Commits, last 12 months
260
Last commit
Oct 26, 2026
Latest release
2.71.0Oct 25, 2026
Created
Oct 20, 2016
License
AGPL-3.0Open source

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Project health

ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 260 commits in 12 months.

Raw inputs behind the health label
Last commitOct 26, 2026
Commits, last 12 months260
Latest release2.71.0 (Oct 25, 2026)
Releases, last 12 months10 or more
Releases, all time195
Open issues310
Open pull requests45
Good first issues4
Contributing guideYes
Security policyYes
CreatedOct 20, 2016

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About Kimai

Track work time and print out a summary of your activities on demand.

Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/kimai/kimai.

Topics

  • timetracker
  • timetracking
  • doctrine
  • twig
  • kimai
  • time-tracker
  • time-tracking
  • invoice
  • symfony
  • php

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FAQ

Kimai FAQ

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Is Kimai free and open source?

Yes. Kimai is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.

Can I run Kimai with Docker?

Kimai does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.

What are the best alternatives to Kimai?

Popular self-hosted alternatives to Kimai include ActivityWatch, solidtime and Frappe HR.

Is Kimai actively maintained?

The most recent commit to Kimai was on Oct 26, 2026 with 260 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is 2.71.0, published Oct 25, 2026. It had 310 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.