Free Redmine plugin

Redmine UX Toolkit

Add practical workflow shortcuts, personal dashboards, issue checklists, configurable notices, status hints, and administration helpers to modern Redmine installations.

Download version 1.33.0 Installation

What the plugin is for

Redmine UX Toolkit is a free productivity plugin for Redmine. It keeps Redmine's core workflow intact while adding the small interface helpers teams often miss in daily project work: landing pages, personal work views, favorites, recent items, checklists, safe links, quick issue actions, and clearer issue context.

The plugin is designed for teams that already work in Redmine and want fewer clicks, better ticket guidance, and more visible issue state without replacing Redmine or changing its permission model.

Free download

Current package: redmine_ux_toolkit-1.33.0.tar.gz

Download plugin archive

Included features

Personal My Work dashboard

Give users one focused page for assigned work, due issues, favorites, recent issues, recent projects, and saved filters.

User-specific block visibility
Admin-defined default dashboard blocks
Optional My Work top navigation link

Issue checklists

Add lightweight checklist items to issues and reuse templates for repeatable work patterns.

Global checklist templates
Tracker-based default templates
Optional close blockers for open checklist items

Issue quick actions

Help users take common ticket actions faster while still respecting Redmine permissions and workflow rules.

Assign to me
Assign to me and start
Configurable quick status actions

Notices and guidance

Show useful guidance before login and during issue creation so users submit better tickets.

Global login notice
Global, project, and tracker issue notices
Sanitized display for configured notice text

Favorites and recent work

Let users return quickly to projects, filters, and recently visited work without changing memberships or permissions.

Favorite projects and issue filters
Recently visited issues and projects
Configurable recent item limits and sidebar visibility

Admin and safety tools

Add small operational controls for safer Redmine use and easier administration.

Overdue, due-today, stale, and unassigned badges
Safe external link handling
Admin log file viewer and configurable navigation visibility

Redmine UX Toolkit in action

My Work dashboard with assigned, due, overdue, favorite, and recent work blocks — My Work dashboard with personal issue blocks, favorite projects, favorite filters, and recently visited items.

Issue detail page with quick actions, checklist items, badges, and issue hints — Issue detail page combining quick actions, lightweight checklists, state badges, and practical issue hints.

Plugin settings for issue actions, issue badges, checklists, close guards, and watcher automation — Central settings for quick actions, issue badges, checklists, close guards, and watcher automation.

Checklist template administration with ordered template items — Administrators can maintain reusable checklist templates with ordered items for repeatable ticket work.

New issue form with global, project, and tracker notices plus watcher context — Global, project-specific, and tracker-specific notices help users create clearer tickets from the start.

Landing page settings for global defaults and user override behavior — Configure default post-login destinations and decide whether users may choose their own landing page.

Settings for safe external links and visible Redmine navigation links — Control safe external link behavior and the visibility of common Redmine navigation links.

Administrator log file viewer showing selected Redmine log lines — The admin log viewer shows recent lines from readable log files inside the Redmine log directory.

Redmine login page with a configured global login notice — A global login notice can show public guidance before users authenticate.

Installation and updates

Install

Extract the archive into your Redmine plugin directory so the final folder is named plugins/redmine_ux_toolkit.

cd /path/to/redmine
tar -xzf redmine_ux_toolkit-1.33.0.tar.gz -C plugins
bundle exec rake redmine:plugins:migrate RAILS_ENV=production

Restart Redmine after installing or updating the plugin. Then open Administration > Plugins > Redmine UX Toolkit > Configure to review defaults.

Uninstall

Run the plugin migration rollback from the Redmine root, remove the plugin folder, and restart Redmine.

cd /path/to/redmine
bundle exec rake redmine:plugins:migrate NAME=redmine_ux_toolkit VERSION=0 RAILS_ENV=production
rm -rf plugins/redmine_ux_toolkit

Create a database and file backup before uninstalling any Redmine plugin, especially when it owns database tables.

Requirements and compatibility

Redmine version

Version 1.33.0 of this plugin package is compatible with Redmine 6.1.x only. Use a package that matches your Redmine release line and review the included README before installing.

Compatibility scope

Compatibility depends on the selected package version. Test Redmine upgrades and plugin updates in a staging instance before production use.

License cost

The download is free of charge. No SaaS-Secure.com hosting plan is required to use the plugin.

Plugin changelog

Recent version history shows active maintenance and continued Redmine improvements.

Current version 1.33.0

Version 1.33.0

Navigation visibility and recent item sidebar controls.

Configurable standard Redmine navigation links
Support for hiding links such as Help, Home, My page, Projects, Administration, My account, and My Work
Independent show/hide settings for recently visited issue and project sidebar blocks

Version 1.32.0

Administrator log file viewer.

Admin-only view for readable files inside Rails.root/log
Selectable 100, 250, or 500 line output
Escaped monospace log display and confirmed in-place log flushing

Version 1.31.0

Safer external link handling.

External HTTP and HTTPS links can open in a new tab
Adds noopener noreferrer for safer browsing
Internal, relative, anchor, mail, and telephone links stay unchanged

Version 1.30.0

Issue hint box on issue detail pages.

Summarizes overdue, due-today, stale, and unassigned states
Shows open checklist item and direct subtask counts
Reuses existing issue badge and close guard logic

Earlier releases

Versions 1.0 through 1.29 added the foundation for landing pages, login and issue notices, favorite projects, favorite issue filters, recently visited work, quick issue actions, issue checklists, checklist templates, close guards, watcher automation, My Work dashboard customization, and overdue, due-today, stale, and unassigned issue badges.

Download Redmine UX Toolkit 1.33.0

Use the matching archive in your Redmine installation and enable only the features your team needs.

Download tar.gz