LibreBooking
Resource scheduling solution offering a flexible, mobile-friendly, and extensible interface for organizations to manage resource reservations.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 68% of tracked projects; popularity more than 31%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 817 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v5.3.0 · 3 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | PHP, Docker |
Is LibreBooking actively maintained?
LibreBooking is under active development: 606 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 54 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, v5.3.0, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
LibreBooking ranks #6 of 9 tracked booking and scheduling projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What LibreBooking actually does
LibreBooking is a web-based resource scheduling tool designed to help organisations manage reservations for shared assets like meeting rooms or equipment. It provides a mobile-friendly interface with extensible options for customising booking workflows. The application is built with PHP and packaged for containerised environments.
Best fit: It is a good fit for internal IT teams or office managers who need a self-hosted calendar system to coordinate shared physical resources across a team.
Worth knowing: Given its moderate community traction, you may encounter fewer third-party plugins or community guides compared to mainstream commercial alternatives.
Deployment notes
As a PHP application deployed via Docker, you will typically need to provision persistent storage for user uploads and a separate database backend, alongside a reverse proxy to handle TLS.
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