Linear Electron — Open-source Linear clone (Laravel + Inertia + React)

A self-hostable Linear clone: a fast, keyboard-first issue tracker and project management app, available both as a web app and as a cross-platform desktop app (Electron via NativePHP).

Keywords: linear clone · issue tracker · project management · laravel · inertia · react · typescript · tailwind · electron · nativephp · self-hosted · open source · kanban · agile · sprint planning

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✨ Features

• 🗂️ Issue tracking — create, assign, prioritize and track tickets through customizable statuses.
• 🏷️ Labels, priorities & assignees — organize work the way your team thinks.
• 📋 Views & projects — group issues into projects and saved views.
• ⌨️ Keyboard-first UX — a fast, focused workflow inspired by Linear.
• 🖥️ Desktop app — ships as a cross-platform Electron app powered by NativePHP.
• 🌍 Internationalization — built-in English & French locales (i18next + react-i18next).
• 🔐 Social login — OAuth via Laravel Socialite, plus a one-click demo account.
• 🎨 Modern UI — shadcn/ui + Radix primitives on Tailwind CSS v4.

🧱 Tech stack

Layer	Technology
Backend	PHP 8.2+, Laravel 12
Bridge	Inertia.js 2, Ziggy
Frontend	React 19, TypeScript 5, Tailwind CSS 4, shadcn/ui + Radix
Desktop	Electron via NativePHP
Auth	Laravel Socialite
i18n	i18next, react-i18next (en / fr)
Tooling	Vite 6, ESLint, Prettier, Pest/PHPUnit

🚀 Getting started

Prerequisites

• PHP 8.2+ and Composer
• Bun (or Node.js) for the frontend
• SQLite/MySQL/PostgreSQL

Installation

# 1. Clone
git clone https://github.com/MakFly/linear-electron.git
cd linear-electron

# 2. Install dependencies
composer install
bun install

# 3. Environment
cp .env.example .env
php artisan key:generate

# 4. Database
php artisan migrate --seed

# 5. Build assets (the app serves the production build)
bun run build
bunx vite build --ssr

# 6. Serve
php artisan serve   # http://localhost:8100

Then open the app and choose “Continue with demo account” to explore it instantly.

Desktop app (Electron)

php artisan native:serve     # run the desktop app in dev
php artisan native:build     # build a distributable

🛠️ Development

bun run dev            # Vite dev server
bun run lint           # ESLint --fix
bun run format         # Prettier
php artisan test       # backend tests

ℹ️ The app serves the production build, so run bun run build (and vite build --ssr) to see source changes locally.

🌍 Internationalization

UI strings live in resources/js/locales/{en,fr}/common.json and are rendered with useTranslation(). The locale follows the user's language preference, shared via Inertia. Contributions to additional locales are welcome.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues and feature requests are welcome. Please open an issue to discuss significant changes before submitting a pull request. Make sure bun run lint and php artisan test pass.

📦 Releases

Current version: v0.0.1 — early preview. See Releases.

📄 License

Released under the MIT License.

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_{Built with Laravel, Inertia & React. Not affiliated with Linear.}