How to Build Your Own GitHub Issues
Replace GitHub Issues with a custom build. Project planning for developers
Build Difficulty: 5/5
Build a working replacement in a weekend with AI tools
Estimated Timeline
Based on 26 features at Weekend Project difficulty, expect about One weekend with AI-assisted development.
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Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 26 features
Organization(8 features)
Track metadata like iterations, priority, story points, dates, notes, and links with custom fields
Create and use issue forms and templates to standardize issue creation
Organize work further with labels
Organize and track work using milestones
Create templates to share and reuse when starting new projects
+3 more in this category
Visualization(5 features)
Visualize large projects as boards
Create and save custom views for sprints, backlogs, teams, or releases
Visualize projects as roadmaps
Create swimlanes to organize work visually
Visualize projects as tables with ability to rank, group, sort, slice and filter
Collaboration(4 features)
Assign contributors and teams to issues, add them to milestones and projects
Attach files and upload videos to comments for clarification
Express ideas with GitHub Flavored Markdown formatting
Mention contributors and react with emoji to comments
Integration(2 features)
Reference commits, pull requests, releases, and deploys within issues
View, update, and create issues from the terminal without leaving command line
Reporting(2 features)
Identify bottlenecks and issues blocking the team using burn up charts
Track the health of iteration cycles, milestones, and custom fields with project insights
Accessibility(1 features)
Access keyboard shortcuts for all actions including filtering, sorting, grouping, and assigning
Automation(1 features)
Automate project planning with workflows to triage issues, set custom field values, or archive issues
Core Functionality(1 features)
Create issues and manage them across browser, terminal, and mobile devices
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