Four plugins. One goal: Redmine becomes even more productive.
1. Time Logger Plugin
More about the Time Logger Plugin
Ideal for: Agencies, service providers, and anyone who wants to bill project time to clients or analyze it internally – the timer starts directly on the issue, without switching tools.
Comparison with Redmine’s standard time tracking:
| Feature | Redmine Standard | Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Log time manually as hours | ||
| Time tracking with activity, comment, and date | ||
| Time reports and overviews | ||
| Real-time stopwatch (start / pause / resume / stop) | ||
| Live runtime display (HH:MM:SS) in the menu | ||
| 1-click start directly on the issue page | ||
| Automatic status change when starting the timer | ||
| Configurable status transitions per trigger | ||
| Overview of all active timers of other users | ||
| Delete other users’ timers (with permission) | ||
| Detection of invalid/orphaned timers (zombies) | ||
| Enable/disable timer per user | ||
| Redirect to time logging form after stop |
Redmine out of the box only offers manual time tracking: hours are entered after the work is done. The Time Logger Plugin adds a full-featured stopwatch directly on the issue page. The runtime is visible live in the menu, the timer can be paused and resumed, and after stopping you are automatically taken to the time logging form with pre-filled values. Admins can additionally configure automatic status changes – for example, “In Progress” when starting the timer.
2. Mentions Plugin
Ideal for: Teams where colleagues are regularly involved who are not project members – or anywhere the standard mention email provides too little context.
Comparison with Redmine’s standard @-mentions:
| Feature | Redmine Standard | Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Recognize @-mentions in comments | ||
| Notify mentioned users by email | (from 6.0) | |
| Custom email template for mentions (HTML + text) | ||
| Dedicated subject line with “You were mentioned in” | ||
| Full comment content in the email | ||
| Notification for non-project members as well | ||
| Permission-based triggering (add_issue_watchers) | ||
| Overrides standard Redmine mentions behavior | ||
| No notification when mentioned in description | ||
| Mention in private notes triggers email |
Redmine has supported @-mentions since version 6.0 – but the notification email contains little context and only works for project members. The Mentions Plugin completely replaces this behavior: the email contains the full comment text, has its own subject line, and reaches people outside the project as well. Mentions in private notes also trigger a notification. Triggering can be controlled based on permissions.
3. Collapse Closed Issues Plugin
More about the Collapse Closed Issues Plugin
Ideal for: Anyone working with issues that have many subtasks or related issues – especially in long-running projects where the completed portion grows over time.
Comparison with Redmine’s standard behavior for closed issues:
| Feature | Redmine Standard | Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Show subtasks on issue page | ||
| Show related issues | ||
| Open and closed issues always visible | optional | |
| Hide closed issues by default | ||
| Toggle switch “Show / hide closed” | ||
| URL parameter for state persistence | ||
| Server-side filtering (no DOM overhead) | ||
| Display count of closed issues as badge | ||
| Three configurable modes (all / opt-in / opt-out) | ||
| Global setting by admin |
Redmine always shows subtasks and related issues on the issue page in full – regardless of whether they are open or closed. For issues with many completed subtasks, the page grows considerably over time. The Collapse Closed Issues Plugin hides closed issues by default and instead shows a badge with the count. A toggle switch lets you show them at any time. The admin can set the behavior globally; users can override it via URL parameter. Filtering is done server-side – no DOM overhead, no performance penalty.
4. Issue Checklists Plugin
More about the Issue Checklists Plugin
Ideal for: Development and QA teams that want to map recurring processes (release checklists, Definition of Done, deployment steps) directly in the issue – without having to create sub-issues.
Comparison with Redmine (no checklist feature available):
| Feature | Redmine Standard | Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Checklist feature for issues | ||
| Create, edit, and delete checklist items | ||
| Mark items as done/open | ||
| Section headings (not counted) | ||
| Drag-and-drop sorting of items | ||
| Progress bar with percentage display | ||
| Show/hide completed items | ||
| Global and project-specific templates | ||
| Automatic template application by tracker | ||
| Visibility control for templates (private/public/role) | ||
| Journal entries for all checklist changes | ||
| Filter and column in issue lists | ||
| Dashboard widget “Open Checklists” | ||
| REST API for checklist items | ||
| Block issue closing when open items exist | ||
| Integration with Automation Plugin | ||
| Integration with AI Plugin | ||
| Full-text search in checklist items |
Redmine has no native checklist feature. The Issue Checklists Plugin adds structured checklists directly to the issue: create items, check them off, sort by drag & drop, and organize into sections. A progress bar shows the completion status at a glance. Reusable templates can be defined globally or per project and automatically applied by tracker – ideal for release checklists, Definition of Done, or quality assurance processes. Optionally, closing an issue can be blocked as long as open items still exist. All changes are recorded in the issue journal.
All four plugins are available as part of our Redmine Enterprise Support offering – or can be added monthly as the “Productivity” AddOn for our Managed Application Hosting customers.
Who benefits from the AddOn? The Productivity AddOn is designed for teams that use the full feature set in their daily work. The more plugins you use, the more you benefit – both functionally and in terms of pricing. If you look at individual plugins in isolation and would only use one or two of them, the Productivity AddOn is probably not the right fit for you.