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FreeITSM is an open-source, comprehensive web-based IT Service Management (ITSM) platform with 20 integrated modules covering everything a small-to-mid IT team needs to run a service desk. Now multi-lingual — native i18n with 20 starter locales spanning Europe (English, French, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Russian), South Africa (Afrikaans), South Asia (Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi), and Indonesia. See Architecture → i18n.

🌐 Website: freeitsm.co.uk 📦 Repository: github.com/edmozley/freeitsm 📜 Licence: MIT

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Quick Links

• 🚀 Installation — Docker or manual setup, prerequisites, configuration files
• 🏗️ Architecture — Technology stack, directory layout, shared components, i18n layer
• 🔐 Security — Encryption, MFA, password policies, brute-force protection
• 🧩 Browser Extension — Chrome/Edge Watchtower extension
• 🔌 REST API — public key-authenticated API: how it works + per-module guides (Tickets, Assets, Problems, Changes, Knowledge, Tasks, CMDB, Contracts, Calendar, Software); keys with granular permissions under System → API
• 🧩 API Reference — internal session-based AJAX endpoint summary
• 🌐 i18n — 20 languages; locale per analyst via System → Preferences; see Architecture → i18n

Modules

Module	Purpose
Watchtower	Unified attention dashboard across all modules
Tickets	Outlook-style ticket inbox with email integration
Tasks	Kanban-style internal task management
Assets	IT asset register with vCenter and Intune sync
Knowledge	Rich-text articles with AI chat and vector search
Change Management	ITIL changes with CAB workflow and risk matrix
Calendar	Event calendar with categories and scheduling
Morning Checks	Daily RAG health checks with trend charts
Reporting	System logs, audit trails, and Intune analytics
Software	Software inventory, dashboards, and licence management
Forms	Dynamic form builder with AI assist
Contracts	Supplier and contract lifecycle + RFP Builder
Service Status	Service health dashboard with incident tracking
Self-Service Portal	End-user portal for ticket submission
LMS	SCORM course player with learning groups
Process Mapper	Flowchart builder with swimlanes, groups, and Mermaid export
CMDB	Configuration Management Database with relationships and AI
Network Mapper	Visual architecture diagrams bound to the CMDB
Workflows	Cross-module automation engine — visual canvas, conditions, 8 action handlers, AI co-author
System	Encryption, module access, demo data

Screenshots

A full screenshot tour is available on the project website: freeitsm.co.uk/screenshots.html

Project Status

FreeITSM is actively developed by a single maintainer (@edmozley). New features and fixes ship continuously — see the CHANGELOG on the main repository for the full history, and the Updates page on the website for published releases.

Contributing & Support

• ⭐ Star the repo if you find it useful — it genuinely helps with discoverability
• 🐛 Bug reports & feature requests via GitHub Issues
• 💬 Discussion — mention it on Reddit, Hacker News, Spiceworks, LinkedIn wherever IT pros hang out