LibreBooking

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LibreBooking
Developer(s) LibreBooking team
Initial release November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11) (2.8.5.1)[1][2]
Stable release

2.8.6.1  (September 26, 2023; 14 months ago (2023-09-26))

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Written in PHP
Operating system Cross-platform
Available in Multi-lingual
Type Resource booking software
License(s) GNU General Public License v3.0
Website github.com/LibreBooking

LibreBooking is a free web-based open-source resource scheduling solution based off the now closed-source Booked Scheduler.

Product history

LibreBooking started out as Booked Scheduler, an open-source resource scheduling solution developed by Twinkle Toes Software. On November 1, 2020, Booked Scheduler became a closed-source software as a service (SaaS) offering, with the last open-source version being 2.8.5.[1][2] The repo for Booked Scheduler was forked and turned into LibreBooking, with the first version being released as 2.8.5.1 on November 11, 2020.[1] As of June 2023, the software continues to receive updates, with the latest release being made in mid-April.

Features

The main features of LibreBooking include[3]:

  • account registration
  • resource booking, updating, and crediting for single or multiple resources
  • resource search
  • support for recurring reservations and reservation series
  • reservation deletion
  • support for accessories
  • attachment of participant accounts to a booking
  • administrator support and booking
  • email notifications
  • support for adding to Outlook and Google Calendar
  • subscribe to calendars
  • external calendar embed
  • support for quota rules
  • support for wait lists and notifications

The software can be installed from code or as a Docker container.

Hardware/software requirements

PHP 7.0 or greater, MySQL 5.5 or greater, and a web server are required for manual installation. For more on installation from code, see the installation document. For more on the Docker container and its installation, see the associated GitHub page.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

Entities using LibreBooking

Further reading

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "LibreBooking / app / releases". GitHub. 18 April 2023. https://github.com/LibreBooking/app/releases. Retrieved 23 June 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "lourdas / BookedScheduler". GitHub. 28 January 2021. https://github.com/lourdas/BookedScheduler. Retrieved 23 June 2023. 
  3. "LibreBooking / app / wiki / Usage". GitHub. 7 February 2022. https://github.com/LibreBooking/app/wiki/Usage. Retrieved 23 June 2023.