ProjectLibre online
Open a ProjectLibre file online, free
Got a .pod file and no ProjectLibre at hand? Drop it here: within seconds you see the plan as a Gantt chart, with tasks, dates, dependencies, resources and progress. No sign-up, nothing to install.
Up to 10 MB. The file is not stored.
How to open a .pod file in three steps
Upload the file
Drag the .pod file into the box above or choose it from your computer. It is the format ProjectLibre saves by default.
View the plan
A read-only Gantt chart opens with the WBS, durations, start and finish dates, dependencies, milestones and percent complete. The list shows each task row by row.
Edit it online
With a free account the file becomes a Planitude project that the whole team can update from the browser, with the critical path recalculated at every change.
What is a .pod file?
POD is the native format of ProjectLibre, the free desktop alternative to Microsoft Project. Since version 1.5.5, a .pod file contains a copy of the plan in Microsoft Project XML format as well: tasks, durations, dependencies, calendars, resources, assignments and progress.
Files saved with older versions of ProjectLibre don’t contain that copy and can’t be opened here: open them in a recent ProjectLibre and save them again, or export them to XML. Password-protected files can’t be opened either.
What you see in your file
WBS structure
Summary tasks and subtasks at every level, with the WBS code of each row.
Dates and durations
Start, finish and duration of each task, in your time zone.
Dependencies
Finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish and start-to-finish links, with leads and lags.
Milestones
Key dates, drawn as diamonds on the timeline.
Progress
The percent complete recorded in ProjectLibre, on the bar and in the list.
Resources
The resources assigned to each task, as they are named in the file.
Your file stays yours
The file is processed in memory on servers in the European Union, in Germany, only for as long as it takes to draw the Gantt chart. We do not save it, archive it or use it for anything else.
If you choose to edit it, the file stays in your browser until you create an account and confirm the import: only then does it become a project, visible only to you and the people you invite.
Other ways to open a .pod file
The viewer is for reading a plan quickly. For other needs there are these options.
ProjectLibre desktop
Free and open source, it opens and edits .pod files and Microsoft Project files. It has to be installed on each computer and is meant for one person at a time.
Export to XML or PDF
From ProjectLibre you can save the plan as Microsoft Project XML or print it to PDF. A PDF opens anywhere, but it doesn’t update.
Microsoft Project
It doesn’t open .pod files directly: the plan has to be exported to XML from ProjectLibre first, and every reader needs a Project license.
Planitude
Opens the file in your browser and, with a free account, lets you edit it with your team and export it to Microsoft Project XML.
ProjectLibre file questions
Is there a ProjectLibre online version?
ProjectLibre is a desktop application. On this page you can open its .pod files in the browser, and with a free Planitude account you can keep working on the plan online with your team.
Do I need an account?
No, not to view the file. A free account is only needed if you want to edit the plan and save it.
Which .pod files can be opened?
Files saved with ProjectLibre 1.5.5 or later, which contain the plan in Microsoft Project XML format. Older files have to be opened and saved again in a recent ProjectLibre.
Is my file stored?
No. It is read in memory to draw the Gantt chart and then discarded. It is only saved if you create an account and confirm the import.
Why do I see a resource called “Unassigned”?
ProjectLibre writes a placeholder resource for tasks without anyone assigned, with a name in the language of the program. The viewer shows it as it is in the file.
Can I convert a .pod file to Microsoft Project?
Yes. Import it into Planitude with a free account and export it to Microsoft Project XML, which Project opens and can save as .mpp.