Free Tools for Project Managers
Diagnostic tools that give you honest answers about your Microsoft Project files, no account, no credit card, no pitch before you see the result.
Gantt Chart Generator
Paste a task list, get a Gantt chart
Copy your rows out of Excel or Google Sheets and paste them in. You get a real Gantt chart with dependencies and the critical path through them, in your browser, with nothing uploaded. Download it back as CSV or open it in Onplana.
Try it freeFree Project Plan Template
10 ready-made plans, as a spreadsheet
Pick one of 10 project plans, see the real phases, tasks, durations and milestones on the page, and download it as a spreadsheet for Excel or Google Sheets. No email, no account. Paste it into the Gantt chart generator to have it scheduled.
Try it freeFree Monthly Timesheet Template
Any month, one column per day, as a spreadsheet
Pick the month and name your projects, see the grid on the page, and download a timesheet for Excel or Google Sheets with totals that update as you type. No email, no account.
Try it freeOnline MPP Viewer
Open Microsoft Project files without Microsoft Project
Open a .mpp or Project XML file in your browser and see the Gantt chart, the task table and the critical path. A Microsoft Project XML file opens in the browser; anything else asks before it is converted.
Try it freeFree XER Viewer
Open Primavera P6 files without Primavera
Open a Primavera P6 .xer file in your browser and see the Gantt chart, the task table and the critical path, without Primavera. The viewer asks before the file is converted, and the free desktop app edits and saves it.
Try it freeMigration Preview
See your MS Project plan in Onplana - before you migrate
Upload a .mpp or .xml and get an honest compatibility report: which tasks transfer cleanly, which need review, and what you gain by moving.
Try it freeMS Project Migration Tool
Move your MS Project plan anywhere, with a fidelity preview
Upload a .mpp / .mpx / .xer / XML and see exactly what carries over to each destination - Onplana, Microsoft Planner, Project for the web, To Do, Lists, Excel, or MS Project XML. Download the file targets free, or migrate into Onplana as a working project.
Try it freePMO Maturity Assessment
Score your PMO across 5 dimensions in 5 minutes
Answer 15 questions across Process, Tooling, Governance, Risk, and Reporting. Get an overall maturity tier, industry benchmarks, and targeted recommendations for your weakest area.
Try it freeResource Allocation Heatmap
See who's overallocated, by how much, and when
Upload your .mpp or .xml. We compute per-resource weekly utilization and render a full heatmap with the top 10 overallocation hotspots and task-level detail.
Try it freeMicrosoft Project Migration Cost Calculator
Estimate your 3-year cost to leave Microsoft Project
Answer 10 questions about your PMO. Get a 3-year cost range across six categories - data migration, training, integration rework, parallel operation, cleanup, and license delta - with sensitivity analysis and a copy-ready business-case framework.
Try it freeAI Status Report Writer
Paste raw updates, get a polished exec report
Paste your team updates - Slack threads, meeting notes, ticket summaries. AI writes a polished executive status report with RAG status, accomplishments, blockers, and next-week plan in ~15 seconds.
Try it freeAI Project Plan Optimizer
Upload your .mpp; AI rewrites it along your focus axis
Upload your Microsoft Project schedule. Pick a focus, reduce risk, level resources, or compress the timeline, and the AI rewrites the plan accordingly. Export back as MS Project XML or convert to a free Onplana account in one click.
Try it freeFree Resource Leveling Tool
Surface overallocations and re-sequence conflicts
Upload your .mpp; we flag every week where someone is overallocated and propose a re-sequenced plan that flattens the conflicts. CRITICAL/HIGH tasks are pinned in place. Export as MS Project XML or save to a free Onplana account.
Try it freeSchedule Risk Analyzer
P50, P80 and P90 finish dates from your schedule
Upload a .mpp, Project XML or Primavera .xer. A Monte Carlo simulation of 2,000 runs gives the dates you finish by half, 80% and 90% of the time, the chance of hitting the date in the file, and the tasks that drive it.
Try it freeFree Gantt Chart
Online Gantt with critical path, baselines, .mpp import
A real Gantt chart on the free plan, automatic critical path, four dependency types (FS/SS/FF/SF) with lag, saved baselines, and native .mpp import. No credit card. Up to 2 projects and 5 members on the free plan.
Try it freeWhy free tools?
Evaluating a move off Microsoft Project shouldn't require logging into a new platform just to see what a migration looks like.
These tools run on your files entirely in-browser or through a parse-and-discard server pipeline, source files are deleted within 24 hours, we don't train on your data, and you don't need an account. Use them as many times as you want.
New freebies ship here as we build them. If there's a diagnostic you'd like to see, tell us.
Ready to do more than diagnose?
When you're ready to actually migrate, Onplana's free tier imports your .mpp file in one click.