Download Hinata
Hinata is a client for your own server. On first launch, the app asks for a server URL. If you don't have a server yet, start with Self-hosting. It takes a Docker Compose file and a few minutes.
The app is one Flutter codebase for six platforms. Screens, data and shortcuts are the same everywhere.
Get the app
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Android
Available
Phone and tablet, with push notifications and full offline-friendly navigation.
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iOS
Available
iPhone and iPad, with push notifications and deep links straight to the issue.
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macOS
Available
Native desktop client, notarised and on the Mac App Store.
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Windows
Available
Packaged as an MSIX, with push over Windows Push Notification Services.
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Linux
Available
Native GTK 3 client, strictly confined, for x86-64 and ARM64. Flatpak and AppImage recipes stay in the repository.
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Web
Included
Nothing to install. Your server ships the web app itself. Open its address and sign in.
How to host it
One app, many servers
The Hinata app has no server address built in. The same build connects to your company's server, your club's server or a local test instance, each with its own session. See The apps for the Server Manager.
What each platform can do
Almost everything is the same everywhere. These are the differences:
| Android | iOS | macOS | Windows | Linux | Web | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boards, sprints, issues, Gantt, reports | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Push notifications | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| In-app & e-mail notifications | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Take a photo with the camera | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Attach files you already have | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Record a voice comment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ |
| Stay signed in across restarts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ⚠️ | ✅ |
hinata:// deep links | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | n/a |
⚠️ means it works once the system provides something the app can't ship itself. On Linux you need:
- Staying signed in: a keyring that implements the Secret Service (e.g. GNOME Keyring or KWallet).
- Playing voice comments: the GStreamer plugin packages.
- Recording voice comments: PulseAudio and FFmpeg.
If something is missing, the app tells you what. Details and package lists are in The apps.
Why Linux has no push
On mobile and Windows, push is relayed through the Hinata Connect gateway to FCM and WNS. Linux has no equivalent service. Notifications arrive in the app and by e-mail there. You can still change your notification settings. They belong to your account and also apply to your phone.
After you install
- Enter your server URL. The app checks that a Hinata server answers before it continues.
- Sign in with your credentials or through your operator's single sign-on.
- Done. The workspace is the same as on every other device.
Told to update?
When a server requires a newer app version, the app shows a button to the right store. Operators set these links per platform in the admin area, so the button goes to the store you installed from.
New to Hinata? The User guide walks through the app step by step.