JIRA Epic Planning Dashboard
The local-first, lightning-fast Gantt chart for JIRA.
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The local-first, lightning-fast Gantt chart for JIRA.
2 followers
TrackLens is a tool that pulls your Epics and lets you manage them locally with a real-time Gantt view. Tech Stack: React 19, Tailwind, Node.js (Proxy). Key highlights: 🚀 Local-first architecture with instant performance 📅 Smart, non-destructive date autogeneration 🧠 Built-in RAG risk intelligence 🧪 Safe what-if planning with local edits 🌗 Dark and light themes 🔒 Privacy-first, no vendor lock-in Stop fighting Jira’s UI. Keep the database. Upgrade the view.
@JIRA Epic Planning Dashboard
I just went through my first Product Hunt launch with TrackLens, and one thing I didn’t fully appreciate before doing it was how unpredictable the outcome really is.
I’ve seen launches where founders did everything “by the book”
Strong pre-launch
Big networks
Clear positioning
…and still ended up somewhere mid-pack.
On the other hand, I launched TrackLens without a huge following, mostly by talking openly about the problem I was solving and engaging in discussions before and after launch. The response was encouraging, but it still made me question how much of Product Hunt success is actually controllable.
It feels like some combination of:
Timing
Who happens to be online that day
Community momentum
And yes, a bit of luck
What surprised me most wasn’t the ranking, but the conversations. People cared less about the polish and more about why the product existed and what problem it genuinely tried to solve.
For those who’ve launched before, I’d really love to learn from you:
• What surprised you the most after your launch?
• What actually moved the needle for you?
• What would you focus on if you were launching again today?
Trying to learn from the experience and get better at this, not just chase numbers.
Quick note for anyone curious 👇
TrackLens is currently completely free to use, so feel free to try it out and explore the features. No pressure, no commitment.
If you run into any issues, bugs, or things that feel confusing, please let me know. I’m actively improving it and would genuinely appreciate the feedback.
Happy to help if you get stuck 🙂
I kept running into this problem where epics had missing or unreliable dates in Jira, so Gantt charts were useless. I ended up building a view-only fallback system.
Please feel free to try it out. Its completely free.
Curious how others solve this.