Merlin Project Express
Project Planning, Made as Simple as It Gets
For occasional projects. Plan what needs planning. On the Mac App Store or via Setapp.
Project planning that feels familiar from day one
A Mac app for the home project, the tour plan or the thesis. No multi-team, multi-quarter tracking nobody maintains.
Gantt Chart
Break your project down into tasks, milestones and dependencies on a clear timeline. Drag and drop elements into the right structure. Merlin Project Express recalculates start and end dates automatically.
Resources & costs
Drag people straight from your Mac Contacts into a project. Merlin Project Express calculates costs from hourly rates and budgets automatically: per task, per resource or for the whole project.
Attachments
Attach every piece of information directly to a task: files, checklists, events, information items, issues and risks. Drag and drop them in, with version history for changing documents.
What our customers say
Real voices from the App Store, Capterra and direct customer references.
Projektplanung und KI
I have downloaded the new Version 9 with integrated AI, and I must say I am flashed. The AI generated plans make total sense and this is a perfect vehicle to generate initial project plans. Dependencies detected, roles detected parallel vs. sequential execution perfectly detected and so much extra information you might forget when doing the plan...
Best PM SW Ever
Hi, I've used MS Project for years and everything in between and they do not hold a candle to the ease of use and simple delight of using Merlin. Truly magical! Great job Merl...
A Swiss screwdriver for organisation, the Teutonic way
A real tool requires a thorough learning curve. The tutorials are of high quality, the support never falters, the ergonomics are well crafted. Do not skip the learning phase. I...
The coolest thing since sliced bread
I searched a long time for a decent project management app on macOS, and eventually I found Merlin Project. This is not only a PM app, it is also a mind mapping app, a reporting app and much more! All views are configurable in any detail. It offers the widest range of PM functions which are needed and used in actual management. And if you have a...
Love it
We are a small not-for-profit organisation who just need a simple tool to plan a community shop. I'm a reasonably confident MS Project user and couldn't (until now) find anythin...
Nice planning tool
I really like Merlin as project planning tool. There are some things I would like to see in the solution as: - structured export of project plans to MS Excel - support for regul...
Pricing overview
Download the trial and try Merlin Project Express free for 14 days, then purchase once on the Mac App Store.
Merlin Project for iPad
You travel a lot and plan on the iPad?
For the mobile project manager on iPad, Apple Vision Pro or iPhone.
Merlin Project for Mac
You work on a Mac and plan professionally?
Professional project management for individual users and teams on the Mac.
Merlin Project Express
You plan personal or small projects?
The small version for the private project manager on the Mac.
Frequently asked questions
The most common questions about switching, data privacy, and purchasing, answered briefly.
Can I import existing Microsoft Project files?
Yes. Merlin Project imports and exports Microsoft Project via MS Project XML. Additionally, MPX and formats like MindManager, FreeMind, OmniPlan, OPML, CSV, iCalendar are supported.
Do I need a server or cloud platform?
No. Merlin Project runs entirely locally on your Mac or iPad. For team collaboration the app syncs via iCloud Drive, Dropbox or, on the Mac, practically any common cloud service. You don't need your own server.
At its heart is MagicSync, our patented sync technology. It reconciles changes from multiple users and devices without losing data or producing annoying conflict files, even when several people edit simultaneously.
Does Merlin Project work without an internet connection?
Yes, completely. All features are available offline. As soon as you're back online, Merlin Project syncs your changes automatically, guaranteed without conflict files. Ideal for construction sites, on-site meetings or travel.
Where is my project data stored?
Exclusively on your own devices and, if you enable it, in your personal cloud storage. Merlin Project is not a cloud application and not a SaaS. There is no ProjectWizards server that processes your project data. You alone decide where your data lives.
This makes the app fully GDPR-compliant, a key difference compared to purely cloud-based PM tools. You don't need a data processing agreement (DPA).
What happens after the 14-day trial?
You can try Merlin Project Express for 14 days without any restrictions. Once the trial ends, you keep read access to all project files you created; edits, export and printing are not available in this mode.
To keep working, choose a monthly or annual subscription as an in-app purchase from the Mac App Store. Setapp subscribers can use Merlin Project Express directly through their Setapp plan.
What about my old lifetime license?
Your lifetime license remains valid. You can continue to use Merlin Project with the feature set your license covered at purchase. New features and current versions are part of the subscription model.
