Mantis Related Tools

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• Mobile Devices
  • MantisTouch - free at http://mantisbt.mobi or paid to install your own instance.
  • MantisWAP - $25/website
  • MantisClient for iPhone and iPad - MantisClient app gives you an iphone/ipad native view to your projects and issues
  • Unvired BugTracker for Mantis - Unvired BugTracker for Mantis brings the full power of MantisBT to your BlackBerry.
  • MantisBT Android Application - The MantisBT Android Application is a client for MantisBT.
• Configuration Management
  • Scmbug - Integrates Mantis with multiple Configuration Management tools.
  • Garfio Integration Project - Integrates Mantis with multiple Configuration Management tools (e.g. Subversion).
  • SVN - Recommended open-source Configuration Management tool.
  • CVS
  • Plastic SCM - An SCM that promises task driven development for everyone.
  • Tortoise Mantis - Integrates MantisBT with Tortoise SVN
• Project Management
  • dotProject
  • Basecamp
  • Task Adapter allows data synchronisation between MS Project and MantisBT
• Screen Capturing
  • Cropper with Custom Extension
  • Wink “is a Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users.”
• Video Capturing
  • BugCam is a video recording tool for software developers and testers that integrates directly with Mantis. Bugcam makes it easier to document and reproduce complicated bugs. Bug videos created with Bugcam can can also incorporate your voice, so you can explain what you’re doing as your screen is being recorded. Bugcam is completely free for casual use (up to five bug videos per month).
• Test Plans and Testing
  • Klaros-Testmanagement
  • QMetry - Test Management
  • Test Link
  • Test Log
  • TestRail This test management tool integrates with Mantis
  • Testuff
  • Zeta Test
  • XStudio is an versatile test management software solution usable with any existing tests
• Requirements Management
  • rth (this link is now defunct)
  • rth reborn
    • rth blog
  • MANEA - allows for two-way synchronization of selected entries from the system MANTIS BT according to the repository requirements contained in the Enterprise Architect of the Sparx Systems.
• Programming
  • MantisConnect - A web service implemented in PHP with client libraries in .NET, Java and Cocoa. (license required)
• Development Environment
  • Eclipse Plug-in (uses MantisConnect, license required)
  • Mylyn Plug-in (uses MantisConnect, license required)
  • MantisConnect for IDEA (uses MantisConnect, license required)
  • Linkify AddIn for VS 2005
  • Entomologist is a a cross-platform, open source bug tracker client that works with multiple bug trackers
• Spell Checker
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0 includes a spell checker
  • IE Spell for Internet Explorer
• Accessibility to Anonymous Users
  • AnonyMantis - (uses MantisConnect, license required)
• Continuous Integration (CI)
  • Mantis Plugin integrates Mantis to Hudson. It decorates Hudson “Changes” HTML to create links to your Mantis issues, and update issues with private / public notes.
• Blogging
  • Word Press plugin that converts #123 to links to Mantis issues.
  • WP Mantis WordPress Plugin for displaying buglist, roadmaps and changelogs in posts or pages.
• Content management
  • Joomla connector which allows listing and creating bugs from Joomla.
  • MantisBT plugin for obHelpDesk offers integration of Mantis Bug Tracker system to the obHelpDesk Joomla extension .
• Single Signon
  • OpenSSO provides a Mantis plugin for logging in using certificates.
• One-Click Installers
  • SimpleScripts partners with Control Panels to provide one-click installation of Mantis.
• Conversion
  • Trac 2 Mantis convert the components and versions (including milestone), the tickets, theirs comments, attachments, followers (cc in trac), and custom fields.
• Synchronization
  • MANEA - MANEA is the plugin to MantisBT, which allows for two-way synchronization of selected entries from MantisBT according to the repository requirements contained in the Enterprise Architect of the Sparx Company.

See also the MantisBT Plugins page for a list of mantis extensions, also including integration with other tools.