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Linear

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4.5M / mo
Free / $10/mo
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Linear is a fast, opinionated project and issue tracking tool built for software teams that want minimal friction between an idea and a shipped feature. Its AI features write issue descriptions from context, auto-triage incoming bugs, and generate weekly project summaries. Engineering teams at high-growth startups and scale-ups prefer Linear's speed and keyboard-first design over heavier tools like Jira.

Linear features and capabilities, including which plan they need and how they compare in the CanIUse matrix.

linearAdded 2025-09-21Catalog rank 10

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✨ Modalities

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Text Input
Yes, requires free plan. Issues, comments, Linear Asks, and Linear Agent take text. Free includes the agent platform.
🖼️
Image Upload / Vision
Unknown. Issue attachments exist. A vision model on Linear Agent was not on the pricing page.
🎨
Image Generation
No. Issue tracker, not an image model.
🎙️
Voice Mode
No. No conversational voice loop is advertised.
🎥
Video Understanding
No. Not a video-analysis product.
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Video Generation
No. Not a video generation product.
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File Upload (PDF, DOCX)
Yes, requires plus plan. File uploads are unlimited on Basic ($10/user/mo yearly). Free is limited.
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Code Execution
Yes, requires free plan. Coding sessions: Linear Agent can set up, run, and test code before returning work (changelog on homepage).
🔊
Audio Input
No. Not a speech product.
🖌️
Canvas / Artifact Editor
No. Issue/diff UI, not an artifacts canvas.
🖥️
Screen Sharing / Computer Use
No. No computer-use takeover of your desktop.

🧠 Memory & Context

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Persistent Memory
Partial. Issues, projects, and agent context persist. That is work-item state, not a personal chat-memory profile.
📏
Large Context Window
No. Issue limits (250 on Free), not an LLM token window.
⚙️
Custom Instructions
Yes, requires free plan. Triage rules, templates, and agent workflows.
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Conversation History
Yes, requires free plan. Issue comment history and activity.

🔌 Integrations

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Web Search / Browsing
No. Not a web-search product.
🔌
Plugins / Extensions
Yes, requires free plan. Git, Slack intake, MCP, API/webhooks. Salesforce is an add-on.
🔧
API Access
Yes, requires free plan. API, webhooks, and MCP access are listed on the pricing comparison.
⚡
Zapier Integration
Unknown. A Zapier listing was not checked this round.
🤖
Custom GPTs / Bots
Yes, requires free plan. Build/deploy agents; Linear Agent is included on Free.
👥
Real-time Collaboration
Yes, requires free plan. Shared issues; unlimited members on Free.
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Live Social Data Integration
No. No live social firehose.
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Live Citation Mapping
No. Not a cited-search product.

👨‍💻 Developer

🛠️
Function Calling
Yes, requires free plan. Linear Agent plus MCP: agents draft PRs and take issue actions.
⚡
Streaming Responses
Unknown. Agent token streaming was not specified.
🎛️
Fine-Tuning
No. Linear does not train foundation weights.
📐
Embeddings API
No. Not an embeddings API.
📋
Structured Output (JSON)
Partial. Issues, labels, and API objects. Not arbitrary JSON-schema chat.
🧩
Reasoning / Thinking Mode
No. Agent runs issues. Not a user Deep Think toggle.
🏠
Local Execution
No. Cloud SaaS. Agent coding sessions run in Linear’s environment.
🔓
Open Weights
No. Closed product.
🤖
Multi-Agent Orchestration
Partial. Agents as teammates. Not a multi-agent research swarm.

📱 Platforms

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Web App
Yes, requires free plan. linear.app.
📱
iOS App
Yes, requires free plan. Homepage demo includes an iOS app.
🤖
Android App
Unknown. iOS is shown. Android was not confirmed on the homepage.
🖥️
Desktop App
Unknown. A desktop client exists in market; it was not on the pricing page this round.
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Chrome Extension
Unknown. Not confirmed this round.

🔒 Privacy

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GDPR Compliant
Unknown. Needs a current DPA read.
🚫
Opt Out of Data Training
Unknown. Agent training policy was not on the pricing page.
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Enterprise Privacy Mode
Yes, requires enterprise plan. Enterprise: SAML, SCIM, IP restrictions, audit log, HIPAA listed.

💼 Workspaces

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Projects / Folders
Yes, requires free plan. Projects, cycles, initiatives. Teams limited on Free (2).