What Is a Public Linear Board? A Complete Guide

A public Linear board is a customer-facing view of your Linear issues. Instead of keeping your issue tracker behind closed doors, you expose selected issues on a branded board where users can browse, vote, and submit feedback. Your team keeps working in Linear while your community stays informed.

How a Public Linear Board Works

Your Linear workspace stays private. A public Linear board connects to it and displays only the issues you choose—filtered by project, label, or status. Changes in Linear sync to the board in real time. When you move an issue to "In Progress" or "Done," your users see it immediately.

Users interact with the board without needing a Linear account. They can browse issues, upvote the ones they care about, and submit new requests. Submissions create Linear issues automatically, so your team never leaves their workflow.

Who Uses Public Linear Boards

Public Linear boards work for any team that wants structured feedback and transparent development:

• SaaS companies — Replace scattered emails with a single place for feature requests and bug reports
• Developer tools — Give technical users visibility into your backlog and roadmap
• Open source projects — Let contributors see priorities and suggest improvements
• Agencies — Share project progress with clients without giving them access to internal tools

What Makes It Different from a Roadmap Page

A static roadmap page is a snapshot. A public Linear board is live. Issues move through statuses, votes accumulate, and new submissions flow in. It reflects your actual work, not a curated marketing version of it.

Because the board syncs with Linear, there's no manual updating. Your team works in Linear as usual, and the public board stays current.

Key Features to Look For

When choosing a tool to create your public Linear board, look for:

• Real-time Linear sync — Changes appear instantly
• Custom branding — Colors, fonts, logo, and branded URL
• Community voting — Users upvote to surface demand
• Issue submissions — New requests flow into Linear
• Email notifications — Subscribers get updates when issues change
• Privacy controls — Choose exactly which issues are visible

Getting Started

Setting up a public Linear board takes minutes. Connect your Linear workspace, choose which issues to display, apply your branding, and share the link.