Fider: Free Open Source Feature Voting Tool
Listening to your users is one of the best ways to improve your product. But managing feedback through emails, scattered comments, or spreadsheets quickly becomes overwhelming. That’s where Fider comes in.
Fider is a free and open-source feature voting tool that helps you centralize requests, collect votes, and make better product decisions—while keeping everything transparent for your community.
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Creating Feature Requests
At the heart of Fider is the ability for users to submit feature requests directly into the platform. Instead of feedback getting lost in chats or emails, every request has a dedicated space. The submission process is simple and intuitive, encouraging your community to share their ideas without friction.
Feature Request Details
Each request gets its own page with details, such as a title, description, and status. This helps product teams evaluate the context behind suggestions and provides a clear record of what has been asked. Administrators can also update the status (e.g., Planned, In Progress, Completed), keeping the community informed at every stage.
Discussions & Votes
Once a request is created, other users can participate by leaving comments and voting. The voting system allows the most popular ideas to naturally rise to the top, giving teams a transparent way to identify priorities.
Discussions keep the feedback loop alive, ensuring you understand not only what users want, but also why they want it.
Shared Roadmap Decisions
Fider makes roadmap planning more collaborative. By showing which requests are under consideration or already scheduled, you involve your community in the decision-making process.
This shared visibility helps build trust, as users feel their input directly influences the product direction.
Tags & Filters
As requests accumulate, organization becomes essential. Fider supports tags and filters so you can categorize feature requests by theme, product area, or priority.
This makes it easier for both your team and your users to navigate through large volumes of suggestions and focus on what matters most.
Settings, Customization & API
Fider is not just out-of-the-box software—it’s highly configurable. You can adjust branding, user permissions, and language settings to match your needs.
For more advanced use cases, the Fider API allows developers to integrate it with existing workflows, dashboards, or analytics tools.
Conclusion
Fider helps bridge the gap between your team and your users by turning feedback into a structured, transparent, and democratic process.
With its open-source model, customization options, and focus on collaboration, it’s a perfect solution for teams that want to build products with their community, not just for them.