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Astuto: An Open Source Feedback Tool for Small Teams
If you're looking for a tool to collect user feedback without spending a fortune, Astuto is definitely worth trying.
🛠️ All the Essential Features
- Feedback Collection: Users can submit suggestions and bug reports
- Voting System: Let users vote on ideas so you know which features are most popular
- Roadmap: Publicly display what you're working on to show users you're not slacking off
- Email Notifications: Get automatically notified about new feedback
- API: Want to integrate with other tools? No problem
- Webhook: Can connect to tools like Slack and Jira
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How to Use
After installing the application, open the main page.

Click login. The default administrator account credentials are: admin@example.com/password

After entering the main page, you'll see a guide page.

Now, go to Settings and change the language to Chinese.

- Upload your logo
- Change to a nice-sounding site name
- Choose a color that matches your brand identity

Keep Feedback Categories Clear It's recommended to create these sections:
- 🐛 Bug Reports
- 💡 Feature Suggestions
- 🚀 Improvement Ideas
- ❓ Usage Questions

Make Good Use of the Roadmap Feature Put the features you're currently working on and planning to work on there, so users know you're continuously improving. This is more effective than any marketing talk.

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Summary
Astuto is a highly cost-effective feedback tool. While its features might not be as flashy as paid tools, it's definitely sufficient for most teams. Most importantly, it's free, open-source, and controllable.
If you're hesitating about spending hundreds of dollars per month on a feedback tool, why not try Astuto first?
