Skima
What it is
Skima is a people development platform for mapping team skills, identifying gaps, planning growth, and tracking progress. Its executive dashboard presents KPIs, gap analysis, and trends, while a heatmap matrix shows strengths and gaps across a team. Evaluations use a weighted formula based on level, frequency, and criticality. Teams can connect development goals to skill gaps and track actions in development plans. Skima also supports comparisons of team state across quarters, semesters, and years. Data import and export are available in CSV and JSON. The README describes offline operation with data stored locally in SQLite, and the product site says data remains on the user's machine. It can run as a desktop app, a Docker-hosted local web service, or a build from source; the README says no account, cloud, or tracking is required. Desktop updates are cryptographically signed, though the updater is desktop-only and Linux auto-update works for AppImage builds. Skima is free for personal use under PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0; a commercial license is available. Its intended users include CEOs and founders, operations and PMO teams, and analysts.
For and against
For
- Heatmap matrix shows team strengths and gaps
- Weighted evaluations consider level, frequency, and criticality
- Development plans track actions and progress
- Offline use stores data locally in SQLite
- CSV and JSON import and export
Against
- Free license is for personal use
- Commercial license is separate
- No mobile support listed
- Linux auto-update works for AppImage builds
The verdict
Skima combines team skills mapping with development planning and progress comparisons. It keeps data local and offers multiple deployment choices, but its free license is limited to personal use.
Who it suits
Skima is aimed at CEOs and founders, operations and PMO teams, and analysts who need to map skills and follow development plans. Its personal-use license suits individual use; commercial use requires a commercial license.
Plans and prices
Free
Free for personal use · Commercial license available
Read 7 Oct 2026 · skima.henfrydls.com
On the record
- Audience
- The product site names CEOs and founders, operations and PMO teams, and analysts as intended users.skima.henfrydls.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Dashboard
- Its executive dashboard presents KPIs, gap analysis, and trends.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Skima is available as a desktop app, a Docker-hosted local web service, or a build from source.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Development plans
- Development plans let teams link goals to skill gaps and track actions and progress.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Evaluations
- Evaluations use a weighted formula based on level, frequency, and criticality.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- History
- Users can compare team state across quarters, semesters, and years.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- Skima supports moving data in and out, and the product site specifies CSV and JSON export/import.skima.henfrydls.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The product site states PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 is free for personal use and that a commercial license is available.skima.henfrydls.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Offline and storage
- The README says Skima works offline with data stored locally in SQLite, and the product site says data stays on the user's machine.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The README describes Skima as requiring no account and using no cloud or tracking.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Skima is a people development platform for mapping team skills, spotting gaps, planning growth, and tracking progress.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Skills matrix
- The team skills matrix is a heatmap for viewing strengths and gaps across a team.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Updates
- Desktop updates are cryptographically signed; the README says the updater is desktop-only and Linux auto-update works for AppImage builds.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
