motion.tools (Antragsgrün) manages motions, amendments, and votes for parties and NGOs. See features, hosting options, pricing, and alternatives.
motion.tools, widely known by its German name Antragsgrün, is open-source software for managing motions, amendments, and candidacies at conferences and general assemblies. It was created in 2012 by developer Tobias Hößl for the Bavarian Green Party to simplify motion handling at state delegate conferences, and has since grown into a widely used platform for political parties, unions, and NGOs across Europe.
The software has been actively developed for more than a decade and is now on its 4.x release series. It moved from a single-organization model to a multi-tenant architecture (Antragsgrün 2) so one central installation can serve many separate organizations, a design that remains core to the platform today.
Antragsgrün manages the complete motion lifecycle: submission of motions, amendments, and candidacies; commenting and discussion; automated PDF, spreadsheet, and text exports using customizable templates; and merging accepted amendments into a final consolidated document.
For in-person and hybrid conventions, it also supports live convention operations, including agendas, speaking lists, roll calls, live voting, and a full-screen projector display mode, alongside administrative tools like email notifications, configurable submission policies, and single sign-on for larger organizations.
Antragsgrün is free and open source (AGPL license) and can be self-hosted on an organization's own servers at no cost, with source code available on GitHub. Organizations can also spin up a temporary test instance without providing contact information.
For organizations that don't want to self-host, the project offers optional professional hosting, support, and custom feature development billed on an hourly basis, with servers primarily located in the EU and US hosting available on request.
It is software for managing motions, amendments, and candidacies at conferences and general assemblies, used by political parties, unions, and NGOs.
Yes, it is open-source software under the AGPL license and can be self-hosted for free; paid hosting and support are optional add-ons billed hourly.
It was created in 2012 by developer Tobias Hößl for the Bavarian state branch of Alliance 90/The Greens.
No, they are completely unrelated products; motion.tools manages conference motions and amendments, while usemotion.com is an AI calendar and task management app.
Users include the European Youth Forum, the German and European Green Party, Volt Europa, and the National Council of German Women's Organizations, among others.
It is available in German, English, and French.