How To Easily Create a No-code Custom Jira App

Every Jira team has been there: we need something a little extra for our workflow. A common scenario is that your team needs a dashboard that shows sprint progress, overdue issues, and team capacity — all in one place. Jira is powerful, but it doesn’t always give you everything out of the box. So you search the Marketplace, try three different plugins, and spend hours setting up automation rules. And in the end, you still get the gap between “almost right” and “exactly what we need.” Before, closing that gap usually meant hiring developers or becoming a Jira scripting expert yourself. Now, SaaSJet is bringing something brand new to the table: No-code Apps Creator (NCAC) — an AI-powered app that lets you build custom Jira apps, widgets, dashboards, and workflow tools in minutes through simple conversation, no coding required.

Jira AI Tool - From Script to Prompt

Today, AI is changing everything dynamically. At home, people are used to asking an AI for a playlist or a plan. At work, they expect the same simplicity. And that’s how No-code Apps Creator by SaaSJet works - simple. Instead of writing code, you describe your idea in plain English: “Show sprint progress with a burndown chart and highlight overdue issues by assignee”, and minutes later, you’re looking at your own Jira gadget, securely deployed on Forge.

What Jira Users Can Create

No-code Apps Creator can generate various types of Jira apps without requiring any code. Here are some real examples:

Issue Resolution Time Tracker: Build an app that will track the time to resolve an issue. It should sum the time an issue spends in all statuses, excluding “Waiting for customer” and “Timed Out” statuses.
Sprint progress visualizer: Create a dashboard gadget that shows current sprint progress with a burndown chart, remaining story points, days left in sprint, and velocity comparison to the last 3 sprints. Include color coding: green for on-track, yellow for at-risk, red for behind schedule.
Team capacity overview: Build a dashboard gadget displaying team member workload as horizontal progress bars showing assigned story points vs capacity. Include current utilization percentage, upcoming deadlines, and overallocation warnings in red.
Risk assessment dashboard: Create a project page app for risk management with risk register, impact/probability matrix, mitigation planning, and escalation workflows. Include automatic risk scoring, aging reports for overdue actions, and risk trend analysis.

More ideas you can find here: App Ideas - Use Cases & Examples

Pro Tips for Best Results

Like any AI tool, you’ll get the best results with clear prompts. A few tips:

Be specific → mention fields, date ranges, sort rules.
Define the format → table, chart, cards, heatmap.
Name your data sources → Assets, issue fields, worklogs.
Think roles → ask for summaries for execs vs. details for leads.
Validate once → have your Jira admin review before rollout.

Security and Governance

No-code Apps Creator is more than a quick fix; it’s a professional solution designed for real Jira teams. Secure by Forge, apps run inside Jira Cloud with Atlassian’s security model, ensuring your data is protected by default. Admin approval may be required by policy, which maintains your governance while still allowing flexibility and innovation.

Who Benefits and How

Jira admins: Reduce backlog of “can you build this?” requests; keep governance intact.
Project managers & team leads: Create capacity planners, sprint boards, risk logs, and release trackers on demand.
Analysts & business owners: Ship dashboards and reports that mirror how your team actually works.
All Jira users: Less tool-wrangling, more progress.

Bringing It Home

The AI era isn’t about replacing expertise; it’s about removing barriers. No-code Apps Creator by SaaSJet is giving every Jira user the power to turn “I wish Jira could just…” into “Done in minutes.” As a result, teams move faster, admins keep control, and your Jira instance finally adapts to the speed of work.

Next time you hit a Jira limitation, try using AI-powered NCAC: type in your idea, and watch it come to life.

Need something more complex? When your Jira requirements go beyond what no-code can handle, Seibert Group’s Atlassian development team builds production-ready Forge apps, integrations, and automations tailored to your workflow. As an Atlassian Solution Partner, we turn complex requirements into reliable, maintainable software that scales with your business.