Ask HN: Is there a need for a bug tracker for freelancers?

I'd say: You know very well what you need, so go ahead and create something that fits your needs. You'll end up with a solution for yourself, and I'm pretty sure there are people out there for whom this solution fits too. (Unless, of course, this is primarily about creating and selling a product.)

By the way, despite there being PLENTY of bug trackers out there, most of the people I talk to are not satisfied with the bug tracker they use.

EDIT: I like the simple design.

I don't know where you plan on heading with this, but there are a couple things you could probably do with this, as well. As a part of your standard "adding their project to the tracker" process, you could also register their e-mail address(es).

You could then have your app listen for incoming e-mail messages in order to auto create tickets, etc. I have always had a hard time getting clients (back when I freelanced) to actually visit a bug tracking tool and input information. It usually involved them e-mailing me and me manually adding the bug.

Github integration (at the project level) would allow you to target your bugs with commit messages and then see which code was committed to resolve each bug (much like it works with github issues at the moment, but with your private solution.)

Sorry for rambling. Caffeine.