Kanban Board
Visualize your workflow.
Kanban Board at a glance
Kanban Board is a free online app you can use right now to visualize your workflow โ no account, no install and no usage limit. It runs entirely inside your browser, so whatever you enter stays on your own device.
- Price
- Free โ no trial, no paid tier, no watermark
- Sign-up
- Not required
- Where it runs
- In your browser โ nothing is uploaded to a server
- Works on
- Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge โ desktop, tablet and phone
- Category
- Productivity
About Kanban Board
A simple board with columns you drag cards between, saved automatically in your browser.
Kanban originated in Toyota's manufacturing system and translates well to individual work because it makes one thing visible that a list cannot: how much you have started but not finished. A to-do list of thirty items looks the same whether two or twenty are in progress. A board shows the Doing column filling up.
That visibility is the whole mechanism. The core discipline in Kanban is limiting work in progress โ deliberately capping how many cards may sit in Doing at once, typically two or three. This feels restrictive and is the part most people skip, but it is what makes the method work: partly finished work delivers nothing, and constant context switching between many started tasks is slower than finishing them one at a time.
The rule to adopt if you adopt only one: before starting anything new, finish or explicitly park something already in Doing. A board where everything drifts into Doing and nothing reaches Done is just a list with extra steps.
How to use Kanban Board
- Add cards to the To Do column.
- Drag a card to Doing when you start it โ and keep that column short.
- Move it to Done on completion, and clear Done periodically.
Frequently asked questions
What is the point of limiting work in progress?
Partly finished work delivers no value, and switching between many started tasks is slower than finishing them one at a time. Capping the Doing column at two or three forces completion before starting something new.
How is this better than a to-do list?
It makes started-but-unfinished work visible. A list of thirty items looks identical whether two or twenty are in progress; a board shows the Doing column filling up, which is the signal to stop starting things.
Is my board saved?
Yes, in your browser's local storage. It persists between visits on this device and is never uploaded to a server.
Can I share a board with a team?
No. Everything is stored locally with no account, so there is nothing to share from. It is designed for personal work rather than collaboration.