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Kanban Board
Use this free kanban board online to organise your work at a glance. Add tasks as cards, drag them between To Do, Doing, and Done, and your board is saved in your browser automatically — no sign-up, no account, nothing to install.
To Do
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Doing
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Done
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Tip: drag a card to another column, or use its arrow buttons. Your board saves itself in this browser.
How it works
A kanban board turns a to-do list into a picture of your work. Instead of one long list where finished tasks sit next to tasks you have not started, the board splits work into three columns: To Do, Doing, and Done. A card starts in To Do, moves to Doing when you begin it, and lands in Done when it is finished. At any moment you can see how much is waiting, how much is in progress, and how much is already done.
Adding a card takes seconds. Type the task, add a short note if it needs one — a deadline, a size, a name — pick the column, and press Add card. The note is optional; a card with only a title works fine. Each card has arrow buttons: the right arrow moves it one column forward, toward Done, and the left arrow moves it back. The cross button deletes the card when it is no longer needed. You can also drag a card with your mouse or finger and drop it on another column, which is faster once you have several cards.
The board is saved in your browser's local storage, which means it is stored on your own device and nowhere else. Add, move, or delete a card and the change is saved straight away, so closing the page and coming back tomorrow shows the same board. Nothing is sent to a server and no account is needed. The trade-off is that the board lives in one browser: clearing your browser data wipes it, and opening the page on another device shows an empty board. The Clear board button removes every card at once when a project is finished and you want a fresh start.
The habit that makes a kanban board work is limiting what sits in Doing. Two or three cards at a time is a good limit for one person. When Doing is full, do not pull in another card — finish one first. It feels slower, but it is faster: half-finished tasks pile up quietly, while finished cards in Done show real progress and keep the To Do column honest about what is left.
Worked example
Imagine you are setting up a market stall for the first time. Press Load sample board and the board fills with a small plan for the stall, exactly as shown below. It has four cards across the three columns.
Step 1: In To Do sit two cards — "Design price list" with the note "A4, two copies", and "Order shopping bags" with the note "200 plain bags". These are jobs not yet started.
Step 2: In Doing sits one card — "Print flyers" with the note "50 copies, colour". This is the job in progress right now.
Step 3: In Done sits one card — "Book stall space" with the note "Saturday pitch, paid". This job is finished and out of the way.
Step 4: When the flyers are printed, drag the "Print flyers" card to Done, then move "Design price list" into Doing. The board now reads: 1 card in To Do, 1 in Doing, 2 in Done.
The tool shows the same result: the header reads 4 cards in total — 2 in To Do, 1 in Doing, 1 in Done — and every card can be moved, edited by deleting and re-adding, or cleared with the Clear board button. Replace the sample cards with your own tasks and the same four steps become your working routine: add everything to To Do, keep Doing small, and let Done grow.
FAQ
What is a kanban board?
A kanban board is a visual way to organise work. Tasks are written on cards and placed in columns that show their status — usually To Do, Doing, and Done. Moving a card from one column to the next shows progress at a glance, without a list that hides what is finished and what is stuck.
How many cards should be in the Doing column?
Keep it small — two or three cards at a time is a good limit for one person. When Doing fills up, work slows down because attention is split across too many half-finished tasks. Finish one card and move it to Done before pulling the next card across from To Do.
Is my board saved?
Yes. Your board is saved in your browser's local storage every time you add, move, or delete a card, so it is still there when you close the page and come back. It is stored only on your own device, so clearing your browser data or switching to a different device starts a fresh, empty board.
Can I use this board for a team project?
It works well for personal planning and for one person tracking a shared project, but each person sees only the board on their own device — there is no shared or synced version. For a team, use it to plan your own tasks, then share a screenshot or read out your columns in a meeting.
How do I move a card between columns?
Drag the card with your mouse or finger and drop it on another column, or use the arrow buttons on the card: the right arrow moves it one column forward, toward Done, and the left arrow moves it one column back. The cross button deletes the card. Every change is saved automatically.