What is a kanban board?

A kanban board shows work as cards in columns, one column for each stage, such as To Do, In Progress and Done. Moving a card to the next column shows at a glance what's waiting, what's being worked on and what's finished. Teams use it to plan sprints, share chores or keep track of a project without a full project management app.

Tool description

This tool is a kanban board that a group edits together through a link. Open it, send the link, and everyone who opens it sees the same board. Anyone in the room can add, rename, reorder and delete columns, and add, edit, drag and delete cards, and the others see each change right away.

It needs no account: the room is created when the page opens, and the panel next to the board lists who is in it and has a chat.

Features

  • One board for everyone - columns and cards change on every screen as soon as someone changes them
  • Drag and drop - drag cards within a column or to another one, and drag columns to reorder them
  • Import and export - save the board as a JSON file, or load one into the room for everyone, in the same format as the Kanban Board Maker
  • Kept in your browser - your browser saves the board of each room you use, so if the room has closed when you come back, the page offers to bring it back

How it works

The room on the sync server keeps the board. Each change, like a new card or a card dragged to another column, goes to the room, which puts the changes in the order they arrive and sends the board to everyone. Your own changes show at once, before the room confirms them.

A room closes some time after everyone has left. When you open its link again, or open the tool later, the page offers to restore the board your browser saved. Restored, the room is back under the same link, so the people you shared it with can join again.

Limitations

  • Anyone in the room can change or delete any column or card.
  • A card's new text reaches the others when you leave the field, not while you type.
  • Only browsers that were in a room keep its board, and a private window forgets it when closed.

Tips

  • Reloading the page keeps you in the room.
  • Export the board now and then if you want a copy that doesn't depend on your browser.