Shipped - v1.0.3(B6)
Fixed
- an issue where clicking a board from the sidebar or dashboard would not navigate to the board view
- app appearance on macOS Tahoe
Roadmap
What's shipped, features planned, and what's potentially on the horizon.
Shipped - v1.0.2(B5)
- Added Rate & Review requests 3 times in a 6 month period starting 7 days after first installation. After the 3rd time, the request will not show again.
- Added Rate & Review menu item to the Kanodo App menu bar
Shipped - v1.0.1(B3)
Welcome to Kanodo! Your visual kanban task management companion for macOS.
What's Included
Workspaces & Boards
- Organise work into separate workspaces for different areas of your life
- Reorder workspaces by dragging in the sidebar
- Create boards for individual projects with custom columns
- Board sidebar panel with description, statistics, and label management
- Board statistics showing total columns, cards, attachments, and activity dates
- Favourite boards for quick access from any workspace
- Reorder boards within workspaces
- Export board dates to ICS calendar format
Columns & Workflow
- Create custom columns to match your workflow
- Reorder columns by dragging headers
- Optional card count display in column headers
- Clear all cards from a column in one action
- Configurable column width
Cards
- Cards with titles and rich Markdown content
- Markdown editor with headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, lists, links, code blocks, and images
- Editor toolbar with preview mode
- Auto-save as you type
- Three date types: earliest start, planned start, and due date
- Date validation ensures logical date combinations
- Configurable date badge visibility (always, smart, or hidden)
- Warning colours for approaching and overdue deadlines
- Configurable warning threshold in days
- Batch card creation by pasting multiple lines
- Drag and drop to move and reorder cards
- Pin important cards to the sidebar
- Cards open in separate windows for multi-tasking
Mini-Boards
- Nested mini-boards inside cards for complex task breakdown
- Create multiple mini-columns per card
- Reorder mini-columns by dragging
- Mini-cards with content and completion tracking
- Checklists within mini-cards for finer detail
- Reorder checklist items by dragging
- Batch mini-card creation by pasting multiple lines
- Apply board labels to mini-cards
- Link parent card attachments to specific mini-cards
- Completion progress visible from parent card
Labels
- Create colour-coded labels with full colour picker
- Edit label names and colours (updates everywhere automatically)
- Apply multiple labels to cards and mini-cards
- Labels are unique per board for project-specific categorisation
Attachments
- Drag-and-drop files onto cards
- File picker for browsing and selecting files
- File type icons for easy identification
- Open attachments in default application
- Download attachments to custom location
- Reveal file location in Finder
- Configurable maximum file size limit
- Configurable maximum files per upload
- Local storage by default
- Optional iCloud storage with sync across devices
- Migration tools between local and iCloud storage
- Link attachments to mini-cards for subtask reference
Dashboards
- Workspace dashboard with overview of all boards
- Workspaces dashboard for cross-workspace overview
- Statistics widget showing cards, mini-cards, and active items
- Boards widget with card counts per board
- Activity widget with recently modified and recently created views
- Schedule widget with date filters (overdue, this week, coming up, due, no dates)
- Card distribution by column chart
- Card distribution by label chart
- Workspaces grid for top-level overview
- Customise which widgets appear
- Option to disable dashboards entirely
Filtering
- Filter by one or more labels
- Filter by cards with attachments
- Filter by cards with content
- Filter by cards with mini-boards
- Combine multiple filter types
- Visual indicator when filters are active
- Reset all filters in one click
Search
- Board search filters current board in real-time
- Global search across all workspaces and boards
- Dedicated mini-card search
- Attachment search by filename
- Results organised by workspaces, boards, and cards
- Click any result to navigate directly
Calendar Export
- Export dated cards to ICS format
- Creates separate events for each date type
- Events include card name, board name, and column context
- Content preview in event description
- Compatible with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook
Settings & Customisation
- Light, dark, or system appearance
- App or system accent colour
- Configurable long and short date formats
- Toggle confirmation dialogs on delete
- Show or hide scrollbars
- Show or hide favourites section
- Show or hide pinned cards section
- Show board count next to workspaces
- Adjustable column width
- Toggle card count in column headers
- Toggle card dates feature
- Toggle date badge labels
- Configure date visibility per date type
- Set visibility threshold in days
- Set warning threshold in days
- Toggle card labels feature
- Set default download location for attachments
- Configure upload limits
Beautiful Native Interface
- Built with Swift for macOS
- Smooth animations and responsive design
- Drag-and-drop throughout
- Keyboard navigation support
- Welcome screen with sample data option
We have the following requests short-listed for future releases. If you have ideas or suggestions on how to make Kanodo better for you and others, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a message via email at feedback@kanodo.app.
Board & Workspaces
- Default Board View: Last opened board or workspace list
- Auto-Expand Workspace: Automatically expand workspace with active board
- Remember Collapsed State: Keep sidebar sections collapsed/expanded between sessions
- Default Workspace on Launch: Last used/Specific workspace
- Workspace Sorting: Alphabetical/Manual/Most recent
- Auto-Save Interval: Every 30s/1min/5min
- Workspace Backup: Auto-backup frequency and location
- Workspace and Board: icons and custom colors
Columns
- Clear Column Warning Threshold: Warn if clearing more than X cards
- Default Columns for New Boards: Auto-create To Do, In Progress, Done
- Column Width: Fixed/Auto-resize
- Show Column Card Count: Display card count in column headers
- Empty Column Behavior: Hide/Show empty columns
- Column Color Coding: Enable custom column colors
- Auto-Archive Completed Cards: After X days in "Done" column
- New Column Position: Add to end/Add to beginning/Add after current
Cards
- Double-click Card Action: Open detail/Edit inline/Do nothing
- New Card Position: Top of column/Bottom of column
- Default Card Title: "Untitled Card" vs empty vs custom template
- Card Drag Feedback: Visual/Haptic/Both/None
- Auto-Save Cards: Save on every change vs manual save
- Delete Card Confirmation: Always/Never/Only if has attachments]
- Card Density: Compact/Normal/Expanded view
- Show Card Numbers: Display #001, #002 etc.
- Show Card Dates: Created/Updated/Due dates
- Show Assignee Avatars: If multi-user support added
- Card Cover Images: Show/Hide attachment previews
- Default Card Template: Pre-filled content for new cards
- Rich Text by Default: Start cards with rich text editor
- Card as links
- Card cover images
Labels
- Default Label Colors: Preset color palette to choose from
- Label Display Style: Text only/Color only/Both
- Maximum Labels per Card: Limit number (3-10 or unlimited)
- Label Sort Order: Alphabetical/Color/Manual
- Right click card, add label
- Copy labels from (another card/board)
Search & Filters
- Search Scope Default: Current board/All boards/Current workspace
- Search History: Remember last X searches
- Case Sensitive Search: Enable/Disable
- Search Includes: Cards/Columns/Board names/Attachments
- Inverted card filters- Show cards where NOT
Drag & Drop
- Drag Delay: Instant/Short/Long (prevents accidental drags)
- Drop Zone Indicators: Highlight valid drop areas
- Multi-Select Modifier: Cmd/Shift/Option for multi-select
- External File Drop: Create new card/Add to selected card
Editor
- Default Text Format: Plain text/Rich text
- Auto-Link URLs: Automatically make URLs clickable
- Tab Size: 2/4/8 spaces
- Word Wrap: Enable/Disable in card editor
- Spell Check: Enable/Disable
Visual Preferences
- Board Background: Solid color/Gradient/Pattern options
- Card Shadow Intensity: None/Subtle/Medium/Strong
- Animation Speed: Slow/Normal/Fast/Instant
- Show Board Grid: Display alignment guides
- Highlight Active Card: Border color/Glow effect
- Sidebar Icons: Show/Hide icons in sidebar
Performance & Data Management
- Auto-Backup on Close: Create backup when closing app
- Attachment Organization: By date/By board/By card
- Duplicate Card Behavior: Copy attachments/Link attachments
- Export Include Metadata: Include created/modified dates
- Image Compression: Auto-compress large attachments
- Cache Size Limit: Maximum local cache
- Undo History Depth: Number of undo steps (10-100)
- Auto-Delete Old Attachments: From deleted cards after X days
- Database Optimization: Auto-optimize schedule
- Lazy Load Attachments: Load on demand vs preload
- Board Render Mode: Optimized/Quality
- Sidebar Refresh Rate: Real-time/Every 5s/Manual
- Image Thumbnail Quality: Low/Medium/High
Window & Display
- Remember Window Size: Restore last window dimensions
- Default Window Position: Center/Last position/Top-left
- Multi-Window Support: Allow multiple board windows
- Full Screen Behavior: Hide sidebar/Show sidebar
- Toolbar Visibility: Always show/Auto-hide/Hidden
Shortcuts & Quick Actions
- Quick Add Card: Show floating button/Hide
- ESC Key Behavior: Cancel edit/Close modal/Do nothing
- Enter Key in Cards: New line/Save and close
- Quick Switch Board: Cmd+1-9 for first 9 boards
Keyboard & Navigation
- Enable Vim Keybindings: For power users
- Custom Keyboard Shortcuts: Customizable hotkeys
- Tab Behavior: Navigate between cards/columns
- Quick Card Creation: Hotkey for instant card creation
- Focus Mode: Hide sidebar automatically
Notifications & Automation
- Due Date Reminders: Alert X hours/days before
- Card Movement Notifications: When cards change columns
- Daily Summary: Email/notification of board activity
- Stale Card Warnings: Highlight cards not moved in X days
- Auto-Move Rules: Based on labels or keywords
Import/Export
- Default Export Format: JSON/CSV/Markdown
- Include Attachments in Export: Yes/No
- Auto-Export Schedule: Weekly/Monthly backups
- Trello Import Compatibility: Map Trello fields
Privacy & Security
- Clear Recent Boards: Privacy option
- Lock Workspace: Require password/TouchID
- Attachment Encryption: For sensitive files
- Activity Logging: Track all changes
Accessibility
- Font Size: Small/Medium/Large/Extra Large
- High Contrast Mode: Enhanced visibility
- Reduce Motion: Disable animations
- Screen Reader Support: Enhanced descriptions
- Color Blind Mode: Alternative color schemes
Advanced/Developer
- Show Debug Info: Performance metrics
- Enable Beta Features: Early access options
- API Access: For integrations
- Console Logging Level: Error/Warning/Info/Debug
- Reset All Settings: Factory reset option
Other
- Time tracking across boards, cards, workspaces
Native Kanban with a
Natural Workflow
Workspaces, boards and cards with nested mini boards. Break down complex tasks and see the big picture.
Mini Boards
Multi Cards
Dashboards
Offline Ready
MacOS 14.6+
Common Questions
We've got you covered. Quick answers to help you get started.
What is Kanodo?
Kanodo is a visual project management tool that uses the kanban methodology to help you organise tasks, track progress and manage projects.
Cards move through columns representing workflow stages, giving you a clear view of where everything stands. It runs natively on your Mac, providing a fast, responsive experience with your data stored locally.
Which devices does Kanodo support?
Kanodo is designed exclusively for macOS. It requires 14.6+ (Sonoma) or later and runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Built as a native Mac app optimized for performance, it launches instantly, uses minimal resources, and integrates seamlessly with native macOS features.
There are currently no iOS, iPadOS or Windows versions available.
Is Kanodo basic free to use?
Kanodo offers a basic version with full access to all features but with generous limits on how many items you can create. This allows you to fully evaluate the app before deciding to upgrade
The Pro version removes all limitations for an affordable one time purchase of £29.99. Yours to keep forever with continual updates and access to all new future features.
What are mini boards?
Mini boards let you create a nested kanban board inside a card. When a task has multiple steps, you can track them as mini cards without cluttering your main board.
Mini cards can have their own content, completion status, checklists and labels. This is perfect for complex tasks that need breaking down.
Can I set due dates on cards?
Cards support three date types: earliest start date, planned start date and due date. Dates appear as badges on cards and can show warning colours when deadlines approach.
You can configure how many days before a due date the warning appears or you can decide to disable dates altogether.
Is my data private?
Your data remains private and never leaves your computer unless you choose to enable iCloud storage for attachments.
The app stores everything locally using Core Data, giving you full control over your information. There are no accounts, no cloud services required and no tracking.
Does Kanodo require an account?
No. Kanodo does not require any account or sign up. Simply download the app from the Mac App Store and start using it immediately.
Your data and file attachments are stored locally on your Mac (unless icloud is enabled). You have complete ownership of everything you create within the Kanodo App.
Can I open multiple cards at once?
Yes. Cards open in their own windows rather than modals. This means you can have multiple card windows open at the same time, even from different boards or workspaces.
Compare tasks side by side, reference one card while working on another, or keep important cards visible while you navigate your boards. Arrange windows however suits your workflow.
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