A drag-and-drop board that shows every task status at a glance, synced live with your Gantt chart.
The task kanban is a visual way to manage work: tasks are split into columns by status (To do, In progress, Done) and you change a task's status by dragging its card. It works like the board views in Trello or Jira.
In Task Nexus the kanban shares its data with the Gantt chart. Drag a card to a new status and the colour and position of that task update in the Gantt chart automatically.
Open the Task Nexus Gantt panel from the Obsidian sidebar.
Find the "π Kanban" button in the toolbar and click it to switch to the kanban view.
The board groups tasks into three columns: To do (not started), In progress and Done. Every task is shown as one card.
In the kanban view you change a task's status simply by dragging its card:
Locate the task in its current column.
Hold down the left mouse button and drag the card to the column for the new status (for example, from To do to In progress).
The task status updates instantly, and the matching entry in your Markdown note is rewritten too.
The board can filter and group tasks along several dimensions:
Find the "Filter" button at the top of the board.
Choose the owner you want to see from the dropdown and the board filters itself automatically.
Group the board by priority (high / medium / low) to find your high-priority work fast.
Show only the tasks inside one folder, or only the tasks from a single note.
Every task card shows the following:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Task name | The title text from your Markdown task list |
| Priority | Marked with emoji (β« high / πΊ medium / π½ low / β¬ lowest) |
| Owner | Detected from the #role/ tag |
| Due date | Read from the frontmatter or the task list |
| Source note | The name of the note the task lives in |
The kanban and the Gantt chart share exactly the same data:
These options in the Task Nexus settings panel control how the kanban behaves:
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Board columns | Customise the names and order of the board columns (statuses) | To do / In progress / Done |
| Card fields | Which fields appear on each card | Title + priority + owner |
| Default grouping | How the board is grouped by default | By status |
| Drag confirmation | Ask for confirmation when a drag changes a status | Off |
| Scenario | How to use it |
|---|---|
| Daily stand-up | Show the board and sync the team on today's progress in seconds |
| Task triage | Drag cards to move work along without opening a form |
| Progress tracking | See how tasks are spread across statuses at a glance |
| Personal focus | Filter to your own tasks and work through your personal to-do list |