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Best Productivity ResourcesBy Shushant LakhyaniVerified creator

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Kanri

An offline Kanban board app with no account or internet needed.

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What is Kanri?

Kanri is a free, open-source Kanban app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Create boards with columns, cards, sub-tasks, due dates and tags, move quickly with keyboard shortcuts, import from Trello, and keep all your data in one local file that never touches the cloud.

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Pros

  • Works fully offline
  • Simple and fast to use
  • Free and open source

Cons

  • No sync or team sharing
  • Still before a 1.0 release

Who should use Kanri

People who want a private Kanban board for personal projects.

Who may not need it

Teams who need to share boards in real time.

Kanri alternatives

Similar resources to Kanri, picked from the directory.

All Task Management resources

Vikunja

Focus: gantt, self-hosted and trello alternative. Shares kanban and open source with Kanri. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (Kanri: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit

Leantime

Focus: project management, goals and adhd friendly. Shares kanban and open source with Kanri. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Kanri: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Trello

Focus: boards, visual and teams. Shares kanban with Kanri. A web app, not a desktop app. Freemium (Kanri: Free). Adds Web, iOS and Android. Rated 4.4 (Kanri: 4.5).

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.4Visit

tududi

Focus: to-do list, gtd and recurring tasks. Shares open source and github with Kanri. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.6 (Kanri: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.6Visit

Kanboard

Focus: wip limits, self-hosted and trello alternative. Shares kanban and open source with Kanri. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.2 (Kanri: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.2Visit

WeKan

Focus: boards, self-hosted and trello alternative. Shares kanban and open source with Kanri. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.2 (Kanri: 4.5).

Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.2Visit

Free alternatives to Kanri

Free resources that cover similar ground.

Atuin

Focus: shell history, terminal and command line. Shares open source and github with Kanri. Rated 4.7 (Kanri: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

KeePassXC

Focus: password manager and security. Shares offline and open source with Kanri. Adds Chrome and Firefox. Rated 4.7 (Kanri: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

Bruno

Focus: api client, api testing and postman alternative. Shares open source and github with Kanri. Rated 4.6 (Kanri: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Ditto

Focus: clipboard manager, snippets and windows. Shares open source and github with Kanri. Rated 4.6 (Kanri: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows
4.6Visit

massCode

Focus: code snippets, developer notes and http client. Shares open source and github with Kanri. Rated 4.6 (Kanri: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

QOwnNotes

Focus: markdown notes, plain text and nextcloud. Shares open source and github with Kanri. Rated 4.6 (Kanri: 4.5).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit
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