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
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Desktop App
Kanri
An offline Kanban board app with no account or internet needed.
Rating
4.5 / 5
Pricing
Free
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Windows, macOS, Linux
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
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.
Third-party open-source projects. We are not affiliated with their authors; repositories are provided as-is by their maintainers. Review each project's license, code and security before installing. See our Disclaimer.
Pros: what Kanri does well
- Works fully offline
- Simple and fast to use
- Free and open source
Cons: where it falls short
- No sync or team sharing
- Still before a 1.0 release
Who Kanri is for
People who want a private Kanban board for personal projects.
Who can skip it
Teams who need to share boards in real time.
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Planify
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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).
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Tasks.org
Focus: to-do list, reminders and caldav. Shares open source and github with Kanri. An Android app, not a desktop app. Adds Android. Rated 4.6 (Kanri: 4.5).
Android AppFreeAndroid
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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).
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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).
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lazygit
Focus: git client, terminal ui and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Kanri. Rated 4.8 (Kanri: 4.5).
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