# Kanboard

> Kanboard (v1.2.54, Aug 2026, ~9.9k stars) is a deliberately simple kanban board: drag-and-drop columns, WIP limits, subtasks with time estimates, a search query language and automatic actions. MIT licensed. In maintenance mode: no new major features, only small fixes and community releases. Runs on PHP with SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL on Linux, FreeBSD or Windows, or via Docker. No real-time collaboration or calendar/timeline views listed.

- Repository: https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard
- Official docs: https://docs.kanboard.org/
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Trello: Kanban boards (boards (partial). Simple kanban boards with WIP limits and automation; minimalist UI, no new major features planned.
- Todoist: Kanban task boards (partial). Kanban task tracking covers visual planning; it does not reproduce Todoist's natural-language capture, reminder experience or client ecosystem.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Self-hosted PHP web app | https://docs.kanboard.org/v1/admin/requirements/ | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT | https://kanboard.org/ | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT | https://kanboard.org/ | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required; no paid edition found | https://kanboard.org/ | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | Linux (recommended), FreeBSD, Windows; macOS not listed | https://docs.kanboard.org/v1/admin/requirements/ | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Easy; one docker run command, or PHP with SQLite | https://docs.kanboard.org/v1/admin/docker/ | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 9907 stars, 2000 forks, last push 2026-10-14, archived: no.
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