Kanban CLI
Ranked 2 of 3 kanban boards by recommenders
Free, file-based terminal kanban board that tracks who changed what and when, and needs no sign-up. Common caveat: the documentation is thorough but hard for humans to follow.
Free, file-based terminal kanban board that tracks who changed what and when, and needs no sign-up. Common caveat: the documentation is thorough but hard for humans to follow.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Documentation thorough but unclear to humans
“very well documented but from a human perspective is not very clear”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Kanban-md – File-based CLI Kanban built for local agents collaboration”
Other kanban boards people recommend
The two most recommended other kanban boards, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trello | 21 | 19 | 53% | 11 | — | — |
| Kanban CLIThis page | 9 | 1 | 90% | 3 | — | — |
| Fizzy by 37signals | 8 | 4 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I see my Kanban as being a much more structured, human-centric, and controlled environment”
“Looks cool. Will try it out.”
“The tool automatically tracks the who, when, and what for all actions.”
“switching to the browser just to drag a ticket breaks the flow completely”
“Other than that it is kinda perfect”
“I like the simple and direct description of the project from the repo”
“Why is the landing page 100% gated behind a sign up form?”
“It's free and doesn't even require sign ups to use.”
“very well documented but from a human perspective is not very clear”
“I like how this is a file based markdown file.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.