Markboard is a Kanban board for people who keep their tasks in plain text.
Your tasks live in Markdown files on your Mac - readable by you, your editor,
and your AI assistant. Markboard is the board on top: a fast, native window
where you drag cards between columns, tick off steps, and capture new tasks
from anywhere. Every change is written straight back into your files. There
is no database, no sync service, and no export button - because your data
was never inside the app to begin with.
WHY PLAIN TEXT
- Your tasks outlive any app. Markdown is forever.
- Works side-by-side with AI assistants and editors: they edit the files,
the board updates live within seconds.
- Nothing ever leaves your Mac. No account, no telemetry, no network.
THE BOARD
- Columns that match how you actually work: In Progress, Do Today, This Week, Watching, Backlog, Done
- Drag a card to the green strip to complete it - with an optional
one-line outcome written into the file
- Full-screen task view: sub-steps, dated notes, progress
- Quick-add from anywhere on your Mac with a global shortcut
- The menu bar shows what you are working on right now - a quiet nudge
that keeps you honest
MADE FOR YOUR EYES
- Six hand-crafted themes, from calm minimal dark to Liquid Glass
- Quiet details everywhere: adaptive scrollbars, staggered animations,
a board that respects your attention
FREE FOR 7 DAYS, YOURS FOREVER AFTER
Try everything free for a week. One purchase - no subscription - keeps the
board yours forever, on every Mac you own, premium themes included. And if
you never buy: your markdown files stay fully readable and editable in any
editor. Your data is never locked. Only the board is.
Your files. Your board. Get things moving.