Kanban for Basecamp
A real Kanban board, inside Basecamp.
Basecamp to-do lists have no board view, and Card Tables live in their own silo. Assistant turns any project into a drag-and-drop Kanban board without moving your work anywhere.
Your project's structure is the board.
Every to-do list becomes a column. A project with "Backlog", "This week", and "Done" lists is already a three-column board the moment you open Kanban. No templates to pick, no cards to migrate, no second tool for your team to learn.
Works on to-do lists
The board view Basecamp never gave to-dos. Open any to-do set as a Kanban board with one click.
Works on Card Tables
Card Tables get the same treatment: tags, statuses, custom fields, grouping, and filters on top of your existing columns.
Drag and drop that sticks
Moving a card moves the real to-do in Basecamp. Teammates without the extension see the same change in their list view.
Group and slice
Group the board by anything that matters.
Swimlanes by assignee, or by any select-type custom field: Priority, Category, Version, plus the built-in Tags and Status. Lanes follow the field's option order and colors, and the board remembers your choice per project.
- ✓ Filter by search, assignee, tag, status, or due date
- ✓ Custom column colors, so lanes read at a glance
- ✓ Collapse columns you don't need in view right now
- ✓ Unread changes highlighted right on the cards
Card Tables vs. a board over your to-dos
Card Tables are Basecamp's own take on kanban, and they're good at what they do. The catch: they're a separate silo. Here's the honest comparison.
| Basecamp Card Tables | Assistant's Kanban board | |
|---|---|---|
| Works on your to-do lists | No. Cards live in their own tool | Yes. Every list becomes a column |
| Priority, status, and custom fields | No fields on cards | Tags, statuses, and five field types |
| Group and filter the board | No grouping or filtering | Group by assignee or any field, filter by anything |
| Where the data lives | In Basecamp | Still in Basecamp. The board is a view, not a copy |
More depth: Card Table vs to-do list · Does Basecamp have a Kanban view? · Card Tables: the complete guide
On a board in the next five minutes.
Install the extension
From the Chrome Web Store. A Basecamp admin connects the account once; everyone gets access automatically.
Open any project
Click Kanban in the bottom menu, or the "Open in Kanban" button on any to-do set or Card Table.
Work the board
Drag cards, group by priority, filter to your name. Every change saves straight back to Basecamp. Full guide in the help center.
Kanban questions, answered.
Does Basecamp have a built-in Kanban board? +
Partially. Basecamp's Card Tables are kanban-style, but they're a separate tool with their own cards. Your to-do lists, where most Basecamp work already lives, have no board view. Assistant adds a real Kanban board over both.
Where do the columns come from? +
Every to-do list in your project becomes a column, so your project's structure is the board. Nothing to set up, no separate tool to migrate into. On Card Tables, your existing columns are the lanes.
Does dragging a card change anything in Basecamp? +
Yes, for real. Dragging a card to another column moves the to-do to that list (or the card to that column) in Basecamp itself. Anyone without the extension sees the same change in the normal list view.
Can I group the board by priority or status? +
Yes. Group by assignee, or by any select-type custom field: Priority, Category, Version, or the built-in Tags and Status. Lanes follow the field's option order and colors, and your grouping choice is remembered per project.
Do my teammates need to install anything? +
Only the people who want the board view. Everyone else keeps using Basecamp exactly as before, and one admin's subscription covers the whole account.
What does it cost? +
$29/month or $290/year for your whole Basecamp account, unlimited users. The Kanban board is included, along with tags, statuses, custom fields, and automations. 7-day free trial, no credit card.
Setting up a workflow? Start with how to add a Kanban board to Basecamp and filtering and grouping the board.
Your to-dos, as a board.
Install the free extension and open your first Kanban board in minutes. 7-day trial, no credit card.