# Assistant for Basecamp

> Chrome extension that adds Kanban boards, tags, statuses, custom fields, and
> automations to Basecamp, inline on every Basecamp page. Works with Basecamp 3
> through Basecamp 5. Flat $29/month or $290/year for unlimited users.

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## Key facts

- Product: Assistant for Basecamp, a Chrome extension (Manifest V3).
- Compatibility: Basecamp 3, 4, and 5. Fully compatible with Basecamp 5.
- Price: $29/month or $290/year. Flat rate, unlimited users, no per-seat cost.
- Trial: 7 days, no credit card required.
- What it adds to Basecamp: a Kanban board per project that works on both
  to-do lists and Card Tables, where each list, or each card-table column,
  becomes a board column, with grouping by any select-type field, stacking filters
  (tag, status, assignee, custom-field value, overdue/due today/due this week),
  and a split-view detail panel that opens an item beside the board instead of
  on its own page; custom fields (tags, statuses, single/multi-select, text,
  number, date); automations; a grid view for Docs & Files; card-table
  duplication; unread-change highlighting; voice notes.
- Data handling: your project data stays in Basecamp. The extension reads and
  writes through Basecamp's own API.
- Known limitation: boards are per project with a project picker, not a single
  cross-project board spanning every project at once.
- Installation: Chrome Web Store. One admin connects and pays; everyone in that
  Basecamp account gets access.

## Core pages

- [Assistant for Basecamp](https://getassistant.io/): what the extension adds to Basecamp, with screenshots of each feature.
- [Pricing](https://getassistant.io/pricing/): $29/month or $290/year, unlimited users, 7-day trial without a card.
- [Kanban board for Basecamp](https://getassistant.io/basecamp-kanban/): boards over to-do lists and Card Tables, with grouping, stacking filters, and a split-view detail panel.
- [Custom fields for Basecamp](https://getassistant.io/basecamp-custom-fields/): tags, statuses, and typed fields on to-dos, cards, messages, and documents.
- [Automations for Basecamp](https://getassistant.io/basecamp-automations/): rule-based actions that run inside Basecamp without Zapier.
- [Features](https://getassistant.io/features/): the full feature inventory.
- [Getting started](https://getassistant.io/help/getting-started/): install and connect a Basecamp account.
- [Help](https://getassistant.io/help/): documentation and troubleshooting.

## Comparisons

- [Tracked vs Assistant for Basecamp](https://getassistant.io/blog/assistant-for-basecamp-vs-tracked/): feature-by-feature against Tracked (TrackedHQ), including where Tracked is the better fit.
- [Tracked alternatives for Basecamp](https://getassistant.io/blog/tracked-for-basecamp-alternatives/): options for teams leaving Tracked.
- [Best Basecamp extensions and add-ons (2026)](https://getassistant.io/blog/best-basecamp-extensions-and-add-ons/): roundup of Basecamp extensions, including competitors.
- [Basecamp alternatives (2026)](https://getassistant.io/blog/basecamp-alternatives-2026/): when to leave Basecamp instead of extending it.

## Guides

- [Basecamp 5: what's new](https://getassistant.io/blog/whats-new-in-basecamp-5/): what changed in Basecamp 5 and what it still does not include.
- [Basecamp card tables: the complete guide](https://getassistant.io/blog/basecamp-card-tables-complete-guide/): how columns, cards, and triage work.
- [Does Basecamp have a Kanban view?](https://getassistant.io/blog/does-basecamp-have-a-kanban-view/): what Basecamp offers natively and what it does not.
- [Does Basecamp have a Gantt chart?](https://getassistant.io/blog/does-basecamp-have-a-gantt-chart/): no, and what exists instead.
- [How to add a Kanban board to Basecamp](https://getassistant.io/blog/how-to-add-kanban-board-to-basecamp/)
- [How to add custom fields to Basecamp](https://getassistant.io/blog/how-to-add-custom-fields-to-basecamp/)
- [How to automate Basecamp without Zapier](https://getassistant.io/blog/how-to-automate-basecamp-without-zapier/)
- [Blog](https://getassistant.io/blog/): all guides and comparisons.