Kan.bn
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kanban board
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How HN took it
5 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 19 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Idea: 2 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, nice UI/UX
From 2 comments
Hey this is awesome. It's exciting to see people launch side projects like this. The UI/UX looks very nice. Thanks for building and sharing.
jacktheturtle on HNI absolutely love Trello. Visually super appealing, very fast interface with shortcuts, and an API that allows me to do all sorts of automations (although it offers automations…
submeta on HN
Good to see open-source Trello alternatives
From 2 comments
> "I couldn’t find an ... alternative ... that I liked so I built my own." Congrats! That's a brave move. I've been using Kanboard for years. Good luck with your project!
rodolphoarruda on HNI absolutely love Trello. Visually super appealing, very fast interface with shortcuts, and an API that allows me to do all sorts of automations (although it offers automations…
submeta on HN
Objections
Looks like a feature clone of Trello; not really reimagined
From 1 comment
> Kanban reimagined "reimagined" is a weird tagline given that your list of features is the same as Trello's (and Taiga's, etc). Don't get me wrong, I love opensource…
remram on HN
Lacks keyboard-friendly workflows and Enter key bugs in forms
From 3 comments
Nice project. Some of the workflows could be more keyboard friendly. I started an issue: https://github.com/kanbn/kan/issues/3
cellularmitosis on HNThis looks really nice! I loved trello and I'm always happy to see alternatives. My two cents: I use the keyboard a lot, so when I hit "enter" on a form, e.g. to create a board,…
Jean-Philipe on HNFeedback : when creating a workspace, a board, or a list, pressing "Enter" is not the same as clicking the "Create" button which is the only button visible. Pressing "Enter" does…
column on HN
Too many Trello alternatives; likely abandoned or unprofitable
From 1 comment
Feels like Trello alternatives are the next ToDo list. There's so many of them these days that I struggle to grasp why anyone thinks launching an opensource one and thinking they…
esskay on HN
Self-hosting setup is hard and compile is slow
From 1 comment
It takes forever to compile, the locally hosted solution links to the online one at https://kan.bn and you've got to spend half a day to figure out how to truly self host
dagelf on HN
Requests
Keyboard-friendly workflows
From 2 comments
Nice project. Some of the workflows could be more keyboard friendly. I started an issue: https://github.com/kanbn/kan/issues/3
cellularmitosis on HNThis looks really nice! I loved trello and I'm always happy to see alternatives. My two cents: I use the keyboard a lot, so when I hit "enter" on a form, e.g. to create a board,…
Jean-Philipe on HN
Multi-language support, Spanish especially
From 2 comments
Spanish language would be the only missing piece for my org, great job!
capitanazo77 on HNThank you! Added multi language support to the roadmap
henryball on HN
Markdown support for code blocks
From 2 comments
having mardown support for code blocks would be good.
bitsignal on HNThanks for the feedback - this is a great shout! I've added to the roadmap :)
henryball on HN
Coolify and Dokploy self-host apps
From 2 comments
Congrats, any plans to add it as a Collify app?
XCSme on HNCheers! Yes, I plan to make it as easy as possible to self-host so Coolify and Dokploy apps are on the roadmap
henryball on HN
Demo account
From 2 comments
> Kanban reimagined In which way exactly? Also, is there a demo account to try it out?
abcd_f on HNThanks for checking it out! Kanban reimagined to focus on speed, simplicity, and user experience - all while being open source. I haven’t had a chance to set up a demo account…
henryball on HN
Questions
How does it compare to existing open-source boards like Wekan, Taiga, Kanboard, Planka
From 1 comment
How does it compare to the existing open-source boards, such as: https://wekan.github.io/ https://taiga.io/ https://kanboard.org/
stevekemp on HN
Will it stay free with the same features as cloud
From 2 comments
Nice one, more of a random question: are you planning on having paid only features for the project, or have it fully self-hosted version be the same in terms of features as the…
tarasyarema on HNThe plan currently is to keep cloud and self-hosted exactly the same in terms of features. I'd only consider open-core if I can't find a reliable alternative source of income to…
henryball on HN
Is Planka open source
From 2 comments
Planka is not open-source.
senorrib on HNIt is open source (the code is right there), but it's not Open Source due to what GP references. There is a distinction.
Izkata on HN
Alternatives named
Planka
From 2 comments
Also https://github.com/plankanban/planka
walthamstow on HNGreat project, will give it a try, we've been using another open source trello clone that has been pretty solid and very closely clones the trello UI.…
oldgregg on HN
Kanboard
From 2 comments
> "I couldn’t find an ... alternative ... that I liked so I built my own." Congrats! That's a brave move. I've been using Kanboard for years. Good luck with your project!
rodolphoarruda on HNhttps://kanboard.org ist better for self hosting. Runs on any cheap LAMP
ulrischa on HN
Vikunja
From 1 comment
Or this one that I've been self-hosting for my team: https://vikunja.io/
adr1an on HN
Wekan
From 1 comment
How does it compare to the existing open-source boards, such as: https://wekan.github.io/ https://taiga.io/ https://kanboard.org/
stevekemp on HN
Taiga
From 1 comment
How does it compare to the existing open-source boards, such as: https://wekan.github.io/ https://taiga.io/ https://kanboard.org/
stevekemp on HN
Plane
From 1 comment
I went down the rabbit hole of self hosted kanban boards recently. Honestly, nothing comes close to Trello and while I love the open source communities (and supporting them),…
mbesto on HN
Linear
From 1 comment
Just use Linear.
notyouraibot on HN