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Nullboard is a minimalist kanban board, focused on compactness and readability.
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# Nullboard



Nullboard is a minimalist take on a kanban board / a task list manager, designed to be compact, readable and quick in use.



https://nullboard.io/preview



![Nullboard](images/nullboard-example-alt.png)



The name also happens to abbreviate to [NB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nota_bene), which I think is a nice touch.



## Dead simple



* Single-page web app - just one HTML file, an ancient jQuery package and a webfont pack.

* Can be used completely offline. In fact, it's written exactly with this use in mind.



## Locally stored



* All data is stored locally, for now using [localStorage](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/API/Window/localStorage).

* The data can be exported to- or imported from a plain text file in a simple JSON format.

* The data can also be automatically backed up to a local disk with the help of:

  * [Nullboard Agent](https://nullboard.io/backups) - a native Windows app

  * [Nullboard Agent Express Port](https://github.com/justinpchang/nullboard-agent-express) - an express.js-based portable app

  * [nbagent](https://github.com/luismedel/nbagent) - a version for Unix systems, in Python



## Beta



Still very much in beta. Caveat emptor and all that.



## UI & UX



The whole thing is largely about making it convenient to use.



Everything is editable in place, all changes are saved automatically and last 50 revisions are kept for undo/redo:



![In-place editing](images/nullboard-inplace-editing.gif)



New notes can be quickly added directly where they are needed, e.g. before or after existing notes:



![Ctrl-add note](images/nullboard-ctrl-add-note.gif)



Notes can also be dragged around, including to and from other lists:



![Drag-n-drop](images/nullboard-drag-n-drop.gif)



Nearly all controls are hidden by default to reduce visual clutter to its minimum:



![Hidden controls](images/nullboard-hidden-controls.gif)



Longer notes can be collapsed to show just the first line, for even more compact view of the board:



![Collapsed notes](images/nullboard-collapsed-notes.gif)



The default font is [Barlow](https://tribby.com/fonts/barlow/) - it's both narrow *and* still very legible. Absolutely fantastic design!



![Barlow speciment](images/barlow-specimen.png)



Notes can also be set to look a bit different. This is useful for partitioning lists into sections:



![Raw notes](images/nullboard-raw-notes.gif)



Links starting with https:// and http:// are recognized. They will "pulse" on mouse hover and can be opened via the right-click menu.



![Links on hover](images/nullboard-links-on-hover.gif)



Pressing CapsLock will highlight all links and make them left-clickable.



![Links reveal](images/nullboard-links-reveal.gif)



Lists can be moved around as well, though not as flashy as notes:



![List swapping](images/nullboard-list-swap.gif)



The font can be changed; its size and line height can be adjusted:



![Theme and zoom](images/nullboard-ui-preferences.gif)



The color theme can be inverted:



![Dark theme](images/nullboard-dark-theme.gif)



Also:



* Support for multiple boards with near-instant switching

* Undo/redo for 50 revisions per board (configurable in the code)

* Keyboard shortcuts, including Tab'ing through notes



## Caveats



* Written for desktop and keyboard/mouse use

* Essentially untested on mobile devices and against tap/touch input

* Works in Firefox, tested in Chrome, should work in Safari and may work in Edge (or what it's called now)

* Uses localStorage for storing boards/lists/notes, so be careful around [clearing your cache](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9948284/how-persistent-is-localstorage)



You spot a bug, file an issue.



## Dockerized version



See [this fork](https://github.com/rsoper/nullboard).



## Background



Nullboard is something that handles ToDo lists in the way that works really well. For *me* that is.



Tried a lot of options, some were almost *it*, but none was 100%.



**Trello** wasn't bad, but never was comfortable with the idea of storing my data in cloud without any actual need.



**Wekan** looked promising, but ultimately too heavy and had no offline usage support or a local storage option.



**Things** was beautiful, but not the right tool for the job.



**Inkscape** - I kid you not - with a laundry list of text items was actually OK, but didn't scale well.



Ditto for the plain **text files**.



Pieces of **paper** were almost there, but rearranging items can be quite a hassle.



So finally got annoyed enough to sit down and write exactly what I wanted.



And, voilà, Nullboard came out  =>  https://nullboard.io/preview



## License



The [2-clause BSD license](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause/) with the [Commons Clause](https://commonsclause.com/).



That is, you can use, change and re-distribute it for as long as you don't try and sell it.



## Updates



Primary feed is through [@nullboard](https://twitter.com/nullboard) on Twitter.



The changelog is here => https://nullboard.io/changes