Q3 brand refresh
Kansoboard · a family of calm tools
Calm, minimalist software for everyday work.
A suite of focused tools for writing, planning and getting things done, designed to be fast, private and secure.
Featured · Kansoboard, the board
Your work, two sizes.
Cards for multi-step work on a Kanban board. Tasks for the single things. One app, no hierarchy to manage.
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Boardthe project
“Work”
A shareable Kanban. Invite teammates with a link.
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Cardmulti-step
“Launch v1”
Work that flows Backlog → In Progress → Done, with a checklist.
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Taskone step
“Email the waitlist”
A single checkbox — inside a card, or loose on its own.
Board — multi-step cards
Backlog 2
Pricing page copy
In progress 2
Launch v1
Onboarding emails
Done 2
Landing page
Beta invites
Tasks — your single to-dos, across boards
- Overdue
- Today
- Today
- Thu
- Two sizesCards and tasks are different things, not one nested list.
- Loose tasksSingle to-dos gathered across every board.
- Keyboard-firstEverything a ⌘K away.
- Small teamsShaped for groups of 2–15.
The tools
The family of tools.
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Kansotodo
Private betaYour lists, ordered your way: priorities that mean something and your own order within every day.
- Offline-first: an encrypted local cache (AES‑GCM) and a replayable mutation queue.
- Required TOTP two-factor, enforced in row‑level security.
- Strict hash-based CSP; order keys computed in the database; 360+ pgTAP tests.
Built with
- Next.js 15
- React 19
- TypeScript
- Supabase · Postgres, RLS, Realtime
- Tauri 2 Mac app
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Kansowriter
LiveA quiet place to write. Drafts stay on your device. No account.
- Local-first: drafts never leave the device.
- A distraction-free editor built on CodeMirror 6.
- A Mac app that edits .md files in place.
Built with
- React
- Vite
- TypeScript
- CodeMirror 6
- Dexie · IndexedDB
- Tauri 2
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Trousseau
LivePlan every outfit for every function of a multi-day event.
- One plan per event: every day, every function, every outfit.
- No account needed; your data is kept on the device.
Built with
- React
- Vite
- TypeScript
- Dexie · IndexedDB
- Vitest
*.kansoboard.com More tools on the way. Same idea each time: one job, done quietly.
Our principles
Built to a standard.
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Local-first and private by default
Your data lives with you first. No ads, no trackers, no third-party scripts.
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Security built in
Two-factor authentication, row-level security and strict content policies.
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Performance budgets
Measured on every release, so each tool stays light and quick.
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One platform, web and desktop
The same product in the browser and as a native-feeling desktop app.