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Kanban board options for Obsidian

Kanban plugin

  • Entirety of kanban is stored in a single markdown file.
  • Tasks are bullet based and stored in the kanban note file
  • Kanban cards are tasks and can be moved between columns
  • Tasks are compatible with Tasks plugin
  • Unable to pull in tasks from other files

CardBoard plugin

  • Kanban board is ephemeral, not file based.
  • Tasks are bullet based and can be pulled in from all files
  • Kanban cards are tasks and can NOT be moved between columns

Projects plugin

  • Manages notes as a collection or group
  • Groups can be a folder, tag, or dataview table query
  • Collects data from frontmatter of files
  • This is a really interesting plugin but may not be the best way to manage tasks per se. However it is a powerful way to present a collection of related notes in a folder, for example a library where each book is a note.  Also something like articles imported from Readwise.
  • Can update frontmatter of files from within Project view

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Task and project management

  • Use tasks plugin to manage tasks. Tasks are bullet-based.
  • Use Kanban plugin to manage tasks tied to projects.  These tasks live in the kanban file but can be pulled in with task queries to other dashboards to get comprehensive views.
  • Use Project plugin to manage folder of projects as well as other collections of files.