Google Tasks Now Has Kanban View
Every now and then, Google remembers to launch a to-do list app. Last month seemed to be one such occasion: the tech giant updated the web version of the app, changing the main interface to resemble a Kanban board .
I say “remind” because it’s not a one-size-fits-all Kanban board like what Trello offers, or a custom view of an existing list like what Todoist offers . These tools are designed to require you to drag objects from left to right as you move through them. (For example, in my writing work, I use a Kanban board to track ongoing projects. I have columns for things like Plan, Writing, Editing, and Published, in that order. I drag my draft card from left to right as I progress.)
Google Tasks isn’t really designed for this use case. The new interface simply presents all your lists as columns in the default view in your browser. If you’re already using your lists to demarcate projects or task categories, this isn’t helpful unless you’re really hoping for a quick way to move tasks from one list to another. But if you haven’t used multiple lists before, you can use this new interface as a general-purpose Kanban system—just name your lists after different stages in your workflow and drag and drop them.
It’s worth noting that this Kanban view is only available in the web version of Google Task, which you can find by going to Tasks.google.com or clicking the tasks icon in the top right corner of Google Calendar. It hasn’t made it to the mobile version yet.
It’s worth noting that you can still find a different version of Google Tasks in the right sidebar of Google Calendar and Gmail; This view only displays one list at a time, just like the mobile app.
Essentially, it’s all a bit controversial at this point, and that makes sense: it’s still a Google product. Maybe Google will add a Kanban view to the app next time they remember they have a to-do list app (I’m guessing when that will be: January 2026).