Minimal Task Board

A clean, minimal task board for Obsidian. Create customizable buckets, group tasks by any frontmatter property, and track tasks inline from any note in your vault.

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Views

Mode	Description
Board	All buckets displayed as side-by-side columns with tasks flowing vertically. Best for wide screens and quick triage.
Focus	One bucket at a time, full-width, with tabs along the top to switch between buckets. Best for deep work and mobile.

Features

• Customizable buckets -- Create as many buckets as you need with any name. Use them for an Eisenhower matrix, GTD stages, sprint columns, or any workflow that fits your thinking.
• Secondary grouping -- Group tasks within each bucket by any frontmatter property (account, project, team, etc.). Groups appear as subtle, semi-transparent frames inside the bucket.
• Inline task tracking -- Add #task to any checkbox in any note to surface it on the board. Assign a secondary group with a wikilink: - [ ] Send docs [[Project Alpha]] #task
• Bidirectional sync -- Check off a task on the board or in the source note; both stay in sync.
• Drag-and-drop -- Move tasks between buckets or reorder them within a bucket.
• Completion animation -- Checked tasks get a strikethrough, fade out, and collapse smoothly.
• Frameless design -- Tasks render as clean text with checkboxes. No card borders, no visual noise.
• "+ Add a task" button -- Create tasks directly from the board. The secondary group field autocompletes from existing groups.
• Accessibility -- Full ARIA roles and keyboard navigation. Enter/Space to toggle a task, Tab to move between elements.
• Mobile-friendly -- Larger touch targets on touch devices for comfortable use on phones and tablets.

Usage

Creating tasks

There are three ways to add tasks:

1. Inline -- In any note, write a checkbox line with the #task tag:

   - [ ] Review quarterly report [[Finance]] #task
   

   The task appears on the board automatically.

   Syntax notes: The #task tag must be at the end of the line -- no text after it, or the plugin won't detect the task. If you include multiple [[wikilinks]], only the first one is used for secondary grouping; the rest are stripped from the task text.

2. From the board -- Click + Add a task at the bottom of any bucket. Type the task text, optionally pick a secondary group, and press Enter.

3. Stub files -- Create a markdown file in the configured task folder with the appropriate frontmatter. The plugin picks it up on the next scan.

How buckets work

Each task belongs to exactly one bucket. The bucket is stored as a frontmatter property on the task (or its parent note for inline tasks). You define your buckets in settings -- their names, order, and colors are entirely up to you. Drag a task from one bucket to another to reassign it.

How secondary grouping works

When enabled, tasks inside each bucket are collected under group headings based on a frontmatter property you choose (for example, account or project). Each group is wrapped in a subtle semi-transparent frame. Groups are collapsible so you can hide what you are not working on. Tasks that have no value for the grouping property appear under an "Ungrouped" heading.

Configuration

Open Settings > Community Plugins > Tasks to configure the plugin.

General

Setting	Description	Default
Task folder	Folder where new tasks created from the board are saved	tasks/
Inline tag	Tag used to identify inline tasks across your vault	#task
Default view	View mode when opening the board	Board

Buckets

Setting	Description
Add bucket	Create a new bucket with a custom name
Rename	Change a bucket's display name
Reorder	Drag buckets to change their column order
Delete	Remove a bucket (tasks in it become unassigned)

Secondary Grouping

Setting	Description	Default
Enable grouping	Toggle secondary grouping on or off	Off
Property name	Frontmatter property used to group tasks	account
Collapsible groups	Allow collapsing/expanding individual groups	On

Display

Setting	Description	Default
Show due dates	Display due date badges on tasks	On
Show task age	Display how long a task has been open	Off
Source icons	Show a small icon linking back to the source note	On
Compact mode	Reduce padding and font size for denser boards	Off
Completion behavior	What happens after a task is checked off (fade, archive, or remove)	Fade

Installation

Community plugins (recommended)

1. Open Settings > Community Plugins > Browse.
2. Search for Tasks.
3. Click Install, then Enable.

Manual

1. Download the latest release from the GitHub releases page.
2. Extract the files into your vault's .obsidian/plugins/obsidian-tasks/ folder.
3. Reload Obsidian and enable the plugin under Settings > Community Plugins.

License

MIT