How To Make Obsidian Like Trello With The Kanban Plugin

Trello is a mainstay in productivity software. It’s a classic and well-implemented instance of a Kanban board, but what if I told you we could create this kind of system within Obsidian, so you don’t have to leave your notes?

This is possible with Obsidian’s Kanban plugin.

One of the most popular and powerful plugins in the app, it brings a full-featured Kanban experience to Obsidian. I’m going to be covering the capabilities of the plugin in this article, as well as talking about some use cases it suits, some of which I’ve used myself.

Let’s get started…

Features of the plugin

This plugin turns a markdown note into a series of columns, called lists, which contain cards, which are short notes or tasks, creating a Kanban board.

Cards are added just like any other list, through the input box, and the plugin makes the addition of information on the card very seamless:

• A date picker appears to select due dates, and a tag picker appears to add tags. These are displayed independently, underneath the rest of the card content, with options to disable showing dates and tags inline in the card, as well as a natural language option for the dates.
• Add links like anywhere…