GimaoKanboard
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Your personal Kanban, on your LAN
Build your personal portable private Kanban server, organize tasks and projects anytime on phone, tablet and computer - Mobile-Host
Built based on Kanboard open-source project (MIT License), Respect original works with no code modifications
Mobile-hosted & Private
Phone, tablet & desktop browsers
Run your own Kanban server on your phone. Private data, accessible from any device on the same network.
Use cases
The same app, used in very different ways. Here are the most typical ones.
Professionals
Project boards · Weekly follow-ups
Split work into To do / Doing / Done and drag cards before the weekly meeting instead of digging through chat history.
Students
Group projects · Revision plans
Break a group assignment into tasks so everyone sees who does what, and track revision subject by subject.
Small teams
Team collaboration · Visible progress
A shared board for a team of 2 to 10: who is on what and where it is stuck is visible at a glance.
Families
Chores · Shopping lists
Turn chores and shopping into a board everyone on the same Wi-Fi can see, and drag items to Done when they are finished.
Freelancers
Client projects · Delivery schedule
One column per client from brief to delivery, with due dates and attachments on each task, so busy months stay organised.
Key Features
From quick capture to reading it anywhere, these are the parts you will use every day.
Visual Kanban Board
See your workflow at a glance
Drag and drop tasks between customizable columns. Limit work in progress to stay focused. The Kanban board gives you a clear, instant overview of every project's status — no training required.
Rich Task Management
Break work down, get things done
Split tasks into subtasks with time estimates. Add attachments, comments, due dates, assignees, categories and color tags. Describe tasks with Markdown. Move or duplicate tasks across projects in one click.
Automated Workflow
Stop repeating yourself
Set up automatic actions to streamline your workflow. Auto-change assignee, color, category or column when events happen. Search and filter tasks with a simple query language to find anything in seconds.
Self-hosted & Private
Your data, fully under control
Run your own Kanban server right on your phone. Access it from any device on the same network. No cloud, no third-party tracking — all projects, tasks and files stay on your device. Free and open source under MIT License.
端侧服务
OnDevice
In plain terms, on-device means the software and your data run on hardware you own, not on a remote server. Gimao brings that to your phone: apps that used to need a rented server or a NAS now run directly on your Android device. The phone is the host, and everything from typing to saving happens on it — nothing is uploaded and no public IP is required.
No server bill
No VPS to rent and no NAS to buy — a spare phone is the host
No public IP
Reachable on your local network, with no ports exposed to the internet
No command line
Install and go: no Docker, no config files
Updates with the app
The service ships and upgrades together with the app
多端同步
Cross-device
The phone hosts, and any computer or tablet on the same network can open it in a browser. Capture on the phone, keep editing on the desktop — it is always the same content.
Direct over LAN
Same Wi-Fi, straight to the phone, no cloud in between
Browser as client
Desktops and tablets need no app, just the address
Always in sync
Change it once; other devices see it on refresh
USB tethering too
No Wi-Fi? Share the phone connection over USB
数据安全
Data privacy
Your data lives in a local database on the phone and never passes through our servers. No cloud account, no upload, no telemetry — and export gives you a complete backup you can take with you.
Local storage
Notes live in a database on the phone and work offline
No cloud account
Nothing to sign up for; the access password stays on the device
No telemetry
No analytics and no usage tracking
One-tap backup
Export a complete backup at any time and move devices freely
Frequently Asked Questions
There are several ways to get both devices on the same network:
- Connect both to the same Wi‑Fi.
- Let your computer join the phone’s Personal Hotspot.
- Share the phone’s connection via USB tethering.
- Use an external network adapter to link the phone to the computer.
Once connected, open the Kanboard URL shown in the app on your computer’s browser.
Check the following:
- Make sure the computer and phone are on the same network.
- Verify that GimaoKanboard is in Low‑power Mode (server running).
- Turn off any proxy settings in the computer’s browser.
- Confirm the IP address and port shown in the app match what you typed.
- Allow the app through your phone’s firewall if prompted.
Android system restrictions may be closing GimaoKanboard in the background.
Fix 1 – Low‑power Mode: Phone → Multi‑device Sync → Enable Low‑power Mode.
Fix 2 – Grant higher privileges: Settings → Permission Request → Allow all required permissions.
Fix 3 – Disable battery optimization: System Settings → Apps → GimaoKanboard → Battery → Unrestricted.
Step 1 – Export on the old phone: Settings → Data Management → Export Data (downloads a full backup including projects, tasks, attachments and comments).
Step 2 – Import on the new phone: Settings → Data Management → Import Data → select the backup file.
All projects, boards, tasks, subtasks, comments and attachments will be restored.
