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Dev tools · April 16, 2020

Clikan – a simple personal kanban board that runs in a CLI

clikan is a super simple personal kanban board that runs in a CLI - kitplummer/clikan

Clikan – a simple personal kanban board that runs in a CLI launched on April 16, 2020 with 63 votes, #960 of 5,003 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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In plain words

Clikan is a command-line kanban board tool for developers who prefer working in the terminal. It provides a simple personal task management system organized in columns, allowing users to track work progress directly from their CLI. The tool runs locally and is open-source on GitHub, making it accessible for developers looking for a lightweight alternative to graphical project management software.

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