About Kawaii Kanban

Overview

Kawaii Kanban is a lightweight personal Kanban board built as a single static web app (index.html + styles.css + app.js).

It is intentionally simple: no backend, no user accounts, and XML-based local data files.

What It Does

• Create, edit, delete, collapse, and drag cards
• Move cards across lanes and reorder within lanes
• Use tags and optional due dates
• Toggle dark/light Nord themes
• Save and load board data as XML
• Autosave to a chosen local file (with browser permission)
• Poll for external file changes and merge conflicts automatically

Lanes

• Backlog
• In Progress
• Review
• Done

Quick Start

1. Open index.html in your browser.
2. Create cards and edit their content.
3. Use Load XML / Save XML to persist your board.
4. Grant file access to enable autosave and live file watching.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Cmd/Ctrl + Z: Undo last board action
• Alt + N: Create a new card and start typing
• Shift + Arrow Keys: Select cards
• Alt + Left/Right: Move selected card between lanes
• Alt + Up/Down: Reorder selected card within lane
• Esc: Clear card selection