Sprout
A kanban board that feels at home on your Mac
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Sprout - A kanban board that feels at home on your Mac

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A few months ago I started looking for a simple kanban board to manage all my tasks, as I was getting crazy with the load of work I had. I spent weeks looking for one that was private, offline, that wasn't bloated with a ton of useless features. So I built Sprout šŸŒ±, a simple and native Kanban board for Mac. - No accounts - No noise (0 notifications, ads, useless features) - 100% private (it uses CoreData and iCloud).

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Hello! šŸŒ± Iā€™m really excited to finally share Sprout with you all. Sprout is a calm, Mac-native Kanban board built for people who just want to get things doneā€”without accounts, onboarding hell, or yet another ā€œeverything app.ā€ Iā€™ve been building Sprout as a side project, scratching my own itch as a designer who wanted something fast, focused, and genuinely pleasant to use on macOS. Iā€™d love to hear your feedback and ideas as it grows. Why did I build Sprout? šŸ› ļø Most task and project tools today try to do everything: collaboration, AI, dashboards, permissions, workspacesā€¦ and somewhere along the way they forget about speed, clarity, and joy. I wanted a tool that: - Starts instantly - Feels native on macOS - Respects your privacy - Works even when youā€™re offline Sprout is for people who think better with simple boardsā€”designers, indie makers, students, and anyone who wants structure without friction. How does it work? šŸŒæ Create boards in seconds | No setup, no account šŸ§± Simple Kanban, done right | Lists, cards, tags, attachments šŸ’» 100% offline-first | Your data stays on your Mac ā˜ļø iCloud sync | Seamless across your devices šŸŽØ Thoughtful, native design | Built with SwiftUI, feels at home on macOS Whatā€™s next? Sprout is just getting started. Iā€™m actively iterating based on real feedback and exploring features like better organization, smarter workflows, and delightful macOS touchesā€”without bloating the app. And.... an iPad companion is in the making! Sprout includes a free version and an optional Pro upgrade (including a lifetime option) for those who want to support development and unlock extra features. If Sprout isnā€™t for you, thatā€™s totally okayā€”but if it is, Iā€™d love to grow it together with this community. Thanks for checking it out, and thanks for supporting indie builders šŸ’š ā€” Elio

This is the calm vibe I want. No account, no noise. I keep bouncing between Trello and random Apple Notes and lose stuff. Offline + iCloud is perfect. Any chance of a menu bar or Spotlight quick add? Gonna try it for my side projects tonight.

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Ā thank you!

yes, menu bar is definitely one of the priorities in the backlog.

Let me know how it goes!

Awesome! Is this focused on personal use?

Maker

Ā yes! Itā€™s been designed mainly for individual users or small businesses that donā€™t need collaboration features and just want to focus on their tasks and keep track of what theyā€™re doing

Beautiful work, Elio! Thanks for creating this. I love the simplicity. One quick question...how do I delete a task card? I'm not seeing it so far.

Again, thanks for creating this! Awesome app! šŸ‘

Maker

Ā thank you so much! It means a lot.

To delete a tasks or a board, you have to right click on it and a contextual menu appears with the delete button :)

Ā Thank you! I tried that before and it wasn't working, but now it is. I appreciate it!

Congrats on the launch! The idea of a fast, account-free Kanban that truly feels at home on macOS is very appealing. What macOS-specific touch or interaction are you most excited to refine next?

Maker

Ā Thanks Viktor! I'm working on the iPad companion app, but it's going to take some time. I'm also working on some improvements and new much requested features in parallel!

as a side-project built to scratch a real itch, this feels very genuine. nice work!!

The board is quite simple. Can I invite other participants?

Looks great but without native iOS versions the sync does not really make much sense.

If you canā€™t add anything on iPad or iOS in general then why would anyone pay a mostly fee. When do people want to add something to a kanban? when they are NOT active sitting behind a computer. Just my two cents.