A privacy-first project manager in every new tab. Nest projects inside each other for the big picture. Link one task to multiple projects. Switch between kanban and list views. All your data stays in your browser — no accounts, no servers, no tracking. Export everything as JSON with one click. Your life is a project. Finally plan it like one.
Hey PH! 👋
Solo indie dev here. I built Montella because I needed one place to manage everything — my startup ideas, freelance clients, learning goals, life stuff.
Existing tools were either too complex or too cloud-dependent. I wanted something simple, private, and always there when I open a browser.
Key ideas behind Montella:
→ Everything is a project (nest them infinitely)
→ Tasks can live in multiple projects
→ Your new tab = your dashboard
→ Zero cloud. Data stays in your browser.
Been using it myself to plan my indie journey. Now sharing it with you.
(The name? Inspired by Vincenzo Montella, the Turkish national team coach. The man manages chaos and brings order to the pitch 🇹🇷⚽)
What would you add? I'm building this in public and your feedback shapes what comes next.
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Interesting take on keeping data local and private while still enabling deep project hierarchies. Have you tested how users discover and switch between nested projects? That could be a meaningful UX insight for your next round of tweaks.
@ui_ux_with_a_j Thank you for paying attention to the features what Montella makes different. Unfortunately i don't have insights because i don't track anything in the chrome extension app. But i have Chrome Extension Marketplace data about listing which is not really helpful at this point. I'll just keep polishing until i reach a point. I have no plan to add backend / sync features yet. If lots of people starts using it and demand sync features, i can release that which new clients such as Desktop app / Web app etc. Nested projects is a UX Challenge like you said, and I don't know how i would convert this feature into mobile UI's yet. I will figure it out by using it I guess
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@mehmetkose Makes sense. For nested projects, one thing that usually makes the UX feel “fast” is breadcrumbs + a quick project switch (Ctrl/Cmd + K) so users can jump between levels without digging through the tree every time. If you ever want feedback without analytics/backends, you could also add a tiny optional “Send feedback” button or a 1-question prompt like “Was switching between nested projects easy?” ...purely user-initiated, still privacy-safe........If you’d like, I can share a couple simple UI patterns for nested navigation (desktop + a possible mobile approach) that work really well for this kind of hierarchy.
Crawler.sh
Interesting take on keeping data local and private while still enabling deep project hierarchies. Have you tested how users discover and switch between nested projects? That could be a meaningful UX insight for your next round of tweaks.
Crawler.sh
@ui_ux_with_a_j Thank you for paying attention to the features what Montella makes different. Unfortunately i don't have insights because i don't track anything in the chrome extension app. But i have Chrome Extension Marketplace data about listing which is not really helpful at this point. I'll just keep polishing until i reach a point. I have no plan to add backend / sync features yet. If lots of people starts using it and demand sync features, i can release that which new clients such as Desktop app / Web app etc. Nested projects is a UX Challenge like you said, and I don't know how i would convert this feature into mobile UI's yet. I will figure it out by using it I guess
@mehmetkose Makes sense. For nested projects, one thing that usually makes the UX feel “fast” is breadcrumbs + a quick project switch (Ctrl/Cmd + K) so users can jump between levels without digging through the tree every time. If you ever want feedback without analytics/backends, you could also add a tiny optional “Send feedback” button or a 1-question prompt like “Was switching between nested projects easy?” ...purely user-initiated, still privacy-safe........If you’d like, I can share a couple simple UI patterns for nested navigation (desktop + a possible mobile approach) that work really well for this kind of hierarchy.
Crawler.sh
@ui_ux_with_a_j Amazing! please do. I would like to look at it