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kabmat

by PlankCipher

A command-line tool for organizing tasks on kanban boards.

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C++423+1 this week18Updated 3y agoAbandoned

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Quick Overview

What is this?

kabmat is a terminal-based kanban board manager that brings kanban functionality directly to your terminal. It utilizes ncurses for a visual interface and offers vim-like keybindings for efficient navigation and management. You can create, open, delete, and list boards, as well as manage cards within them.

What problem does it solve?

A command-line tool for organizing tasks on kanban boards.

Who should use it?

Developers and users who prefer terminal-based workflows and want a lightweight, keyboard-driven kanban tool.

Setup difficulty:Easy

Pros

Vim-like keybindings for efficient operation
Terminal-based TUI for a distraction-free experience
Simple command-line interface for board management (e.g., `kabmat -c my_board`)

Cons

Requires compilation using make and g++
Limited to terminal environments, no graphical interface

Scores

Trust Score

Star reputation (15%)53

Star velocity 7d (15%)1

Commit recency (15%)5

Fork ratio (10%)14

Issue ratio (10%)69

Contributor signal (10%)4

README quality (5%)100

License (5%)100

Homepage/demo (5%)0

Docs URL (5%)0

Topic count (5%)100

Maintenance

Commit frequency20

Issue management80

Documentation85

Popularity

Stars10

Forks0

Growth trend40

Star History

Snapshot Versions

Version	Commit	Size	Downloads	Date
latestLatest	HEAD	1.7 MB	0	15d ago

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README

kabmat

TUI program for managing kanban boards with vim-like keybindings

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kabmat

Dependencies

ncurses for the UI
make and g++/gcc for compiling and installing

Installation

get the source code from latest release or clone this repo => git clone https://github.com/PlankCipher/kabmat.git
cd into the source code or cloned repo => cd kabmat
run make to build the program

Trust Score

Sourcevana Trust · 37/100

License

GPL-3.0

Languages

C++98.4%

Makefile1.2%

Other0.4%

Topics

kanban kanban-board linux ncurses terminal tui vim

AddedMay 11, 2026

UpdatedJun 25, 2026

Last commit3y ago

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