What's new
Every feature and fix shipped to GanttFather, version by version. Updated September 9, 2026.
September 2026
3 releasesMore precise live cursors
Stay attached to the right content. Live cursors stay tied to the right task, date, or field as collaborators use different panel widths, scroll positions, sidebar states, and Gantt time modes. Keep stationa…
Read more →Live cursors and clearer invitations
See where your teammates are working. Follow collaborator cursors across Gantt, List, Board, and shared project controls, with names and profile photos or avatar fallbacks. Keep collaborators in view. Direct…
Read more →August 2026
10 releasesClearer Azure DevOps reviews
Review Azure changes before they move. Pull shows what changed and keeps conflicting GanttFather dates and statuses by default, while Restore from Azure remains an explicit choice. Choose when GanttFather sh…
Read more →A smoother workspace
Smoother team invitations. Returning to a project after inviting a teammate now feels more seamless. Steadier live updates. Your project stays in sync more smoothly after a brief connection change. More reli…
Read more →A clearer Azure DevOps sync
Azure sync at a glance. A dedicated Gantt shortcut shows your last sync, changes ready to send, and new Azure items ready to bring in. A clearer Azure setup. Helpful explanations now show what each source, t…
Read more →A steadier Azure DevOps experience
One guided Configure fields flow. Existing Azure sources now open in the same guided setup used when adding a source, beginning at Dates & effort with your saved choices already filled in. Steadier sync prog…
Read more →Smoother scheduling, Azure setup, and project settings
Task creation and deletion feel immediate. Add or remove tasks without waiting for the network; pending changes stay safely visible if a connection is slow. Dependencies now respect working days. When Auto-r…
Read more →Map Azure DevOps states to your own statuses
Map Azure states to your own statuses. Each Azure DevOps state maps to one exact project status, per work-item type — so a Bug and a User Story can treat the same state name differently, and custom statuses…
Read more →Simpler team access management
Invite with the right role. Invite one person at a time as Viewer, Editor, or Admin, with a clear pending status. Manage editor access. See who is using editor access, including pending invitations, and swit…
Read more →A smoother way to create projects
Sign in with GitHub. Use your GitHub account to sign in or create your GanttFather account. Plan first, then check out. Choose how to start, name your project, set its dates, and review the plan before addin…
Read more →Dependencies keep downstream work on schedule
Parent dependencies now reschedule the complete subtree. When a Story, Feature, or Epic moves, an FS dependency shifts downstream summaries and children together, forward or backward, while preserving the ex…
Read more →Start every project with a proven plan
Explore the new Template Library. Start with one of 100 ready-to-use project plans for software delivery, marketing, client work, events, operations, and more. Every template includes tasks, milestones, depe…
Read more →July 2026
17 releasesPermanent project deletion
Start fresh with permanent project deletion. Project owners can confirm a project's exact name to erase its tasks, history, comments, invitations, reports, and collaborator access. The project slot is freed…
Read more →Hierarchical Azure DevOps queries import correctly
Hierarchical Azure DevOps queries now import your work items. Saved queries built as "Tree of work items" or "Work items and direct links" previously finished without importing anything. GanttFather now read…
Read more →A guided start, clearer planning, and deeper Azure sync
A complete onboarding journey. Tailor your starting point, then create a blank project, preview a template, import an existing plan, or connect Azure DevOps through a guided flow. Safer project setup. Interr…
Read more →Faster editing and easier controls
Faster task editing. Changes save more smoothly, including titles, descriptions, and progress. Easier project tools. Reports, imports, exports, and Azure DevOps sync now live together in Data & sync. Better…
Read more →Faster, smoother reports
Reports and dashboards load faster, especially for larger projects. Keep working while reports are prepared. You will be notified when your file is ready to download. Find every update in one place. Report p…
Read more →Reliability fixes
Project creation works consistently. Available project spaces now appear correctly in the sidebar. Projects are easier to find. Sidebar projects now appear in alphabetical order. Generated reports stay reada…
Read more →Reports & dashboards
Introducing Reports & dashboards. Explore project health, progress, workload, risks, trends, and task details in a dedicated reporting workspace. Create the report you need. Choose an Executive summary, Deta…
Read more →Azure DevOps force updates
Confirm updates that need review. Select individual tasks or all visible tasks to publish the reviewed GanttFather values to Azure DevOps. Date updates preserve Azure times. GanttFather changes only the mapp…
Read more →Two-way Azure DevOps sync
Review and publish changes to Azure DevOps. See the exact dates and estimates that will change, leave out any work item you do not want to update, and confirm only the reviewed changes. Use the same Azure fi…
Read more →Flexible Azure DevOps imports
Azure fields can now be mapped per work item type. Choose the Start, End, and Estimation fields that each Azure DevOps work item uses, including custom process fields. Imports can be limited to the work item…
Read more →Multiple task assignees
Tasks can now have multiple assignees. Assign people, agents, and resources together without replacing the existing owner. Task details show the full assignment list. The detail panel now lists every assigne…
Read more →Spectator and metrics polish
Shared links now follow your canvas theme. Spectator views use the same White, Bone, or Dark canvas as the main Gantt chart, so public read-only schedules no longer feel visually out of sync. The public head…
Read more →Weekly status emails
Weekly project status emails. Each project can send a once-a-week email — overall progress and how much it moved this week, what's overdue, and what's due next. A clear, scannable snapshot without opening th…
Read more →The GanttFather API
Build on GanttFather with the new REST API. Everything you do in the app — create tasks, update status and dates, manage dependencies and resources — you can now do from your own code, scripts, and automatio…
Read more →The task panel, redesigned
Adaptive compact panel. Narrow the panel and Status becomes a glanceable shape (○ open, ◐ in progress, ✓ done) and Assigned a single avatar — task names keep the room. Double-click the divider to fit your lo…
Read more →GanttFather speaks 10 languages
Five new languages. GanttFather is now available in Deutsch, 日本語, 한국어, Bahasa Indonesia, and हिन्दी — alongside English, Español, Français, Português, and Italiano. The whole app is translated, and welcome e…
Read more →Your AI agents are now teammates you can see
AI agents show up as real teammates. When an AI assistant works in your project through a connector, it now appears with its own name and a friendly avatar — no more mysterious "Unknown". Its work is easy to…
Read more →June 2026
12 releasesTask descriptions feel smoother — and your board is quieter
Click anywhere to start writing. The whole description area is now active — click anywhere in the box and your cursor lands there, ready to type. No more aiming for the exact first line. Your text starts at…
Read more →Rich task descriptions — write real docs, right inside your tasks
A real editor, not a plain text box. Task descriptions now format as you type — headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, bulleted and numbered lists, quotes, and links — no syntax to remember. Type / for anyth…
Read more →Simpler, more predictable pricing — built around projects and editors
Free to start, free to stay. Create a project for free, with you plus 2 editor seats included at no cost. Viewers and guests are always free and unlimited — invite as many people to follow along as you like.…
Read more →AI assistants can now manage dependencies and keep your plan current
Your AI assistant can now manage task dependencies. A connected AI assistant can add, change and remove the links between tasks — and it follows the same rules as the app, so it won't create links that would…
Read more →Host teammates on your slots
Host a teammate on your slot. When you invite someone to edit a project you own, your slot now covers them — so they can start editing right away without spending one of their own. It's the simplest way to c…
Read more →Italiano is here — and invitations now speak your language
Italian joins the lineup. Pick "Italiano" from the language switcher and the whole app — menus, task fields, tooltips, onboarding, billing, project health and release notes — switches to Italian. Dates, week…
Read more →The Agent Release — plan with AI, across every project
GanttFather now works hand‑in‑hand with AI assistants — Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other AI tools you may already use. Connect once and your assistant can read your projects, build and adjust plans, and sh…
Read more →Custom Task Statuses, the New Excel Import/Export & Smarter Collaboration Limits
Custom Task Statuses — Your workflow, your words. Manage everything from Settings → Task statuses. Define your own statuses: rename "In Progress" to "In Development", add "In Testing" or "Blocked", pick a co…
Read more →Project Archives & Unified Settings
Cold Storage for Deleted Projects: Deleting a project no longer destroys it instantly. Instead, it is safely moved to a read-only "Archived" state for 30 days. During this window, you can review its contents…
Read more →End dates now display inclusively across all views
End dates are now intuitive. The Gantt chart bars, date pickers, Kanban boards, and List views now accurately display the final working day of a task instead of stopping a day early. Excel exports match the…
Read more →Accurate working days, durations, and weekend shading in every time zone
Working-day counts are correct in every time zone. Tasks that span a weekend or non-working day now show the right number of working days, wherever you are. Previously some time zones could shift the working…
Read more →Project versioning — save, preview, and restore snapshots of your entire project
Capture, browse, and restore complete project snapshots. Every task, dependency, and assignment is saved — not just what changed, but the full state at that moment. Manual — Open Change History (clock icon),…
Read more →May 2026
7 releasesAutomatic dependency scheduling
Tasks now move automatically when their predecessors change. Creating a Finish-to-Start dependency or dragging a predecessor forward will push successor tasks to respect the constraint — just like MS Project…
Read more →AI agent setup fix, authorization hardening, and crash recovery
Fixed AI agent connection failures caused by mismatched config snippets. The configuration blocks in Settings → MCP & AI Agents now show the correct JSON structure for each editor — Claude Code, Cursor, VS C…
Read more →Calendar consistency and UI bug fixes
Consistent duration display in Kanban Board. Task cards on the Kanban board now calculate and display the duration accounting for working days vs calendar days, staying in sync with the Gantt Chart calculati…
Read more →Team Calendar, working schedules, and smart duration tracking
Configure which days of the week your team works. Open the Team tab to select working days — no longer limited to Monday through Friday. Three-day weeks, weekend shifts, and any custom pattern are now suppor…
Read more →Inline task creation from the Gantt list, plus a smoother onboarding tour
Hover over a task group to reveal an "Add subtask" button. When your mouse is over a parent task and its children, a "+" row appears at the end of the group so you can add a subtask right where it belongs. H…
Read more →Smoother Gantt table resizing, polished sidebar, and a refreshed look
Resize the task panel from anywhere along its edge. The right border of the task list is now draggable in both the header and the body, not just below the column labels. Column edges are easier to see and gr…
Read more →Project preferences, safer task colors, and sturdier team details
Project preferences are now easier to find. Project Settings starts with display preferences, and the new section index lets you jump straight to Preferences, Azure DevOps, MCP agents, ownership transfer, su…
Read more →April 2026
9 releasesPick your canvas: themes, dark mode and a calmer app
Theme picker in Preferences. Settings → Appearance is now Preferences and ships with a theme selector: White for a crisp background, Bone (default) for the new warmer canvas, and Dark for low-light sessions.…
Read more →Slot-based plans, referral bonuses and a refreshed Settings experience
Minimalist UI/UX across Settings. Profile, Project Settings, Billing, Privacy and Release Notes now share one quiet layout — cleaner sidebar, restrained typography, less visual noise. Everything where you ex…
Read more →Scrollable profile, section shortcuts, and a cleaner Metrics diagnostic panel
Section shortcuts in Profile and Project Settings. A floating index on the right lets you jump straight to Personal Information, Email, Account Details, Sign Out, or Delete Account in your profile — and to A…
Read more →Clearer consent for our legal terms, plus access fixes
Terms, Privacy and Cookies consent is now tracked. When you sign up, your acceptance is recorded along with the version you agreed to. If we later publish materially updated terms, a short prompt will ask yo…
Read more →Release notes, ownership transfer fix, and clearer errors
Release notes in the app. Catch up on what's new in GanttFather without leaving the app. Each version is grouped by month, and a floating index on the right lets you jump between months at a glance. Clearer…
Read more →Smarter assignment, drag-and-drop fixes, and Critical Path
Assignee picker now lists people alphabetically. New Critical Path view that computes the longest dependency chain per task group. Added a tooltip on the Critical Path button explaining what it does. Fixed o…
Read more →Share pages speak your language
Public share (spectator) pages now include a language switcher — stakeholders can read your plan in English, Spanish or French without signing in. Dates on public share links are now rendered correctly regar…
Read more →Dependencies you can draw and tighter hover controls
Full dependency management directly on the Gantt — create, edit and remove links between tasks with visual connectors instead of opening a form. Hover controls on task bars let you add a subtask, resize or o…
Read more →Reliable reordering and a visible sync status
New sync status bar tells you at a glance whether changes are queued, syncing or safely saved. Edits keep going when your connection drops — pending changes flush automatically once you're back online. Reord…
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