Changelog

A running log of user-facing changes to G Kanban, newest first.

2026-07-19

• Fixed labels not being de-duplicated, and label deletion not working correctly
• Cards now show full label pills whenever there’s room, instead of just dots
• Fixed a modal-stacking bug where a dialog opened from the top board could render behind the bottom board
• Fixed tall dialogs clipping off-screen with no way to reach the action buttons
• Fixed 2-row cards hiding their checklist even when there was clearly room to show it
• Added a dead-man’s-switch alert if the nightly database backup job ever goes silent
• Settings now shows when your Pro subscription renews or ends

2026-07-18

• The sync status pill in the header is now the sync toggle itself — the separate gear icon is gone
• Board-scoped controls (rename, delete, add) are now grouped next to the board name
• Fixed the board-picker dropdown being hard to read in dark mode

2026-07-17

• Pro is now purchasable — an upgrade panel in Settings, billed through Polar
• Fixed the Free/Pro badge briefly disappearing on tab focus
• Fixed the Settings modal not scrolling on short windows

2026-07-15 – 2026-07-16

• Added a mobile-friendly, read-only view of your boards — the full spatial grid, scaled to fit a phone
• Fixed the onboarding tutorial not appearing on a first mobile visit

2026-07-14

• Added passwordless email (magic link) sign-in
• Fixed the column resize handle bleeding through open modals
• Column headers can now show a heat-strip breakdown by day
• Fixed valid exports being rejected on import

2026-07-12 – 2026-07-13

• Reworked the board’s indicator strip: card counts, WIP depth gauge, and per-lane activity heat
• New zero-bezel, edge-to-edge grid look with an ambient graph-paper background

2026-07-05 – 2026-07-10

• Fixed clicking a column title not reliably focusing/renaming it
• Fixed flavor borders and card focus rings rendering outside the card
• Grid stability hardening: fixed overlapping cards, interrupted drag/resize gestures, and out-of-range card positions on load

2026-07-01 – 2026-07-03

• Fixed a sync edge case that could lose cloud data on a failed pull
• Added a Send feedback link in Settings → Help
• Finalized the privacy policy for launch

2026-06-24 – 2026-06-25

• Column resizing now snaps to consistent grid cell sizes
• Fixed cards not aligning to the grid lines, especially in Fine Grid mode
• Added the Pro Insights dashboard — cycle time, throughput, and aging WIP
• Fixed clicking a card not reliably selecting it

2026-06-20 – 2026-06-23

• Added a shared label registry — labels are now reusable across cards and boards
• Added card freshness tracking — an ambient aging indicator plus a “Mark active” reset
• Added the Free/Pro tier badge next to your account
• Cloud sync is now a Pro feature
• Added a standalone, bilingual Security page
• Cards gained graduated information density as you resize them
• Assignee moved to the card’s bottom-right corner

2026-06-16 – 2026-06-19

• Renamed the app to G Kanban, with the tagline “No One Needs Another Kanban, OK?”
• Self-hosted fonts (Inter, Noto Sans JP) — dropped Google Fonts
• Added a bilingual (EN/JA) privacy policy and FAQ page
• New graph-paper wordmark and branding on the landing page

2026-06-13 – 2026-06-15

• Added self-serve account deletion (GDPR erasure) and a context-aware Danger zone
• Added per-identity local storage, so multiple accounts never mix data on one device
• Added the header sync-status pill and a logged-out landing page with guest mode

2026-06-08 – 2026-06-12

• Added a first-visit onboarding tutorial
• Added data-location status in Settings (Local only / Synced / Offline)
• Labels moved to the card’s bottom row; the flavor glyph gained an inline position option
• The app now defaults to Japanese for Japanese-language browsers on first visit

2026-06-02 – 2026-06-06

• Added single-button sign-in with a provider picker (Google, GitHub)
• Added lightning capture (clipboard → backlog) and improved copy/paste
• Added keyboard shortcuts: navigation, cut/paste/copy, and the ? / Ctrl/Cmd+K help overlay
• Initial build: grid-based boards, columns, and cards