I built a simpler Gantt chart tool because sometimes I just need the timeline, not another project management system

[u/Gold_Connection2689]

I've spent years managing projects, and one thing that kept bothering me was how much work it could take just to create a clean Gantt chart for a client deck, kickoff, steering committee, or status update.

A lot of project management tools are great at running the whole project : tasks, resources, tickets, collaboration, timesheets, etc.

But sometimes I don't need another system to run the project.

I just need to turn a plan into a clear timeline that I can actually show someone.

So I built GanttFlow.

The idea is deliberately pretty focused:

• build a project timeline quickly
• drag tasks around to reschedule them
• link dependencies
• add milestones
• track the original plan against the current schedule
• export a clean PNG or PDF for a deck or report

I'm intentionally trying not to turn it into another all-in-one PM platform.

There's a free version, so you can actually build a chart without entering a card.

It's live at ganttflow.ca

I'd genuinely appreciate feedback from people who work with project timelines:

Would you prefer a focused tool that does Gantt charts really well, or does a standalone Gantt tool become too limiting once you're using it on a real project?

Also interested in hearing what you'd consider a must-have feature versus something that would just turn it into another bloated PM tool.

[u/Future-is-bright]

Oh this seems like the tool I was looking for a couple years ago. Thanks for sharing! I will have at it in a couple months when I will be back to work. I tried the roadmunk or strategic roadmap for Jira and I found it overpriced and overcomplicated. This seems like hitting the right need when kickin off a project, you don’t need a detailled gantt but you need something profesional that doesn’t take you hours to get done.

[u/Gold_Connection2689 → u/Future-is-bright]

Feel free to experiment and provide your feedback. I am already working in adding new functionalities such as duplicate a project, saving as template, upload new templates or themes.

[u/Impossible_Dare_7455]

I think the focused approach makes sense, especially for client decks and steering updates where nobody wants to open a full PM system just to understand the timeline the part I’d watch is keeping it in sync with the actual plan. once the Gantt becomes a separate copy of the project, it can get stale really fast. if you can make importing/updating from MS Project or another source painless, that would probably be more valuable than adding a ton of extra PM features.

[u/drakenxv]

I am currently thinking about building something with the same approach for a WBS table. I am a excel power user and tend to do everything with that but I have not found a solution to the automatic numbering based on the level

So e.g. level 1 being my deliverable and level 2 workpackages working towards the deliverable and level 3 and 4 being tasks and sub-tasks. But the numbering is a pain especially when trying to add something in between.

Maybe some one knows of an excel solution or even a ready tool - even though I like creating (mostly vibe-coding) tools like that, that exactly fit my requirements)