Pulse Board

A fast planning and task management board inside VS Code
Plan, organize, and ship without leaving your editor

Overview

Pulse Board is a lightweight, offline-first kanban extension for Visual Studio Code. It helps you manage tasks, track progress, and organize work directly inside your development environment.

No external tools. No accounts. No cloud sync. Everything runs locally.

Features

• Kanban workflow with Backlog, In Progress, and Done columns
• Custom columns for flexible workflows
• Rich task cards with priority, tags, owner, checklists, and notes
• Multi-workspace support per project
• Shareable 6-character workspace invite codes
• Local-only storage using VS Code global state
• Smooth UI with a minimal focused theme
• Keyboard-friendly interactions and shortcuts
• Safe data handling and validation throughout

Installation

VS Code Marketplace

1. Open Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
2. Search for Pulse Board
3. Click Install

Or install via VSIX:

• Extensions menu, then Install from VSIX

Getting Started

Shortcut:

• Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+B
• macOS: Cmd+Alt+B

Workspaces

Create a workspace

• Click New
• Enter workspace name and display name
• Share the generated invite code

Join a workspace

• Click Join
• Enter invite code
• Enter your display name

Task Management

• Click + Add Item to create tasks
• Click any card to edit
• Move tasks between columns in the modal
• Add tags, priority, checklists, and notes
• Delete tasks from the item view

Commands

Troubleshooting

License

MIT License