How to archive tasks on a Kanban board?

Archiving tasks in Kanban Tool is simple and keeps your board clutter-free!
Here’s how you can do it:

Archive a single task

Right-click on a task and select the Archive option from the dropdown menu.

Archiving a task

Archive tasks from any column

By default, archiving is only enabled in the last column. To make it available elsewhere:

  • Go to Settings → Board Editor
  • Click the pencil icon under your chosen column’s name
  • Check Allow tasks to be archived here
Enabling a task archive in a column

Archive all tasks in a column

To archive an entire column’s tasks at once, either:

  • Right-click the column header, or
  • Click an empty space in the column, then choose Archive all
Archiving all tasks in a column

Accessing & searching the archive

Click the folder icon at the top of your archive-supporting column to enter the archive.

Accessing the archive with the folder icon

You’ll see a list of archived tasks for that column, but you can also:

  • Search through tasks archived across all boards, swimlanes, or columns
  • Use the magnifying glass icon for advanced search queries
    (you can use the same syntax as for the board’s global search)

Searching through the task archive

Automate archiving

Want tasks to archive themselves? Set up auto-archiving for an even smoother workflow!