Basecamp to-dos can't show priority or status. Fix that.
Add tags, statuses, and custom fields to any Basecamp to-do, then see it all as a Kanban board. One Chrome extension, inside Basecamp, with nothing new for your team to learn.
Free 7-day trial · No credit card · Works with Basecamp 5
The problem
Basecamp is calm and simple. Sometimes too simple.
A to-do is just a name and a checkbox. No priority, no status, no way to see what's urgent at a glance, and no board to watch work move through. So the real status ends up in your head, in side spreadsheets, or in your inbox.
Everything looks the same
You can't tell what's urgent, what's blocked, or what's nearly done. Every to-do is just another line.
No board, just lists
Work lives in long, flat to-do lists. There's no Kanban view to see what's moving through the pipeline.
Status lives everywhere else
In your head, a spreadsheet, or a "what's the update?" email. Never on the to-do itself, where you need it.
Tags, statuses & custom fields
Give every to-do the fields it's missing.
Tags and Status come built in. Add Priority, Estimate, Version, Category, or any other field you need, each with its own color-coded options. Now one glance tells you what matters.
- ✓ Color-coded tags & statuses, ready to use
- ✓ Add any custom field: priority, estimate, version, category
- ✓ Shows up right on the to-do, inside Basecamp
Kanban board
Turn your to-do lists into a board.
Every to-do list becomes a column automatically, on every project. Drag cards across, then group and filter by status, assignee, tag, or priority. No setup, nothing to rebuild for each new project.
- ✓ Drag-and-drop board on any Basecamp project
- ✓ Group by status, assignee, tag, or priority
- ✓ Search and sort to find anything fast
Automations
Stop doing the busywork by hand.
Set rules that tag, assign, and set fields for you. A new to-do tagged "Feature Request" can auto-assign the right person and set its priority the moment it's created, without anyone touching it.
- ✓ When/then rules on tags, statuses, and fields
- ✓ Auto-assign people and set values
- ✓ Runs quietly in the background
Unread highlight
See what changed since you were last in.
Jump back into a project and the new and updated items are highlighted for you, so you're not scrolling back through everything to spot what moved while you were gone.
Docs & Files grid
The grid view Basecamp 4 users miss.
Flip any Docs & Files page from list to grid: folder cards you can peek into and scroll, image thumbnails, and Basecamp color labels you can set right from the card. Drag to file items into folders — or back out of them.
- ✓ Folder cards with scrollable previews
- ✓ Your custom-field pills on every card
- ✓ Drag to reorder or file items in and out of folders, with live drop hints
Per-project custom fields
Every project gets exactly the fields it needs.
Turn custom fields on or off per project, straight from Basecamp's project settings. A client project stays lean while your dev board runs Priority, Category, and Version.
- ✓ One toggle in the project's own settings
- ✓ Uncheck fields you don't need there. Values are kept
- ✓ New fields stay visible everywhere by default
External links as dock cards
Give external links a real place on the project.
Basecamp squeezes a project's external links into a small flat strip. Assistant turns each one into a full dock card you can position next to any other tool, right where your team expects it.
- ✓ Full-size cards on the project home
- ✓ Move them next to Docs & Files, the Message Board, anywhere
Card table duplication
Duplicate a whole card table in one click.
Pick "Duplicate this table", name the copy, and Assistant rebuilds the columns and clones every card using Basecamp's native copy. Comments, attachments, original authors, and timestamps all carry over.
- ✓ Every card copied with its comments and attachments
- ✓ Live progress with pause and resume
- ✓ Close the tab mid-copy and it picks up where it left off
And the rest of the toolkit.
Small things that add up across a busy week.
Group & filter
Slice any board by status, assignee, tag, or priority, then search and sort.
Card table copy & move
Duplicate a whole card table in one click, or move and copy columns across tables.
Runs inside Basecamp
No new app to learn. Anyone who doesn't install it sees Basecamp unchanged.
One price, whole team
One admin pays. Everyone in the account gets it. Unlimited users, no seats.
Multi-line subtasks
Subtasks written across several lines keep their line breaks, and links in them stay clickable.
Links in new tabs
Optionally open links that leave Basecamp in a new tab. Basecamp's own navigation stays untouched.
Lives inside Basecamp
An add-on, not a replacement.
Assistant isn't a new tool to migrate to or train your team on. It adds the board, fields, and statuses onto the Basecamp pages you already use every day, so everything works the way it always has, just with the pieces you were missing.
Your data never leaves Basecamp.
Installing an extension that reads your projects is a big ask. Here's exactly how we treat it.
Runs on your pages
Assistant adds its UI to the Basecamp pages you already use. There's no separate app holding your data.
We store only what you add
Tags, statuses, fields, and automations you create, never your messages, to-dos, or files. Those stay in Basecamp.
Official OAuth, revocable
You connect through Basecamp's own sign-in. Revoke access from Basecamp any time, in one click.
We built Assistant because we needed it. We run our own projects in Basecamp every day, and we kept hitting the same wall: no board, no priorities, no statuses. So we added them, right inside Basecamp. It's the tool we wanted for our own team, and we figured you'd want it too. If something's missing that you need, email me. I read every message.
How it works
Set up in three steps.
Install the extension
One click from the Chrome Web Store. Works on Chrome, Edge, Brave, and every Chromium browser.
Connect your Basecamp
Open the extension and sign in once with Basecamp OAuth. That's when your 7-day trial starts. Secure and revocable anytime.
Open a project
Head into any Basecamp project and the Kanban, tags, and custom fields light up. Everyone in your account gets it. No seats to assign.
Pricing
One flat price for your whole team.
$29/month or $290/year. Unlimited seats, every feature. One admin pays, and everyone in that Basecamp account gets it.
Monthly
Unlimited seats · all features · cancel anytime
Yearly
$24.17/mo · unlimited seats · ~2 months free
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FAQ
Common questions.
Does this replace Basecamp?
No. It enhances it. Assistant runs inside Basecamp. All your data stays in Basecamp; we add a layer of tags, statuses, fields, and views on top.
Do I need to change how my team uses Basecamp?
Not at all. The extension adds UI directly onto Basecamp pages. People who don't install it still see Basecamp exactly as before.
What data do you store?
We store tags, statuses, custom field values, automations, and OAuth tokens needed to connect to the Basecamp API. We never store your project content (messages, to-dos, files). Those stay in Basecamp.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. 7 days, no credit card, full access for your whole team. After the trial, one admin subscribes for $29/month (or $290/year) and everyone keeps access.
How does pricing work?
One flat price: $29/month or $290/year for your whole team. Unlimited seats and every feature. One admin pays, with no per-seat charges.
Who connects the Basecamp account?
A Basecamp admin connects each account once and pays. After that, everyone in that Basecamp account gets the extension automatically. No seat assignments, no access requests.
Add the fields and board Basecamp is missing.
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