[Feature Request] Nested checkboxes. #219

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-04T17:53:58+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:53:58 +03:00

Originally created by @lue30499 on GitHub (Aug 12, 2022).

Not sure how difficult but it would be nice to have nested checkboxes. Something like this in Google Keep:

If too difficult or out of scope then all good.

Regards,
Lue

Originally created by @lue30499 on GitHub (Aug 12, 2022). Not sure how difficult but it would be nice to have nested checkboxes. Something like this in Google Keep: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/63104612/184317268-21bfdea0-5a9f-406c-ae92-210df92d93da.png) If too difficult or out of scope then all good. Regards, Lue

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:54:04 +03:00

@nickbe commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2022):

Having Task-Cards with tasks within subtasks and assigning subtasks to tasks with subtasks and so on .... would be uncontrollable for most. Easy is the key here. Remember that the main control is the board itself and not the subtasks. Also Sub-Subtask progress can not be easily shown on the card either.
So I'd say that this is definetely out of scope.

@nickbe commented on GitHub (Aug 19, 2022): Having Task-Cards with tasks within subtasks and assigning subtasks to tasks with subtasks and so on .... would be uncontrollable for most. Easy is the key here. Remember that the main control is the board itself and not the subtasks. Also Sub-Subtask progress can not be easily shown on the card either. So I'd say that this is definetely out of scope.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:54:14 +03:00

@lue30499 commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2022):

Fair fair. Not sure if it makes a difference but google keep only allows 1 level of nested. Not infinite.
It would help for organising dependancies. But again close if out-of-scope.

@lue30499 commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2022): Fair fair. Not sure if it makes a difference but google keep only allows 1 level of nested. Not infinite. It would help for organising dependancies. But again close if out-of-scope.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:54:23 +03:00

@meltyshev commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2022):

Probably it would be nice to have an ability to add multiple task lists with titles 🤔

@meltyshev commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2022): Probably it would be nice to have an ability to add multiple task lists with titles 🤔

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:54:25 +03:00

@johnnyduncan commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2022):

On our setup we removed the default checklist and added a "Checklist" action button. So now the user can choose to create one or multiple checklists, rename them and also re-order them internally (beautiful dnd). Turned out pretty good.

@johnnyduncan commented on GitHub (Aug 22, 2022): On our setup we removed the default checklist and added a "Checklist" action button. So now the user can choose to create one or multiple checklists, rename them and also re-order them internally (beautiful dnd). Turned out pretty good.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 17:54:36 +03:00

@TheCedarPrince commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2025):

Just wanted to say that this is such a clever idea @johnnyduncan -- I was just about to ask about sub-tasks too but realized this is a far more elegant and neat solution that already leverages what is available in Planka. Thanks for sharing this use case example!

I included an example of what I think Johnny was suggesting here for future folks looking at the same question:

@TheCedarPrince commented on GitHub (Nov 3, 2025): Just wanted to say that this is such a clever idea @johnnyduncan -- I was just about to ask about sub-tasks too but realized this is a far more elegant and neat solution that already leverages what is available in Planka. Thanks for sharing this use case example! I included an example of what I think Johnny was suggesting here for future folks looking at the same question: <img width="2219" height="1319" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4974b524-aa10-46f8-833f-eb89243939e6" />

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Reference: starred/planka#219