May 11th, 2026

New

Flow

Set default values on every column type

Every cell type on a board now supports a default value that is applied to newly created tasks. No more typing the same starter values dozens of times.

What is new

  • Default value entry in the column header menu, available across:
  • Text — preset string
  • Number — preset number, respects the column's number formatting
  • Date and Date range — preset dates
  • Checkbox — preset checked / unchecked
  • Clock — preset duration
  • Country — preset country with flag
  • Link — preset URL with optional label
  • Dropdown — preset option
  • People — preset assignee
  • Status / Priority / Label — preset label
  • Live sync — change a default in one tab and other open boards update over WebSocket without a refresh.
  • Validated — the API rejects defaults whose shape does not match the column type.
  • Non-destructive — defaults apply only to new tasks, never to existing ones.

Why it is useful

A board is the same shape every day; the same defaults belong on it every day. Configuring them once removes a long tail of small frictions when adding new tasks, and keeps boards more consistent across users.