5-Minute Quick Start

Welcome to LoopGantt. This guide walks you through creating your first project, adding tasks, and viewing your Gantt chart — all in about 5 minutes.

Step 1 — Create a project

From the dashboard, click New Project. Give it a name and a start date, then click Create. You can always change these later.

Step 2 — Add tasks

Your project opens in Gantt view with an empty task list on the left. To add tasks:

• Click + Add Task at the bottom of the list, or press Tab while a row is selected.
• Type a name and press Enter to save.
• Set a duration (in working days) by clicking the duration cell.

The Gantt bars appear automatically on the right as you enter durations.

Step 3 — Organize with phases

Phases group related tasks and give your plan a clear structure. To create a phase, click the ⋮ menu next to any task and choose Convert to Phase, or create a new row and toggle the Phase switch in the task editor.

Drag tasks under a phase to nest them. Phases automatically span all their child tasks — you cannot manually set a phase duration.

Step 4 — Add a dependency

To link Task B so it starts after Task A finishes (a Finish-to-Start dependency):

1. Click Task B to open the task editor.
2. Under Dependencies, click + Add.
3. Select Task A as the predecessor and choose type FS.
4. Click Save.

The Gantt chart rescheduled automatically — Task B now starts the day after Task A finishes.

Step 5 — Share or export

Click the Export button in the toolbar to download your plan as a PNG, CSV, or JSON file. PDF, Word, and Excel exports are available on the Pro plan.

What's next?

• Learn about all four dependency types (FS, SS, FF, SF).
• Try the AI Project Generator to build a full plan from a single sentence.
• Import an existing plan from CSV or JSON.