Gantt Excel - Free Gantt Chart Excel Template
Create Professional-looking Gantt Charts in Excel
Gantt Excel is fully automated and is super easy to use.
If you use Microsoft Excel, you can create a Gantt Chart with almost no learning curve.
Microsoft Excel is instantly familiar, so everyone on your team “gets it” and hits the ground running.
Gantt Excel allows you to visualize and track every step of your project, from start to finish.
You can create tasks, link them using dependencies, and then track their progress against deadlines and milestones.
Create Gantt Charts in Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021 & 2024 on Windows and Excel 2016, 2019, 2021 & 2024 on macOS.
Also works on all versions supported by Office365/ Microsoft 365.
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FEATURES
Gantt Excel Ribbon
Gantt Excel features a customized Excel Ribbon menu for adding charts, tasks, and milestones.
Daily & Hourly Planner
Gantt Excel offers two versions, Daily and Hourly, for scheduling tasks by day or hour.
Create cascading task dependencies to show how time changes impact the process and final deliverable.
The ability to set task dependencies is Gantt Excel’s most powerful feature. Its built-in auto-scheduling seamlessly updates dates based on changes to dependent tasks.
Project Dashboard
With just one click, powerful calculations analyze your project plan and instantly generate a dashboard based on the project timeline.
Costs Module – Account for Project Costs
Gantt Excel also serves as a budget and expenses tracker, allowing you to monitor project costs within your Gantt chart.
Set a baseline and estimated project budget, and easily track the baseline cost, estimated cost, and actual cost for each task.
Milestones
Ability to add Milestones in the Gantt Chart
Milestones keep your team on track and help accurately assess whether your project is on schedule.
You can also create milestone charts for key presentations and updates to senior management and clients.
Instantly switch between Gantt Views
Gantt Excel offers six calendar views: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly, and Yearly, giving you flexible options to view your project timeline.
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly
Half-Yearly
Yearly
Our Hourly Planner also includes a Hourly View.
Hourly View
Resource Module
Ability to Assign Resources to tasks and track Resource Cost.
Set up Holidays and Non-Working Days per Resource.
Display custom text within the Gantt bars to provide the right level of detail, allowing for an instant understanding of the project plan.
Intuitive Forms to Add Tasks & Milestones in the Gantt Chart
The task form offers a comprehensive overview of task details, including assigned resources and dependent tasks.
Show Baseline, Estimated and Actual Timeline Bars
Track Baseline, Estimated and Actual Dates in your Project Timeline
Highlight Overdue Tasks
Quickly identify any overdue tasks in your project schedule to ensure they don’t fall through the cracks.
Overdue tasks show in red color or any color of your choosing.
Customize the Gantt Timeline Bars
Colors play a crucial role in Gantt charts as visual cues. You can fully customize the project timeline colors, allowing you to create a timeline that stands out and impresses!
Export & Share
Export your Gantt Chart to PDF or to XLSX to share with your colleagues and clients.
“Hands down, Gantt Excel is the best alternative to Microsoft Project. It truly is an Excel template on steroids – delivering powerful results with incredible ease. The best project management tool ever, full stop.” — Tony Smith, Project Manager
Reviews From Around The Globe
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“This is a fantastic tool—a superb alternative to Microsoft Project for creating Gantt charts. A++” — Marty E. (CA, United States)
“Gantt Excel is an incredibly well-designed project planning tool that I rely on constantly. The support and delivery are fast and professional, making it a truly reliable solution. @GanttExcel: you’ve earned a loyal user!” — Camiel, Limburg
“This Gantt chart is a game-changer! The ability to simply update one date and have everything else flow seamlessly is incredible, especially with ever-changing timelines—it’s a massive time-saver. Plus, their team is incredibly responsive. I highly recommend Gantt Excel and their fantastic product!” — Mariana, DC, United States
“Gantt Excel saved the day and absolutely blew me away! I needed a simple, intuitive Excel Gantt chart to quickly communicate project status to stakeholders who prefer Excel. After trying others, Gantt Excel far exceeded my expectations. With 20 years in systems, I’m genuinely amazed by its design and features—all built in Excel! And the price? Unbelievable. You’ve definitely made a new fan!” — Chuck S., CT, United States
“Great product, fantastic customer service. I highly recommend Gantt Excel to all types of project managers!” — Matt, CA, United States
