8,960,000+ downloads · 4.9/5 customer rating
The free Gantt chart Excel template that schedules itself.
Add your tasks and link them. When something slips, the dates after it move, the critical path recalculates and progress rolls up on its own. It runs inside the Microsoft Excel you already have.
Works in Microsoft Excel, on Windows and Mac.
- 4.9/5 customer rating
- Windows & Mac
- 11 languages
Try it yourself
Interactive demo: take the guided tour below
Explore a real project below. Hover any task, milestone or numbered marker to see what Gantt Excel does: dependencies, the critical path, budgets, resources and live dates, all inside your spreadsheet.
Works in Microsoft Excel, on Windows and Mac.
What you get
A real project planner, in a file you already know how to open
It stays on your computer. Anyone you send it to can open it. Nothing to log into.
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Dependencies that move your dates
Link tasks once. Move one date and every task linked after it moves too, so you never drag bars or retype dates.
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Critical path & float
See the chain that decides your finish date, and exactly how much room every other task has.
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Hours to years
Seven views, one click apart. Hourly charts schedule to the nearest whole minute.
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Baselines & actuals
Compare the original plan, today's estimate and what really happened, side by side.
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Resources & costs
Assign people, set each one's working calendar, and track budget in the same sheet.
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Dashboard & export
One click to a dashboard, a web report, or a PDF for people who don't live in Excel.
What happens when you click
Three steps, about a minute
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Pick Daily or Hourly
Daily for most projects. Hourly if the time of day matters, like shifts or event run sheets.
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Type your email
Your download opens on the next screen. We also email you the link so you can find it later.
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Open it in Excel
Allow macros when Excel asks, then start adding your tasks.
Before you download
The six things people ask us first
- Does it work on a Mac?
- Yes. Microsoft Excel, on Windows or Mac. If you have Excel, you already have everything you need.
- Do I need a subscription?
- No. There is nothing to subscribe to, and nothing renews. The free version is free, and it stays that way.
- What do I get for free?
- A working Gantt chart planner that you download and keep. Choose the Daily planner or the Hourly one. There is no trial period.
- Do I have to enable macros?
- Yes. The automatic scheduling is real code, so the file arrives as an Excel macro-enabled workbook. Two ways to allow it are shown on the download page, with pictures.
- Where does my project data go?
- Nowhere. It is a file on your computer, like any other spreadsheet. It is not stored on a server, and there is no account.
- What if I outgrow the free version?
- There are fuller editions when you want them. Nothing you have already built is lost when you move up, and nothing expires if you never do.
Your next project plan is two minutes away
Gantt Excel is a workbook. Download it, open it, and you have a working project plan in a few minutes, with no account to create and nothing to learn first.
Works in Microsoft Excel, on Windows and Mac