What is SynStacks?
SynStacks is a chat-first workspace built for small developer teams. It bundles the tools you'd otherwise stitch together — group chat, kanban boards, whiteboards, and a wiki — into a single desktop app with one shared account and one shared sidebar.
It's currently in early access at version 0.1.1. The Mac and Windows desktop apps are live with a background auto-updater. The web version runs in any modern browser at synstacks.dev.
Heads up — we're early. SynStacks is brand new and iterating fast. Things will move, break, and improve weekly. Auto-updater means you always get the latest fixes without thinking about it.
What's in v0.1.1
Four core surfaces, one sidebar. Pick any to jump straight into how it works.
Real-time messages, threads, reactions, mentions, file uploads, GIFs, voice rooms, and direct messages with friends.
Trello-style kanban with sprints, priorities, assignees, labels, dates, filters, plus a Gantt view and cross-board master view.
Shared wiki pages per server, plus optional BookStack-backed documentation channels for long-form reference docs.
Free-form canvas with pen, shapes, text, and saved snapshots. Sketch a system, diagram a flow, brainstorm a roadmap.
Get the app
SynStacks runs natively on macOS and Windows. The desktop apps include an auto-updater — once installed, you'll always be on the latest version without thinking about it.
145 MB DMG · macOS 13+ · auto-updates included.
121 MB installer · Windows 10/11 · auto-updates included.
Prefer the browser? Open synstacks.dev in any modern browser — no install required.
What it looks like
A SynStacks workspace has four panes. The thin server rail on the left switches between teams. The channel list shows every primitive — channels are prefixed #, boards have a kanban icon, whiteboards a pencil, wikis a notebook. The main pane shows the active object. The members panel on the right shows who's online.
↑ A live board inside the SynStacks app — Kanban view with an active sprint banner.
Where to next?
Pick a starting point:
Five minutes from sign-up to your first server, channel, and board.
Everything that happens in a SynStacks channel — messages, threads, voice, DMs.
Kanban, sprints, Gantt, master board — the whole task system.
Sketch ideas on a free-form canvas with pen, shapes, and text.