Free Gantt Chart Excel Template

Create Professional-looking Gantt Charts in Excel

Gantt Excel is completely automated and is super easy to use.
If you use Microsoft Excel, you can create a Gantt Chart with almost no learning curve by downloading Gantt Excel.
Microsoft Excel is instantly familiar, so everyone on your team “gets it” and hits the ground running.

4.9 out of 5 rating for Gantt Excel based on Real User Reviews

Create Gantt Charts in Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013 & 2016 on Windows & Excel 2016 on macOS.

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FEATURES

Everyone uses Microsoft Excel almost every day for almost everything – from a simple calculator to tracking massive projects.
There’s just one thing that Excel is not good at and that is creating Gantt charts.
For this reason, we created Gantt Excel, an automated excel template that allows you to create awesome Gantt Charts within Excel.

Gantt Excel Ribbon

Using this Gantt Chart Template is very straightforward.
We have customized the Excel ribbon to include a Gantt Menu with buttons to Add Gantt Charts, Tasks, Milestones, etc.

Daily & Hourly Planner

We have two versions, Daily and Hourly. Take your pick and schedule tasks based on days or in hours.
The Hourly planner is the only Hourly Gantt Chart Template in this whole wide world.

Create cascading task dependencies in the Gantt Chart based on time.

Project Dashboard - Free Add-on

Yeah, you read that right! The Project Dashboard is a free add-on in our Gantt Excel Template.
A project dashboard is the best way to easily communicate key project details.

Costs Module – Account for Project Costs

Gantt Excel doubles up as a budget and expenses template. Keep track of project costs in your Gantt chart.

Milestones

Ability to add Milestones in the Gantt Chart

Milestones help your team stay on track and to more accurately determine whether or not your project is on schedule.
Additionally, you can create milestone charts for important presentations and communications with senior management and clients.

Task Progress Indicators

Show Task Progress for each task in the Gantt Chart Timeline

Instantly switch between Gantt Views

Gantt Excel has six calendar views – Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly View.

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Quarterly

Half-Yearly

Yearly

There is no other gantt chart template or online tool that features this many calendar views.
Our Hourly Planner also includes a Hourly View.

Hourly View

Ability to Set Parent & Child Tasks in your Project.

Resource Module

Ability to Assign Resources to tasks and track Resource Cost.
Set up Holidays and NonWorking Days per Resource.

Display any text within the Gantt bars inside the Gantt Timeline.
This allows you to show the right amount of detail to understand the project plan instantly.

Intuitive Forms to Add Tasks & Milestones in the Gantt Chart

The task form will provide a detailed overview of task information including resources and dependent tasks.

Select Dates Using the Date Picker

Double-click any task date within the Gantt Chart to bring up the Date Picker

Show Baseline, Estimated and Actual Timeline Bars

Track Baseline, Estimated and Actual Dates in your Project Timeline

Highlight Overdue Tasks

Immediately see any overdue tasks in your project schedule and save them from falling through the cracks.
Overdue tasks show in red color or any color of your choosing.

Customize the Gantt Timeline Bars

Colors are important visual cues in Gantt charts. You can customize the project timeline colors as much as you want. Create a project timeline to impress!

Export & Share

Export your Gantt Chart to PDF or to XLSX to share with your colleagues and clients.

Click below to see a Gantt Chart created in Gantt Excel and exported to PDF.
Gantt Chart in PDF

Click below to see a Gantt Chart created in Gantt Excel and exported to XLSX.
Gantt Chart in XLSX

“This is the best alternative to Microsoft Project. This is an Excel Template on Steroids, very Powerful yet very Simple to use.
Best Project Management tool ever, Period.” – Tony Smith (Project Manager)” 

Reviews From Around The Globe

People everywhere love Gantt Excel and we thrive off their feedback.
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“This is a fantastic tool giving you an alternative to using MS project to create project Gantt charts. A++”

Marty E
CA, United States

“Very well designed project planning tool, used it many times and will keep using it. Support and delivery is fast and professional. @GanttExcel: keep up the good work!”

Camiel
Limburg

“This Gantt chart is the best thing that has happened to me. With ever-changing timelines, having the ability to just update one date and have everything flow is incredible and saves me a lot of time. Further, their team is very responsive, so its really great working with them and their product. I highly recommend.”

Mariana
DC, United States

“Gantt Excel saved the day – And blew me away!
I needed a simple and intuitive Excel Gantt chart to quickly relay project status to business stakeholders comfortable with Excel. After trying a couple, I found GanttExcel and it exceeded expectations! I’ve been in systems for 20 years and I’m amazed at the design and features of the product – all built in Excel! And the price? Unbelievable! Many thanks – you’ve made another fan!”

Chuck S
CT, United States

“Great product, fantastic customer service. Highly recommend this tool for all types of project managers!”

Matt
CA, United States

“The chart is amazing and easy to use. This will be a resource I use for years to come! Excellent customer service. Had questions about how to use and they provided solutions almost immediately.”

Jay
ON, United States