Release notes for BigGantt

BigGantt 8.64.0

Dec 8, 2025

• NEW

  • Cloning tasks now supports cloning Jira epics.

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Resources panel in Gantt - track team workload in hours, man-days, percent, or story points, with new quarterly, yearly, and timebox aggregations.

  • A shareable link is valid for 360 days after its last use.

  • The task details window has been updated.

  • Create notes for Jira work items, BigPicture boxes, and basic tasks.

  • Display the Priority icon on the left side next to the taskbar on the Gantt timeline.

BigGantt 8.58.0

Sep 1, 2025

• NEW

  • New homepage.

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Editable built-in “Sprint” and “Priority” fields have been added.

  • Expand and collapse sub-tasks on the task timeline.

  • Right-click on the Gantt timeline to open the task details window for a task without dates.

BigGantt 8.53.0

Jun 5, 2025

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Shortcuts to quick filters can be added to your screen.

  • The custom filters panel can be used to filter by

    • issue type

    • priority

    • empty values

    • Jira labels

  • Information about when the resource was archived is accessible on the resource page.

BigGantt 8.50.0

Mar 31, 2025

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • When task grouping is turned on, the same task can be listed in multiple groups. It applies to fields that hold multiple values for the same task.

  • In the task Custom filters panel, you can specifically search for tasks for which a given field is empty (for example, there is no assignee).

  • The built-in field color has been renamed manual color.

BigGantt 8.49.0

Mar 18, 2025

• NEW

  • The new custom filters panel lets you build queries using both built-in and native Jira fields. The search is run for all task types (including basic tasks, Trello tasks, and additional tasks based on sprints, versions etc.)

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • The date range filter has shortcut buttons for commonly used periods.

BigGantt 8.48.0

Mar 3, 2025

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Users can be automatically archived and restored.

BigGantt 8.47.0

Feb 12, 2025

• MINOR CHANGES

  • Structure builders configuration: the save button is pinned to the bottom of the configuration screen and always remains visible.

BigGantt 8.46.0

Jan 27, 2025

• MINOR CHANGES

  • In this release, changes were made to BigTemplate's infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 8.45.0

Jan 9, 2025

• MINOR CHANGES

  • In this release, changes were made to BigTemplate's infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 8.44.0

Dec 16, 2024

• NEW

  • Filter by panel introduced to the Gantt module.

BigGantt 8.43.0

Nov 27, 2024

• NEW

  • Select a parent task and its children in the Gantt module.

BigGantt 8.42.0

Nov 14, 2024

• NEW

  • A Jira administrator can disable the onboarding survey.

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Critical Path is supported by portfolio boxes

BigGantt 8.41.0

Oct 17, 2024

• NEW

  • Multi-select users and groups on the Security page

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Redesigned Dependencies section in the Infobar (Gantt module)

BigGantt 8.40.0

Sep 26, 2024

• NEW

  • Default scheduling mode can be set up per task type.

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Gantt module is available in portfolio boxes

  • Tasks are moved when absences are added/removed from the assignee.

BigGantt 8.39.0

Sep 5, 2024

• NEW

  • BigGantt is compatible with Jira 10

  • “Auto-basic” scheduling mode introduced

BigGantt 8.38.0

Aug 6, 2024

• MINOR CHANGES

  • In this release, changes were made to BigPicture's infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 8.37.1

Jul 16, 2024

• NEW

  • Multi-select when assigning resources to workload and holiday plans

  • Field mapping reminders

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Task data in columns is loaded incrementally (Gantt module)

  • Faster box synchronization

  • Optimized queries to Jira

BigGantt 8.36.0

Jul 1, 2024

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • The resource capacity is automatically changed to 0 when the user is archived

BigGantt 8.35.0

Jun 17, 2024

• MINOR CHANGES

  • In this release, changes were made to BigPicture's infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 8.34.0

Jun 3, 2024

• NEW

  • sub-box built-in field has been added to the app

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • filtered results can display child items of the search results

  • when timeboxes are visible above the timeline, their name is displayed

BigGantt 8.33.0

May 9, 2024

• Minor changes.

BigGantt 8.32.0

Apr 17, 2024

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • floating tooltip shows the date while setting a new marker

BigGantt 8.31.0

Apr 4, 2024

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • double-click on a marker to edit it

  • today’s marker shows the date

  • when sorting, the default task order is ascending

  • during box creation, today’s date is by default entered as the box end date

• BUGS

  • clicking on a gantt chart to exit the right-click pop-up menu doesn’t trigger date assignment

BigGantt 16 Mar 2026

Mar 16, 2026

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • New homepage - the home box is pinned in the Recent section to ensure it is always on hand.

BigGantt 2 Mar 2026

Mar 2, 2026

• NEW

  • We’ve redesigned BigPicture navigation to give you a smoother experience and better access to what matters most.

BigGantt 16 Feb 2026

Feb 16, 2026

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Fix versions can be used to sychronize scope of timeboxes (such as Iterations and Program Increments).

  • The buttons for switching between the new and old homepages have been removed.

  • The new feedback button has been added to all the modules.

BigGantt 29 Jan 2026

Jan 29, 2026

• NEW

  • Bulk convert basic tasks into Jira work items.

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Reorder shortcuts on the new homepage using drag-and-drop.

BigGantt 29 Dec 2025

Dec 29, 2025

• NEW

  • On the new homepage, you can filter the list of boxes by your favourites and boxes assigned to you.

  • On the new homepage, you can customize the quick links section.

  • On the new homepage, you can customize the layout. Display only the sections you want to see.

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Use the custom filters to filter by a component field.

  • Filter for empty values of numeric and date fields.

  • When effort is expressed as a percentage, the infinity symbol on a red background indicates that even though capacity is zero, the workload is nonzero.

BigGantt 08 Dec 2025

Dec 8, 2025

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • You can narrow down a box scope using Jira labels.

  • Link-based builders allow for a more flexible multi-level task tree

  • User interface changes.

BigGantt 17 Nov 2025

Nov 17, 2025

• MINOR CHANGES

  • In this release, changes were made to BigGantt’s infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 03 Nov 2025

Nov 3, 2025

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • A shareable link is valid for 360 days after its last use.

  • The task details window has been updated.

BigGantt 20 Oct 2025

Oct 20, 2025

• NEW

  • Cloning tasks now supports cloning Jira epics.

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Resources panel in Gantt - track team workload in hours, man-days, percent, or story points, with new quarterly, yearly, and timebox aggregations.

BigGantt 01 Oct 2025

Oct 1, 2025

• MINOR CHANGES

  • In this release, changes were made to BigTemplate’s infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 16 Sept 2025

Sep 16, 2025

• NEW

  • Create notes for Jira work items, BigPicture boxes, and basic tasks.

  • Display the Priority icon on the left side next to the taskbar on the Gantt timeline.

BigGantt 01 Sept 2025

Sep 1, 2025

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Expand and collapse sub-tasks on the task timeline.

  • Right-click on the Gantt timeline to open the task details window for a task without dates.

  • An editable built-in Priority field has been added.

BigGantt 14 Jul 2025

Jul 14, 2025

• MINOR CHANGES

  • In this release, changes were made to BigTemplate’s infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 28 Jul 2025

Jul 14, 2025

• NEW

  • New home dashboard.

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • An editable built-in “Sprint” field has been added.

BigGantt 30 June 2025

Jun 30, 2025

• MINOR CHANGES

  • In this release, changes were made to BigTemplate’s infrastructure to support future enhancements.

BigGantt 05 June 2025

Jun 5, 2025

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Use the custom filters panel to filter by a Jira label field.

BigGantt 20 May 2025

May 20, 2025

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Shortcuts to quick filters can be added to your screen.

  • The custom filters panel can be used to filter by skills, issue type, and priority.

  • Information about when the resource was archived is accessible on the resource page.

BigGantt 29 Apr 2025

Apr 29, 2025

• NEW

  • 7pace Timetracker for Jira integration offers detailed visibility into effort distribution and helps align time tracking with resource planning.

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • Filter by empty values in the custom filter panel.

BigGantt 31 Mar 2025

Mar 31, 2025

• ENHANCEMENTS

  • When task grouping is turned on, the same task can be listed in multiple groups. It applies to fields that hold multiple values for the same task.