Free Gantt chart templates
Thirteen ready-made Gantt charts, grouped by the kind of project you are planning. Every one is a real, working chart rather than a picture of one: the phases, task durations, dependencies and milestones are already set up, so you can configure how linked tasks respond to date changes. Open a template to see how it is put together, or copy it into your own account and change the dates to yours. All of them are free, and there is nothing to install.
General project schedules
Plans that fit most projects. Start here if none of the industry templates below is a clean match, or if you want the standard shape before adapting it.
Project schedule
The standard five-phase schedule with a baseline milestone and two parallel workstreams. For anyone who needs to run a project from the chart, not just present it.
Simple Gantt chart
A small three-phase plan with dependencies and two milestones. For seeing what a Gantt chart looks like with linked tasks and milestones, before building a bigger one.
Project timeline
Milestone-led and deliberately sparse. For reporting progress upwards to a client or a board, where long bars and a few checkpoints read better than task detail.
Weekly project plan
Three weeks of day-level tasks laid out Monday to Friday. For work measured in days rather than months, such as a sprint or a short client engagement.
Construction
Built around the trade sequence, the inspections and the waits you do not control.
Academic and research
For a proposal, a dissertation or a PhD, with time set aside for approvals, writing and feedback.
Marketing and events
Plans that work back from a fixed date, where the launch or the event is the one thing that cannot move.
Marketing campaign plan
Strategy through to post-mortem, with every asset traced back to the launch date and a QA gate before anything goes live. For campaign managers running content, paid and email against one launch.
Product launch plan
Twelve weeks with the go-to-market track running alongside the build, and one launch milestone both tracks feed into. For product and marketing teams launching the same thing on the same day.
Event plan
Works back from a fixed date, with the venue booking as the hard gate and a wrap-up phase after the event. For conferences, launches and anything else with a date on the invitation.
Software and product
For builds where the streams overlap and the test plan is written while the code is.
Software development plan
Discovery through beta to launch, with backend and frontend overlapping and the test plan written during the build. For a team that plans in Jira or Asana but needs the whole project, including the non-engineering work, on one chart.
Multi-project roadmap
Three programmes on one chart, each with its own phases and dependencies. For seeing where two projects collide over the same people or the same week.
Examples that show a technique
Smaller charts built to demonstrate one thing clearly rather than to run a project from.
What is a Gantt chart template for?
A Gantt chart template gives you a starting set of phases, tasks, durations and links. Review that structure against your own work before adding dates. Permits, reviews, deliveries and approvals may need to be added, removed or moved to fit your process.
These templates open as editable charts in the browser. With automatic scheduling configured, linked tasks can shift when dates change. A basic spreadsheet template may need manual updates, while formulas or add-ons can provide scheduling logic. Choose the format you can maintain and share.
When does a template beat a blank chart?
A template is useful when its structure resembles your project. It can prompt you to include a review or handoff you might otherwise miss. Check the dependencies as carefully as the task list; a familiar phase name does not mean the sequence is right for your work.
Start with a blank chart when the project needs a different structure. The simple Gantt chart can still help you see how tasks, milestones and dependencies fit together.
How to pick the right template
- Match the industry first. If you are building, researching, launching or running an event, the matching template gives you relevant phases to review. Adjust the links as well as the names and durations.
- Otherwise pick by how you will use the chart. The project schedule is for running the work day to day. The project timeline is for showing progress to someone who will not read task detail. The weekly plan is for work measured in days.
- Several projects at once? The multi-project roadmap puts them on one chart so you can see where they collide.
- Want to learn the technique? The critical path example is built to show one idea clearly, and it is the fastest way to understand why some tasks can slip without moving the deadline and others cannot.
How these templates work
Pick a template and open the preview. You will see the whole schedule laid out on a timeline: phases grouped down the left, each task as a bar showing when it starts and how long it runs, and arrows between tasks that have to happen in order. The preview opens without an account.
When you click Use template, a copy is made in your own account and the whole schedule is shifted so it starts on the coming Monday. The gaps between tasks are preserved, so you get a plan that begins now rather than a set of dates from a demo. From there you can drag bars, change durations, add your own tasks, set a baseline once the plan is agreed, and share the chart with a link.
What makes a good Gantt chart template
A Gantt chart is only worth building if it tells you something a task list cannot. Three things do that work, and every template here has all three:
- Durations, not just deadlines. A task that runs for two weeks should look different from one that takes an afternoon. Every task in these templates has a start date and an end date.
- Dependencies between the tasks that genuinely block each other. This is what makes a chart react: move one date and everything downstream moves with it. Over-linking is the common mistake, so the templates only link work that really cannot start early.
- Milestones you can point at. Short, zero-duration markers for the moments that matter, like a sign-off or a launch, so anyone reading the chart can find the checkpoints without reading every row.
If you want the background before you pick one, what is a Gantt chart covers the basics, Gantt chart dependencies explains which tasks are worth linking, and how to create a Gantt chart walks through building one from scratch if none of these fits.
Common questions
- Are these Gantt chart templates free?
- Yes. Every template opens in the browser without an account, and copying one into your own Ganttile account is free with no trial period and no card. There is no paid tier to unlock.
- Can I download a Gantt chart template for Excel or PowerPoint?
- These templates are working online charts rather than files, so there is nothing to download. Once a template is in your account you can export the chart as an image or PDF for a document or a slide. If you specifically need a spreadsheet, the guides to building a Gantt chart in Excel and Google Sheets cover that.
- Which Gantt chart template should I start with?
- If your project matches one of the industry templates, start there, then check its phase order and waiting periods against your project. Otherwise take the project schedule template, which is a standard five-phase plan, or the simple Gantt chart if you want to see how a chart is put together before committing to a bigger one.
- What happens when I click Use template?
- A copy is made in your account and the whole schedule is shifted to start on the coming Monday, with every gap and dependency preserved. From there you rename phases, change durations, add your own tasks and share the chart. The original template is unchanged.
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