# Power-Ups

> Turn optional features on per board – calendar, list limits, card snooze, dependencies, voting, read me, dashboard, card aging, package tracker, automation, card repeater, chat notifications, links, date polls and booking pages – and choose defaults for new boards.

Source: https://contals.com/docs/en/power-ups/  
Last updated: 2026-10-16

A Power-Up is an optional feature that a board admin switches on for one board. All Power-Ups below are built by the Contals team and included in every plan. **Due dates** is on for new boards; the others are off until you need them. Turning a Power-Up off hides its data; turning it on again shows it. Labels, assignees, checklists, custom fields and status updates are always on – no Power-Up needed.

## Turn Power-Ups on or off

1. Open the board → **Power-Ups** in the board header.
2. Use the switch next to a Power-Up. Its settings appear right below the switch.

Only board admins can change Power-Ups; everyone on the board sees the change at once. A Power-Up that builds on another one says so ("Needs: Due dates") and switches it on together with it. Power-Ups with their own page – the calendar, blocked cards, votes, read me, the dashboard, polls, bookings, automation – add an entry to the board header (with more than three, they share a **Views** menu).

## Defaults for new boards

Workspace admins choose which Power-Ups are on for new boards: workspace settings → **Power-Ups on new boards**. Existing boards keep their own choice.

## Planning

- **Due dates** – a due date per card, shown as **Due today** or **Overdue**; a setting shows a countdown ("in 3 days") instead of the date. See [labels, assignees and due dates](/docs/en/boards/labels-assignees-due-dates/).
- **Calendar** – cards by due date in a month and a week view; drag a card to another day, schedule cards without a date – by dragging or with **Set a date**, which also works on phones and with the keyboard –, download an `.ics` file. It opens on the next month with a due date, and **Next due** jumps ahead. On phones it shows an agenda. Checklist items with a date appear too.
- **List limits** – a WIP limit per list (list menu → **Set WIP limit**); the header shows "3 / 5", and the list is highlighted above the limit.
- **Card snooze** – hide a card until a date; it comes back by itself. The board page lists snoozed cards with **Wake now**.
- **Dependencies** – a card can be "blocked by" other cards on the board and shows **Blocked** while one of them is open; its people hear when it can start, and a board page lists every blocked card. No Gantt chart. See [dependencies](/docs/en/power-ups/dependencies/).

## Collaboration and reporting

- **Voting** – one vote per person and card, a count on the card, the voters in the details, and a board page that ranks cards by votes. Volunteers and guests can vote.
- **Read me** – a board page that explains the board (purpose, how it works, links) in simple Markdown, edited in place.
- **Dashboard** – a board page with counters (open, done this week, overdue, due soon, without assignee), cards per list, label and person, and a weekly trend. For all boards of a workspace at once, see the [workspace dashboard](/docs/en/views/across-boards/).
- **Card aging** – cards without activity fade over time (or turn yellow in pirate mode), so forgotten work stands out. Boards can also mark [stale cards](/docs/en/boards/basics/#stale-cards) with an hourglass.
- **Package tracker** – tracking numbers on cards: Swiss Post, DHL, DPD, UPS, GLS, FedEx and more are recognized, with a link to the carrier's tracking page.

## Automation and integrations

- **Automation** – rules, schedules and buttons that move, label, assign, comment on or archive cards. See [automation and repeating cards](/docs/en/power-ups/automation/).
- **Card repeater** – a fresh copy of a card every day, week, month or year.
- **Chat notifications** – new cards, moves, completed cards, comments and cards due tomorrow in Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Chat or Discord. See [chat and cloud links](/docs/en/power-ups/integrations/).
- **Links and cloud files** – links to Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, GitHub, Figma and more on cards, with previews.

## Scheduling

- **Date poll** – find a date on a card; guests vote with a public link. See [date polls and bookings](/docs/en/power-ups/scheduling/).
- **Booking page** – people book a free time slot on a public page; each booking becomes a card.

## How Power-Ups handle your data

- Power-Ups are built by the Contals team only; no third-party code runs on your boards.
- Every Power-Up change is checked on the server like any other change. While a Power-Up is off, the board refuses its changes.
- A board without a Power-Up never loads its code, so boards stay fast.
- Turning a Power-Up off never deletes data.

Planned: a meeting agenda built from cards; later a timeline view, time tracking and a public roadmap with feedback. The [changelog](/en/changelog/) announces each one when it ships.