Priorities for Basecamp 5

Adds the missing priority feature to Basecamp 5. Organize tasks by importance and never lose track of what matters most.

Priorities for Basecamp 5 adds the priority management feature that's missing from Basecamp — High, Medium, and Low priorities for every to-do and card, working consistently across every list, board, and project you have. WHY YOU'LL WANT IT Basecamp is great at lists. It's not great at importance. You can mark a single item as "Move up" — that's it. Anything beyond that lives in your head or in a side document. This extension changes that. One click sets High, Medium, or Low priority on any to-do or kanban card. Color-coded labels appear automatically across the whole app. Filters let you focus on what matters. A new "by priority" view rolls up every assignment you have across every project, grouped by importance, with drag-and-drop to re-prioritize. It's the focus layer Basecamp doesn't have — without leaving Basecamp. WHAT IT DOES 🏷 Priority labels everywhere HIGH / MED / LOW / NONE badges appear automatically on every to-do and Card Table card the moment you set a priority. No extra clicks, no separate UI to check. ✅ One-click priority selector Set a priority while creating a new to-do, while editing one, or with a single click on the detail page. Works in to-do forms, card forms, and the inline expand-to-add-a-to-do flow. 🔍 Filter by priority On any to-do list, todoset, or Card Table, narrow down to just one priority level. A counter shows how many items match. 👤 Filter by assignee Right next to the priority filter, a dropdown lets you focus on Everyone, Unassigned, or a specific teammate. Combine it with the priority filter for laser-focused views. 📋 "My assignments by priority" A new tab next to "My assignments / with dates / Stuff I've assigned" that regroups your entire backlog by priority — High, Medium, Low, and No priority — sub-grouped by project and list. Drag an item between sections to re-prioritize it instantly. ↕ Sort by priority On any list, sort to-dos by date-then-priority or priority-then-date. Your preference syncs across your devices via Chrome storage. 📊 Priority progress Every to-do list shows a quick "High: x/y | Med: a/b | Low: c/d" breakdown next to Basecamp's completion count. ⚡ Instant on second visit Priorities are cached locally so labels appear immediately on subsequent visits. A background refresh keeps everything in sync — changes by teammates show up within a couple of seconds. HOW IT WORKS — STORED IN BASECAMP, NOT SOMEWHERE ELSE Priorities are stored inside each to-do's description field using a small tag (e.g. [PRIORITY: High]) at the top. Because the data lives in Basecamp itself: - It syncs across every device and every browser automatically. - Your teammates see the same priorities you set, even if they don't install the extension. - Nothing is stored on external servers. No accounts. No subscriptions. PRIVACY - Runs only on app.basecamp.com. - Does NOT collect or transmit any personal data. - Uses your existing Basecamp session — no extra logins, no API keys, no third-party requests. - Open source. MIT licensed. WHO SHOULD INSTALL IT - Anyone who maintains long Basecamp to-do lists and needs to focus on what's actually important. - Teams who want a shared notion of priority without leaving Basecamp. - Solo users who treat Basecamp like their personal kanban and want better triage. - Anyone who used the legacy "Priorities for Basecamp 3" extension — this is its successor for the new Basecamp at app.basecamp.com. GETTING STARTED 1. Install the extension. 2. Open any Basecamp to-do or card. 3. Click the new "Priority" row — pick High, Med, Low, or None. 4. Watch the colored labels appear across every list, board, and assignment view. That's it. No configuration screens. No accounts to set up. SUPPORT Open an issue on GitHub: github.com/agustincuenca/PrioritiesForBasecamp Liked the extension? Buy me a coffee — link inside the popup. 🙂