How to Use Board Heatmap

Get started in under a minute.

1Getting Started

Add Board Heatmap as a Board View from the views menu on any board. Click the + button in your views bar, search for "Board Heatmap," and add it.

monday.com board showing the Main Table and Board Heatmap views in the tab bar

2Select a Date Column

Use the dropdown at the top to pick which date or timeline column drives the heatmap. You can also change the year, switch color themes, and toggle subitems on or off.

Board Heatmap settings bar showing Date Column, Year, Theme, and Subitems controls with the full yearly heatmap grid below

3Read the Heatmap

Each cell represents one day. Darker colors mean more items are scheduled on that date. Hover over any cell to see the exact count. The legend at the bottom shows the intensity scale from "Less" to "More."

Heatmap grid zoomed in showing colored cells with varying intensity levels and a Less-to-More legend

4Click a Day

Click any colored cell to open the Day Detail panel. This shows all items scheduled on that date, organized by group, with the date and item count at the top.

Day Detail panel showing Feb 24, 2026 with 4 items listed including Activity 01, Activity 01-01, Activity 01-02, and Activity 02

5Open Items

Click any item name in the Day Detail panel to open the item card directly in monday.com. You can view and edit the item's details — status, owner, dates — without leaving the heatmap view.

monday.com item card opened from the heatmap showing Activity 01-01 with Group, Owner, Status, and Date fields

6Customize

Switch between Green, Blue, and Orange color themes using the Theme dropdown. Toggle subitems on or off to include or exclude nested item data. Change the year to view historical or future data.

📸 Theme comparison screenshot coming soon

💡 Tip: Board Heatmap is read-only — it never modifies your board data. Your information stays safe and unchanged.