Describe your project and get a clean, professional gantt chart in seconds, with task bars laid across a timeline, milestones marked, and dependencies shown. Software sprints, construction schedules, marketing campaigns, and more.
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Gantt Chart Examples
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Software Project Gantt Chart
A multi-phase software project gantt with sprint tasks, dependency arrows, and a launch milestone.
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Construction Project Schedule
A construction project schedule with sequential phases, contractor tasks, and inspection milestones.
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Marketing Campaign Gantt
A marketing campaign timeline with research, creative production, channel launches, and performance review.
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Gantt Chart with Task Dependencies
A dependency-focused gantt chart with finish-to-start and start-to-start arrows clearly drawn between tasks.
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Gantt Chart with Milestones
A project gantt chart with multiple diamond milestones marking phase gates, approvals, and the final delivery.
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Simple 5-Task Project Gantt
A clean, easy-to-read gantt chart for a small project with five sequential and parallel tasks.
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Prompt templates you can copy
Start with one of these examples, then adapt the subject, labels, data, or layout for your own use.
Software Project Gantt Chart
A multi-phase software project gantt with sprint tasks, dependency arrows, and a launch milestone.
Create a clear labeled gantt chart for a software project with 6 tasks over 12 weeks: Requirements (2 weeks), UI Design (3 weeks, starts week 2), Backend (5 weeks, starts week 3), Frontend (4 weeks, starts week 5, depends on UI Design), QA Testing (2 weeks, depends on Frontend and Backend), Launch milestone at week 12. Task list on the left, horizontal bars across a weekly calendar grid, dependency arrows between tasks, launch marked as a diamond. Classic style. White background.
Construction Project Schedule
A construction project schedule with sequential phases, contractor tasks, and inspection milestones.
Create a labeled gantt chart for a construction project with 7 phases over 6 months: Site Preparation (3 weeks), Foundation (4 weeks, depends on Site Prep), Framing (5 weeks, depends on Foundation), Plumbing and Electrical (4 weeks, starts with Framing week 3), Insulation and Drywall (3 weeks, depends on Plumbing), Finishing and Fixtures (4 weeks), Final Inspection milestone at end. Task list on left, monthly calendar grid, dependency arrows, inspection as a diamond. Classic style. White background.
Marketing Campaign Gantt
A marketing campaign timeline with research, creative production, channel launches, and performance review.
Create a colorful labeled gantt chart for a 10-week marketing campaign: Market Research (2 weeks), Creative Brief (1 week, week 2), Asset Production (3 weeks, starts week 3), Email Sequence Setup (1 week, week 4), Social Media Launch (3 weeks, starts week 6), Paid Ads Launch (4 weeks, starts week 5), Campaign Review milestone at week 10. Color-code each phase, task list on left, weekly calendar grid, milestone diamond. White background.
Gantt Chart with Task Dependencies
A dependency-focused gantt chart with finish-to-start and start-to-start arrows clearly drawn between tasks.
Create a labeled gantt chart focused on showing task dependencies clearly. 8 tasks over 8 weeks: Task A (2 weeks), Task B (3 weeks, starts after A), Task C (2 weeks, starts after A in parallel with B), Task D (1 week, starts after B and C both finish), Task E (2 weeks, starts after D), Task F (3 weeks, starts parallel with E), Task G (1 week, after E and F), Completion milestone after G. Draw bold dependency arrows between all linked tasks. Classic style. White background.
What is a gantt chart maker?
A gantt chart maker is a tool that builds a visual project timeline for you. A gantt chart shows a list of tasks on the left and horizontal bars stretched across a calendar grid on the right, so you can see at a glance what work is happening, when it starts and ends, how long it lasts, and which tasks depend on others. Figviz generates gantt charts from a plain description of your project, so you skip the spreadsheet setup and get straight to a shareable visual.
How to make a gantt chart
, List your project tasks or phases and estimate the duration of each.
, Identify any dependencies: tasks that cannot start until another finishes.
, Note key milestones or deadlines you want to mark on the timeline.
, Paste your project description into Figviz, choose a style, and generate.
, Review the chart, refine the prompt to adjust dates or add tasks, and download.
Key elements of a gantt chart
, Task list: the vertical column on the left naming each task or phase.
, Timeline grid: a horizontal calendar (days, weeks, or months) across the top.
, Task bars: horizontal bars showing when each task starts and how long it runs.
, Milestones: diamond markers that flag key events, deadlines, or phase gates.
, Dependencies: arrows connecting tasks to show which must finish before another can begin.
, Progress indicators: shading inside bars to show how much of a task is complete.
What is a gantt chart used for?
Gantt charts are the standard tool for visualizing project schedules across industries. Software teams use them to plan sprints and releases. Construction managers use them to sequence contractor phases. Marketing teams use them to coordinate campaign launches. Event planners use them to track vendor deadlines. Any project with multiple tasks, overlapping timelines, and dependencies benefits from a gantt chart because it makes the schedule visible to the whole team at once.
Tips for a clear, useful gantt chart
Keep tasks at a consistent level of detail: either all high-level phases or all individual work items, not a mix. Use a time unit (days, weeks, months) that matches the length of your project. Mark only the most important milestones so the chart stays readable. Call out the critical path, the chain of dependent tasks that determines the earliest finish date, so the team knows where delays will matter most. If your chart will be printed or projected, use the 16:9 aspect ratio and a style with high contrast labels.
Frequently asked questions
A gantt chart maker is a tool that creates a visual project timeline. With Figviz you describe your tasks, durations, milestones, and dependencies in plain language, and the AI builds a clean gantt chart with horizontal task bars on a calendar grid, ready to download or share.