Trello Power-Ups: what are they and why should you use them?

Put very simply, Trello Power-Ups are apps that you can add onto your Trello board to make it do more things. You could think of them like an app for your phone that you install from the Apple/Android App Store. These phone apps add functionality to your phone that goes beyond what it can do when you first buy it. For example, the Spotify App allows you to access your Spotify account and music on your phone. Trello Power-Ups work in the same way, extending what you can do in Trello and allowing you to get more value from the product.

An example of a Trello Power-Up is Time Tracking & Reporting for Trello. This allows you to log time against Trello cards, making it easier to track how much time you’ve spent on each task. This is not something Trello can do “out-of-the-box” without the Power-Up, but once you start using it you'll finally see how you can find more time in your day!

There is a whole directory of Trello Power-Ups out there ready to be added to your board and start helping you get even more done with Trello.

Power-Ups range in functionality from basic reporting, all the way through to turning your boards into fully-fledged CRM systems.

To help you get to grips with some of the areas Power-Ups can help you with, here are the categories:

As you can see, there is a wide range of Power-Ups for all kinds of users and teams. Whether you’re a software developer looking to Agile-up your development board with some story points and work-in-progress limits, or a manager looking to export your Trello board to Excel for reporting/sharing, there will likely be a Power-Up to help.

Introducing the Power-Up Directory Trello Power-Ups can be installed (or “enabled” in Trello speak), by accessing the Trello Power-Up Directory. This is the Trello equivalent of the Apple App Store and where you can search for a suitable Power-Up to add it to your board(s).

There are two ways to access the Power-Up Directory: