After the launch of Business Class, the Trello team started making summer plans for our incoming interns. We’ve got some exciting stuff coming up which you can check out on our public Trello Development board. While designing, we realized the board view needed a few tweaks before we could move on. With a mountain of your feedback in mind, we took a step back and addressed some long-standing issues and made way for things going forward. Today, we’re launching a whole new board view.

The New Sidebar

The first thing you’ll notice is the new sidebar. It still shows your board members and activity, but there’s a new “Menu” button which expands to show three main sections: “Filter Cards”, “Archived Items”, and “Settings”. We wanted it to be easy to hide the sidebar so you can focus on your cards and lists, so we’ve made the toggle button more visible and added a new “w” keyboard shortcut so you can expand or collapse it quickly.

The card filtering menu now shows up inside the sidebar instead of in a pop-over menu. That means you can browse your board while keeping the menu open. We’ve also added a filtering indicator that makes it more obvious when a filter is active, even when the sidebar is closed. You can quickly clear the filter by clicking the x in the filtering indicator, too. Of course, pressing “f” to open the filter menu and “x” to clear all filters still work.

The archive now loads in the sidebar so you can see the board and archived cards at the same time. But the new, cool thing is that you can drag and drop cards to and from the archive. We think a more visible and flexible archive could really alter your workflow.

You’ll notice a handful of other look and feel improvements, too, like edge-to-edge boards, a friendlier color scheme, smooth animating transitions, and more natural dragging. We also focused on performance, so things should be much snappier. You may never notice, but that’s the point. The fewer hiccups, jarring transitions, and inconsistencies you see, the more you can focus on your cards and getting things done.

That sounds like a lot of new stuff, but nothing has really changed fundamentally. A Trello board is still a list of lists that you can use to organize anything with anyone. We just hope it’s easier to get around and feels nicer than ever. “You said this was all in advance of your summer plans, right?” That’s right. You can find out what we’re planning on our Trello Development board. Of course, we’ll be sure to let you know on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, too. Stay tuned!

Trello is used by thousands of businesses every day. As Trello becomes an essential tool in these organizations, you’ve asked for more power over your boards and data. Today we are enabling that extra control with the launch of Trello Business Class.

What’s in the box? All the power of a Trello organization plus extra features like Google Apps integration, extra administrative controls for boards and members, one-click bulk data export, and a new, view-only observer role. All for $25 per month or $200 per year per organization. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got 5 members or 50, 10 boards or 200. It’s a simple and affordable price.

Go upgrade your organization to Business Class now!

Or check out some of the features first…

Google Apps integration

With Business Class, you can connect your Trello organization to your business’s Google Apps account. On the Members page, you’ll see who in your organization has an account. If they aren’t in the organization yet, you will be able to add them with a single click. Since there are no member limits, you never have to worry about paying more for each new member.

Administrative controls

Business Class gives administrators more control over your organization. A few of the features include…

• Choose which email domains can be invited to your organization. For example, if you only want Trello users with a fogcreek.com email address to join your organization, you can configure that on your “Organization Settings” page.
• You are also able to restrict board visibility, so that, for example, you can prohibit the creation of public or private boards in your org.
• As an organization admin, you are able to see and edit all organization boards, even if you are not on the board. You are also be able to see all private boards in your organization.

Bulk data export

We’ll bundle all of your organization data and make it available with just one click. You can choose to include attachments or just have a link to them. The data will be in JSON format with the attachments in their native format.

Observers

Observers are board members that can view the board, vote, and comment, but are not able to edit, move, or create cards. The addition of observers lets you share private organization boards without sacrificing control. It’s ideal for freelancers or contractors that don’t need or shouldn’t have full control of the board.

Better member control and visibility

With the new Members page, you get more insight into member activity. You are able to see when a member was last active in the organization and which boards they are on. You are able to see what organization cards they are assigned to.

You also have the ability to deactivate members. This means they will lose access to boards in the organization, but other organization members will still see the members in a faded state on their boards and cards. This is useful for divvying up tasks after a member leaves an organization.

Trello is still free. As before and as always, you still have access to unlimited boards and organizations with an unlimited number of members with your free Trello account, with or without Business Class. Business Class provides organizations the extra administrative control they need at a simple and reasonable price.

Okay, that’s just about everything! Now go upgrade your organization!

Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+, and let us know what you think!

Previously on “Using Trello like a Pro”, we talked about some of the under-the-surface features that make using Trello super fast. We didn’t even come close to exhausting all the cool stuff you can do and since we’ve added a bunch more, we decided to continue the series. This is our second installment.

New and expanded shortcuts

We’ve added the “t” shortcut to edit the card title and the “e” shortcut to edit the card description. Neat, but a cooler thing is that you can hover over a card, press either one, and the card will open up then begin editing the chosen field. This makes changing the title or description one quick key press instead of a mouse hunt.

Another trick we added: when composing a card, you can hold down “shift” and press “enter” to create and open a card immediately. This is much nicer than hitting enter, closing the composer, and clicking the card to open it.

We’ve also added the “j” and “k” shortcuts to select the card above or below the current card. They do the same thing as the up and down arrows; they just fit more people’s expectations. Press “enter” with a card selected to open it. Here’s an old but relevant trick: you can press “n” while hovering over any card to open the card composer right below the selected card.

As always, you can hit “escape” to close and cancel any editable fields, pop-over menus, or dialog windows that are open. You should be using that a lot. And another small change: we’ve switched the change members shortcut from “a” to “m”, because “m” for members seems easier to remember, don’t you think? “a” will continue to work for a while, but we plan to remove it. Here’s the complete list of shortcuts. Press “?” to bring them up at any time.

Submit multiple cards and checklist items

Adding multiple cards or checklist items can be a pain. If you’re coming from a spreadsheet or word document with a list of items, there’s an elaborate song and dance you’ve got to do to turn them into Trello cards. Select Text, copy, switch apps, paste, enter, switch apps, select text, copy… Ugh.

Well, that problem is no more! Now when you want to add multiple items, you can copy a spreadsheet column or list separated by new lines from a word processor, paste into the card composer or add checklist item field, and hit submit. It will create a new card or checklist item for each line in the list. This won’t interfere with the quick and easy press-enter-to-create-a-card method; it will only work when pasting text. It’s a little time-saver that’s there when you need it.

Checklist updates

It turns out people use checklists quite a bit, so we added a few things to make them more flexible. First, you can now reorder checklists. Just click and drag them. You can also drag checklist items between checklists now, in case you want to move all your items over to your co-worker Aaron’s checklist. For example. Also checklists now initially appear in the order you created them, instead of alphabetically, an order which we admit never made any sense.

That’s it. I hope you like all the new stuff and that you learned a thing or two. Let us know what you think on Twitter, Facebook, Google+.

Trello is very simple on the surface. It’s just a list of lists. You drag cards to other lists to show progression. Everybody immediately understands the simple, visual metaphor. But underneath, there are all kinds of power features that help you switch boards, edit cards, and upload attachments even faster. Let’s take a look!

Keyboard shortcuts

Trello is loaded with keyboard shortcuts. They let you do everything on a card, from archiving and moving, to changing members and labels, with a click of a key. There’s a complete list on the the shortcuts page. You can press “?” at any time to bring up that page. (A shortcut for shortcuts? Mind blown.) I want to highlight a few of my favorites, though.

My personal favorite is the “b” shortcut which opens the boards menu and lets you search for boards instantly. Press “b”, type the first few letters of the board you’re looking for, press enter, and you’re there. It’s the fastest way to switch boards.

Another favorite is “f” which opens the card filter while on a board. You can instantly start searching for cards by title. The filter will also suggest members and labels, so you can start typing “da” and it will suggest Daniel. Press enter to see cards assigned to him. Press “x” to clear a filter.

Be sure to check them all out on the shortcuts page.

Double click to add list

You can double click any free space on a board to open the add list pop-over. Trello is smart enough to know that you clicked between “Doing” and “Done” and will default to that location. Saves you some mouse moving.

Drag, drop, and paste attachments

You can drag and drop multiple files from your desktop to a card to upload them. This is super handy if you want to share screenshots or pictures of meals or a photo of your cat. You can also drag images from other websites to your cards.

But that’s not all! You can also paste images. Just find an image on the web, right click and select “Copy Image”, open or hover over a card, and press “command + v” (Mac) or “control + v” (Windows). It works with any image on your clipboard. Unfortunately, the only browser that supports this feature is Chrome, but we’ll add support as other browsers do.

Dropbox and Google Drive integration

Speaking of attachments, you can upload files directly from your Dropbox and Google Drive accounts. Open a card, click “Attach file…” in the sidebar, and select “Dropbox” or “Google Drive”. Log into your account if you aren’t already, and select your files. Ta-da! No shuffling or dragging required. Your files are shared with everybody.

Board, List, Card, and Checklist Copy

Got a board or card you want to use as a template? You can copy them. For a board, click the “Options” button, and select “Copy Board…” from the menu. For a list, click the menu in the upper right corner of a list and select “Copy List…”. For a card, open the “More…” menu on the back of the card and select “Copy…”. You can also copy checklist items from other checklists on your board when creating a new checklist. Just click the “Add Checklist…” button in the card sidebar and select an option from “Copy Items From…”.

Drag board to scroll

Scrolling horizontally can be a pain. To make this easier, we added the ability to drag a board to scroll. Just find an open place on the board, click and hold, and drag left or right to scroll the board. That’s much easier than finding a scrollbar and dragging it around.

Bulk list actions

Ever need to move or archive all the cards in a list, like archiving everything in your “Done” list? We made that really easy. Just hover over the list title, click the menu button in the top right corner, and select “Move all Cards in this List…” or “Archive all Cards in this List…”. Does what it says on the tin.

Desktop notifications

Do you keep Trello open in your browser all day? If you’re using Chrome or Safari, your browser can generate desktop notifications, an emerging web standard. Just click the Notifications button in the header, and select “Allow Desktop Notifications…” from the menu. Now when you get a notification, a small window with the notification will show up in the corner of your desktop, no matter if your tab is focused.

Mobile Apps

Every pro should have their Trello boards available in their pocket. We’ve got you covered. We’ve got apps for iPhone, Android, and Windows 8. I used the iPhone app to look up my grocery list while shopping yesterday. Super useful.

@ mentions

Need to get the attention of another board member? You can mention them in a card comment and it will generate a notification for them. It’s got autocomplete, too. Just start typing “@” and their name and you’ll get suggestions.

Trello Resources board

There are tons of usage examples, extensions, bookmarklets and more on the Trello Resources board. Check it out! We’ll keep it updated as we find new stuff.

Drink plenty of water, get eight hours of sleep a night, and have three square meals a day

Not really about Trello. Just some good advice.

There. Now you’re a pro. Head back to trello.com and use what you’ve learned! For more tips, you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

We just released a huge update to our Android app! You can download it now. We’ve updated almost the entire interface to make it more beautiful and easier to use than ever. It’s also faster and smoother.

What’s new? For one, we’ve added card covers to the app. That means you’ll get images on the front of your cards, just like on the web. Images will be in high definition for your high resolution devices, so they will look nice and sharp.

The back of the card has also been significantly updated. Cards will show a high resolution card cover at the top. Navigation is much easier and more intuitive. If you want to add an attachment, label, checklist, or due date to the card, just click the big “+” in the lower right corner. It’s always accessible. We’ve also added autocomplete to comments. Just start typing @ and the person’s name and you’ll get suggestions. They’ll get notified when you comment.

There are many other improvements like a new home screen with swipeable tabs, editable board settings, and the ability to add board members. We’ve also rewritten a lot of the backend code focusing on speed and performance. Swiping and scrolling are much smoother. And, of course, we fixed a ton of bugs.

So go download now!

We’re happy to announce that the official Trello app for Windows 8 is in the Windows Store! It’s the full Trello experience. You can drag and drop cards, leave comments, make boards, use card covers, and everything else. Plus you get all the great things about a native Windows 8 app: push notifications, speed, and a consistent “Metro” look and feel. And it’s free, just like Trello. Download it now!

The app has everything you know and love about Trello.

You can snap a Trello board to the side while you “work” in the main view. Watch as Trello developer Hamid works on the Android app with Doctor Fluffers on his shoulder…

The app runs nicely on Surface and Windows 8 RT or any Windows 8 computer! Download it now and let us know what you think!

A great Trello experience on any device.

Don’t have a Windows 8 device? You can download the iPhone or Android app. We’re also hard at work on an iPad version of Trello. We’ll let you know as soon as we’re looking for beta testers. The Android app will also see some major improvements soon. We want you to have a great Trello experience, no matter what device you’re using.

Hope you like it! Be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates.

We love Dropbox here at Fog Creek. Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. It’s super easy to keep all your files in sync with their seamless web, mobile, and desktop apps.

When we heard about the Dropbox Chooser yesterday, we were giddy with excitement. We immediately started work on adding it to Trello. Leveraging the work done for adding Google Drive integration, we were able to finish it in a couple of hours. Now you can start using it today!

To add a file from Dropbox, just open a card, click the “Attach file…” button, and select “Dropbox”. The Dropbox chooser will come up and you’ll be able to select files and photos from your account.

Go try it out now. We hope you love it!

Phew. Superstorm Sandy really did a number on Fog Creek. Our servers and offices are located in downtown Manhattan which experienced major flooding and power outages after the storm. We quickly moved Trello out of the data center and into “the cloud”, but we kept our other services running by hauling diesel fuel up 17 flights of stairs to power the backup generators. The whole experience is chronicled in the most recent Stack Exchange podcast. It was wild. We are different people now.

But things have settled down and we’re back with some great, new things to show you. Let’s check it out.

Card Filter Updates (Including Filter by Due Date)

Card filtering was one of the first things we added to Trello. Filters let you find cards on a board without having to scan every list. We’ve since added a way to search by title, but they haven’t been updated all that much. We dusted off the code and added three major improvements that we think you’ll like.

1. You can now filter by due date. There are three options: a day out, a week out, and a month out. It’s an easy way to find out what you need to do next.

2. Trello will remember your filters. Let’s say you filter for your cards, then you close the tab or go to a new page. When you come back to the board, you’ll still be filtering for your cards. This works on a per-browser basis. Want to clear the filter quickly? Hit “x”.

3. Filters will autocomplete. If you want to find just Daniel’s cards, you can open the filter menu, start typing “dani”, and Daniel will come up in the results. Just hit enter to confirm. It also works for labels (colors and names) and due times (“day”, “week”, and “month”). Pro tip: you can use the “f” shortcut to quickly bring up the filter menu. Never touch a mouse again!

Sort cards page by due date

We launched the cards page back in July so you could see all your cards across all boards in one place. We listened to your feedback and have added a few things to that page. In addition to sorting by board, you can now sort by due date. It will break cards up into “Due in the Next Day”, “Due in the Next Week”, “Due in the Next Month”, “Due Later”, “Overdue Cards”, and “Cards with No Due Date”. Together with due date notifications and due date card filtering, this should make things even nicer for your time-sensitive cards. Use it to find out what to work on next. Use it to see what’s overdue. Use it to find cards without due dates. Whatever!

To change sorting, just click the “Sorting by…” link at the top of your cards page and select “Sort by Due Date” or “Sort by Board”. Another nice time saver: Trello will remember how you had your cards sorted on a per-browser basis so you don’t have to set it every time.

Visit your cards page to see it in action.

Checklist copy

We added the ability to copy boards, cards, and, more recently, lists. So why not checklists? Making and copying a template card for a template checklist is a broken and painful process. We decided we should just build it in. So we did.

To copy a checklist it, click “Add Checklist…” on the back of a card, click the “Copy Items From…” select box, and find the checklist you want to copy. Enter a title, and click “Save”. Ta-da! It will make a copy of those checklist items and use the name you entered. Quick and easy.

Bulk move and archive cards in lists

If you are like us, you often move all of the cards in a list over to another list at once. As fun as dragging a card is, it’s a pain to have to do it over and over. So we made it super easy to move all the cards in a list at once. Just open the list menu in the top right corner of a list, select “Move All Cards in This List…”, then select a new list. You can also easily archive all the cards in a list. Just click the list menu, select “Archive All Cards in This List…”, and confirm. You’re done!

Harvest Chrome Extension

Harvest is an excellent, full-featured time tracking and online invoicing app used and trusted by successful businesses around the world. The team at Harvest recently released a Chrome Extension that lets you track time directly from your Trello cards. If you’re one of the many people who requested time tracking in Trello, you should check it out! Get the Harvest Time Tracker extension.

That’s it for today! Hope you like all the new stuff. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ and check out the Trello development board to see what we’re working on.

Lots of new stuff today! Let’s just dive into it.

Due Date Notifications

We have a saying around the Fog Creek office. It’s this:

“State not date.”

Actually I just made that up, but it’s catchy don’t you think? What I mean is that delivery dates are hard to estimate because there are a lot of unpredictable factors that affect it. You might say something is due in two days then hit a snag that takes a week to fix. The state, or progress, is often easier to determine and perhaps more useful. It’s easier to say something is being tested (i.e. in the “Testing” list) than it is to say exactly when it will be released.

While this works for us, others work in a more date-dependent fashion. Publishing, consulting, shipping, marketing… there are many fields that rely on timely deliveries. So we wondered if we could make dates more valuable to them.

Today we’re announcing the release of due date notifications. When a card you are subscribed to is 24 hours away from being due, you’ll get a notification in the app and via email. We think this makes due dates even more useful for those folks that rely on them. Hope you love it! If you have some feedback, leave a comment on the Due Date Notifications card on the Trello development board.

Move Lists Between Boards and List Copy

The ability to move cards between boards opened up a lot of flexibility for people. You can separate your brain dump board from your “actively doing” board, and just move a card over when the idea becomes fully formed. Check out this UserVoice blog post for some complex workflows allowed by card move.

Today, we are introducing the ability to move lists between boards. We think it’s going to open up even more flexibility in your workflow. How do you do it? Just click the menu button in the top right corner of the list and select “Move List…”. You’ll now be able to select a different board. Neat.

But that’s not all! You can also copy lists. Just click the menu button, select “Copy List…” and give it a new title if you wish. Now you can set up template lists. For example, you could have a template list for weekly chores, and copy it at the beginning of the week. Go check it out! Actually, read the rest of this post first.

Organization Logos

Organizations are groupings of people and boards. It keeps boards organized among a group of housemates, a group of coworkers, a wedding party and wedding planners, or a group of open source hackers. To make you orgs more personal, we’ve added organization logos. To add a logo, click the “Overview” link next to the org on your boards page, click the grey default picture in the sidebar, and select “Upload a new photo”.

You could use your company logo. You could use a family portrait. You could use a cute cartoon dog. You could use a bedazzled octopus. You could use a french fry with googly eyes wearing a top hat. It’s up to you.

iPad and Windows 8 apps

We’re also happy to announce that we’re working on both an iPad app and a Windows 8 app. They are both in active development, but we don’t have a release date to announce at the moment. (State not date, remember?)

We’re far along enough on our Windows 8 app that we’re looking for beta testers. If you have a Windows 8 device (particularly a tablet) and are interested, please email win8@trello.com. We’re not quite ready for iPad beta testers, but we’ll let you know as soon as we are.

Want some proof that we’re working on it? Here are some pictures.

Summer 2013 Internship

Love Trello and love writing code? Looking for an internship next summer? Fog Creek is now accepting applications for our Summer 2013 internship. We treat our interns like gold. We pay them ($5,000/month) and provide excellent housing. We take interns to all kinds of events: Broadway plays, karaoke, a Mets game, movies, bowling, dinner, a pizza tour and more.

Summer 2012 Intern Doug Patti had this to say about his experience:

“Applying for an internship at Fog Creek was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. On top of the genuinely fascinating challenges we worked with on a daily basis and the uncountable adventures we had in the city, the most memorable part of the entire experience was how incredible every person who works there was. From day one, everyone simply went out of their way to make sure you never felt like “just an intern.” The friendships that I’ve built have truly made this a remarkable summer.”

Apply today! You should also check out our write-up about how to use Trello for your internship search.

That’s it for today. As always, check out the Trello development board to see what we’re working on and follow us on Twitter, Facebook , and Google+ for more updates.

Subscribing to a card lets you get notifications as if you were added to it. When we launched it back in May, people loved it. The biggest feedback we received was that people wanted the ability to subscribe to whole boards and individual lists. We admit we were a bit hesitant — that’s a lot of notifications, at least for us. But there are some cases where it makes sense. Sit back and imagine…

Let’s say you are on a Trello board shared by two other roommates. It’s filled with household tasks, upcoming bills and rent, grocery needs, etc. There’s not much activity so you want to know about everything that’s going on. Subscribing to every card would be a… chore, so you subscribe to the whole board. But you find that you don’t really need to know that Steve finished washing the dishes. You really only need to know about what to do next, so you just subscribe to the “New” list. Next thing you know, you’re out grocery shopping and hey look, you get a push notification on your iPhone or Android device. ”Get butter” was added to the list. You pick up a dozen boxes and return home where everyone thanks you profusely.

Anyway, you get the idea. (Also you might want to cut back on the butter…)

We’re excited to announce the launch of board and list subscribe. We can’t guarantee that it will make you the hero of your household, but we hope you find it useful. How does it work? To subscribe to a board, just click the “Options” button, then select “Subscribe”. To subscribe to a list, click the menu button in the list header, and select “Subscribe”. Now you can sit back and see changes without having to click through to every board.

Desktop Notifications Updates

We’ve also expanded the functionality of desktop notifications, the small notification boxes that pop up on your desktop. You’ll get notifications for everything — all cards, boards, and lists to which you are subscribed — not just comments for the board you are viewing. We’ve also added support for Safari 6 on Mountain Lion. They will show up in Notification Center, so long as you have a browser window open. To enable desktop notifications, click the “Notifications” button in the header and select “Allow Desktop Notifications”.

Desktop notifications are available for Google Chrome (Windows and OSX) and Safari 6 on OSX 10.8, but as soon as other browsers add support, we’ll add support. We want to make sure you never miss a beat.

Edit Comments

We’ve also added the oft-requested ability to edit comments. Now you can fix a typo or add a clarification without having to delete and add a new comment. Just click the “Edit” button at the bottom of the comment and you’ll start editing in place. Typos be gone!

New Board Tricks

Hey, we’re not done! We’ve added some new interactions that will save you a bit of time (and head-scratching). You’ve always been able to collapse the board sidebar, but to do so you had to fight a few menus. Now you can click the right side of the board to toggle the sidebar. If you want to hide specific sections in the sidebar, like “Members” or “Activity”, now you can just click the title. If you’ve got lots of lists, you can click the left side of the board to open the “List Guide”, a list of lists which helps you jump to lists.

Don’t forget about Trello’s “old” tricks! You can…

• Double click anywhere on a board to add a list. Trello will figure out the position based on where you clicked.
• Drag a board to scroll horizontally. Beats using the scrollbar.
• Drag members from the sidebar to cards to add them. Easier than going through menus.
• Use one of the many keyboard shortcuts. Use “?” to bring them up if you need a reminder.

There. Now you’re a pro.

What’s next for us? Find out on the Trello Development board. For more updates, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.