Trello Inbox

The Trello Inbox allows users to capture to-dos, thoughts, and messages quickly so they can stay focused on their priorities. Return to your Inbox to plan and organize your tasks according to your own schedule.

You can expand or collapse your Inbox from the navigation bar, or with the keyboard shortcut g+i.

Inbox on mobile

Inbox is available across all your devices. Add cards to your inbox from mobile, organize when you’re ready.

iOS

Use Siri to add a card to your inbox with, “Add [card name] to Trello”. Alternatively, use Quick add from the home sceen, or Inbox from the navigation bar.

Android

Use Quick add from the home screen, or choose Inbox from the navigation bar to add a card to your Inbox.

Add a card to your Inbox

To add a card to your Inbox:

1. Open a board, then select Inbox from the navigation bar

2. Select Add card

3. Type a name for the card or paste a link

4. Press Enter to create the card

You can also add cards to your Inbox by forwarding your emails to inbox@app.trello.com or using a custom email address.

Cards can also be added to your Inbox directly from your email or Slack and summarized with AI to extract due dates, create a relevant title, and put action items in a checklist.

• More about adding cards from Slack

• More about creating cards by email

With all your to-dos in a single place, you can go back to your Inbox and move your cards to a board to organize, expand, and refine them whenever you’re ready.

Move a card out of your Inbox

To move a card out of your Inbox:

1. Open your Inbox and a board side-by-side

2. Drag the card from your Inbox into a list on your board

You can also move your cards out of your Inbox using the keyboard shortcuts or by clicking the right mouse button on top of each card and selecting Move.

We suggest starting with the simple lists, “Today,” “This week,” and “Later,” but you can use any combination of lists to create a system that helps you work at your best.

Modify cards in your Inbox

You can add a card cover, dates, and checklists and attach files to help capture some initial notes.

Your inbox is personal to you and separate from your boards. This means you won’t see the option to mirror a card, add members, add custom fields, or other features you normally see on the card back. Those features will be available once a card is moved to a board.

Sort and filter cards in your Inbox

To filter cards in your Inbox:

1. Open a board, then select Inbox from the navigation bar

2. Hover over your Inbox and select Filter ()

You can filter your cards by Keyword, Card Created, Card Status, and Due Date.

To sort cards in your Inbox:

1. Open a board, then select Inbox from the navigation bar

2. Hover over your Inbox, select the Inbox menu () then select Sort

You can sort your cards by Newest first, Oldest first, or Alphabetically

Customize your Inbox’s background

Similar to your board, you can customize your Inbox’s background to give your personal touch to it.

To change your Inbox’s background:

1. Open a board, then select Inbox from the navigation bar

2. Select Inbox menu () and then select Change background

3. Select a color, upload an image, or choose an image from Unsplash

We recommend using single-word searches when looking for an image from Unsplash. If you want to see different results, try using synonyms or searching for related concepts (e.g., if you tried "beach," try "sand."). You can even find images by searching for a particular color.

Once you find an image you like, click on that image to apply it to your board, and enjoy your beautiful new board background.

If you miss the photo and texture backgrounds that were previously available, don't worry—you can still find them on this board.

Archive and view archived cards in your inbox

You can archive all the cards in your Inbox to keep it organized and only contain the items you’re most interested in. More about archiving or deleting a card.

View archived cards in your Inbox

To view your archived cards:

1. Open a board, then select Inbox from the navigation bar

2. Hover over your Inbox and select the Inbox menu (), then View archived cards

3. A new window will pop up showing you all the cards you have archived in your Inbox

Unarchive cards in your Inbox

To unarchive cards in your Inbox:

1. Open a board, then select Inbox from the navigation bar

2. Hover over your Inbox and select the Inbox menu (), then View archived cards

3. A new window will pop up showing you all the cards you have archived in your Inbox

4. Search for the card you want to archive and select Restore to send it back to your Inbox