Boost productivity with 8 Chrome extensions for Trello

If you work in remote teams, Chrome extensions for Trello can be ideal solutions to improve your day-to-day productivity. In addition to providing agility, these tools add a range of possibilities to the platform, as they can either transform an email from the gmail em card how much to organize your board in a more dynamic way.

What are browser extensions?

Okay, but before the tips, do you know what a browser extension is? The most used browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, Opera and even Microsoft's Edge have the feature of extensions, which are nothing more than applications that you can install in the browser, similar to what you do on mobile using apps.

Many of these extensions manage to modify sites, from their colors and even add resources; this is no different in the case of Trello. It is worth remembering that these extensions will only work in the browser where they were installed, that is, there is no need to use them in the Trello app, or even through the mobile browser.

That said, here are seven free options for Google Chrome extensions to use on Trello.

Gmail-to-Trello

Cited above, the Gmail-to-Trello turns your emails into cards in a magic step. You just open the conversation, click on the tool button, select the board and list, and that's it! All information from the received message will be on your Trello.

last

If you want to organize your lists quickly, then last may be your best option. The Chrome extension allows you to change the order of cards with just one click and also sort them by delivery date, stickers, creation date, among other possibilities.

Plus for Trello

This one is for programming people, especially those who use agile methodologies like scrum, for example. Using the Plus for Trello your boards will gain a time counter, estimates of time and expenses with a card and after all that you can see a report and graphs to evaluate how your team is performing.

Scrum For Trello

The main function of Scrum For Trello is to report the effort required for a given task. This is done through keys that are inserted into the titles of cards, lists and with points that each task is worth.

Agile Scrum for Trello

The extension Agile Scrum for Trello makes it possible to insert the points system and creates evolution bars for the user to follow the demands. With this extension it is also possible to record the time spent on each task and leave the title of the cards with more dots in bold.

planway

View a complete calendar within your Trello board, a calendar with more features than the power-up pattern. With this extension, view your calendar and your board at the same time, leaving your calendar in the position you see fit.

A planway It also allows more options for viewing the calendar, in addition to viewing by month or by week, it is possible to view by day and by 3 days. Easily manipulate dates and times right from the calendar and even add cards directly, right there.

Top Bar for Trello

Have you created a lot of lists and always end up getting lost among them? O Top Bar for Trello is an extension that hides all the currently unimportant lists, leaving only the list you choose to display on the Trello screen.

GTD: Trello Card Links

Want to access links without having to open the card? O GTD: Trello Card Links could be a solution. This is because the extension allows sites in the titles to be clicked directly through the overview of the board, which speeds up even more the life of those who use the tool on a daily basis.

How to organize boards according to Scrum

The first step is to organize the lists according to the terms used in the scrum. The traditional “do”, “doing” and “done” work well if the user prefers a more focused view of the tasks and in each sprint that is currently running. If you prefer something more general, to have a view of the product being developed as a whole, it may be good to organize it into the categories “Product backlog”, “sprint planning”, “sprint backlog”, “in progress” and “done”.

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