A fast planning and task management board inside VS Code Plan, organize, and ship — without leaving your editor
Overview
Trello Nanagement is a lightweight, offline-first kanban extension for Visual Studio Code. Manage tasks, track progress, and organize your work right where you code.
No external tools. No accounts. No cloud sync. Everything runs locally.
Note: Trello Manager is an independent, community-built extension. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Atlassian or the official Trello product.
Features
Kanban workflow with Backlog, In Progress, and Done columns out of the box
Custom columns for flexible, project-specific workflows
Rich task cards with priority, tags, owner, checklists, and notes
Multi-workspace support, one per project
Shareable invite codes (6 characters) for quick team setup
Local-only storage using VS Code's global state — nothing leaves your machine
Minimal, focused UI that stays out of your way
Keyboard-friendly interactions and shortcuts
Safe data handling with validation throughout
Installation
VS Code Marketplace
Open Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
Search for Trello Manager
Click Install
From VSIX
Open the Extensions menu
Select Install from VSIX
Choose your downloaded file
Getting Started
Open the board with the keyboard shortcut:
Platform
Shortcut
Windows/Linux
Ctrl+Alt+B
macOS
Cmd+Alt+B
Workspaces
Create a workspace
Click New
Enter a workspace name and your display name
Share the generated invite code with your team
Join a workspace
Click Join
Enter the invite code
Enter your display name
Task Manager
Click + Add Item to create a new task
Click any card to open and edit it
Move tasks between columns from within the edit modal
Add tags, priority, checklists, and notes as needed
Delete tasks from the item view
Commands
Action
Method
Open Trello Manager
Command palette or keyboard shortcut
Create workspace
New button
Join workspace
Join button
Switch workspace
Top bar selector
Add column
+ button on the column row
Edit task
Click the task card
Delete task
Inside the task modal
Close modal
Esc or click outside
Troubleshooting
Issue
Fix
Panel won't open
Reload VS Code (Developer: Reload Window)
Icon missing
Reinstall the extension
Invite code not working
Double-check for O vs 0 confusion
Data missing
Check your VS Code profile (data is stored locally per profile)
Shortcut conflict
Rebind the shortcut in Keyboard Shortcuts settings
