The app lives in its own window—no accidental tab closures, no browser clutter. You can quickly hide the sidebar and go full‑screen on a board. It feels like a dedicated work tool, not just another browser tab fighting for attention among social media or email.
While native notifications are nice, there’s no fine‑grained control inside the app . You either get all notifications (card assignments, due dates, comments) or none. You still need to adjust them at the OS level or inside Trello’s web settings. trello desktop application
On both Windows and macOS, the app is an Electron wrapper. Idling in the background, it consumes around 200–300 MB of RAM. On a modern machine that’s fine, but on an older laptop with 4–8 GB RAM, you’ll notice it. The web version in a lightweight browser (like Edge or Safari) can sometimes be leaner. The app lives in its own window—no accidental