How do I get the display count on the trello cards (my colleague has it)

[Nicola Johnston]

My colleague has a count of how many trello cards are in her column at one time.  How do I get this?

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski · Accepted solution]

Hello @Nicola Johnston 

Trello doesn't include a permanent, native card count for lists out of the box. If your colleague sees one constantly, they are likely utilizing a browser extension like Card Counter or a Power-Up such as List Limits or Dashcards.

If you just need a quick check without installing anything, you can open your board, press F to open the filter menu, and type * into the search box. This temporarily displays the exact card count at the top of every list. To keep that view visible permanently, your best bet is to ask your colleague which specific tool or extension they have active so you can mirror their configuration. Count the cards in a list

Best,

Arkadiusz🤠

Update June 2026:

Trello has started showing list card counts natively. The old filter workaround is still useful for temporary counting, but if the count now appears permanently on every list, this is Trello’s current UI behavior and not a filter or browser extension.

[Nicola Johnston]

Thank you so much the F then * worked perfectly so thank you.

Best

Nicki

[Jenna Grimshaw]

@Arkadiusz Wroblewski I just refreshed my trello and now my card lists are showing the card counts and I do NOT want them there! I have no idea where they came from or how to turn this off.  The only powerups I have are Calendar and Checklists is for trello.  These two powerups I have had for years! How do I get these card counts off, please help!!!

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

@Jenna Grimshaw 

Press x on your keyboard or click Filter > Clear filters at the top of your board.

If the numbers remain, try opening the board in an incognito window. If they disappear there, a browser extension is likely generating the counts, as external extensions won't show up in your Trello Power-Ups list.

[nICk Seah]

I am facing the exact same issue as Jenna Grimshaw. i have even created a brand new board and "0" shows up at the top of the list before i even add any card to it. 

I have disabled ALL power-ups. Disabled ALL Chrome Extensions as well, and they still exist there. I also want to remove them as it makes my board look more messy.  How can we do it?? I notice that this only surfaced suddenly the past few days.

[Jenna Grimshaw]

@Arkadiusz Wroblewski I have tried pressing X on my keyboard and there are no filters on it.  The problem persists on Incognito browsers, on the desktop application (Mac) and in a browser window.  Moreover, it is also persisting across my home computer (Mac) and my office computer (PC).  

It started with the last "Trello has updated, please refresh".  

@nICk Seah have you had any luck fixing this? This is so annoying!

[Arkadiusz Wroblewski]

Hello @Jenna Grimshaw , @nICk Seah 

Quick update: Trello has made the card count at the top of lists a permanent native feature and removed the experimental toggle to turn it off.

If you are seeing the numbers with all filters, Power-Ups, and extensions disabled (even in incognito), it is simply the current standard UI. There is no longer a setting to hide it.

Best,

Arkadiusz 🤠☀️

[nICk Seah]

Hi @Jenna Grimshaw , 

@Arkadiusz Wroblewski is right, there was a reply from Atlassian Team, and its confirmed to be part of their latest Trello update unfortunately. I'm currently asking them if its possible to rollback on it considering its miscounting dashcard that are included in lists as well.

Cheers,

Nick