Can I create an add card hotkey to Mac to create a new trello card without making selections?

[Rob Horan]

Hi all, I'm hoping someone can help me out here.

I’m looking for a simple Mac hotkey that opens a quick “Create Card” form where I can enter a short note and submit it instantly. The card should automatically be created on a predefined Trello board and list, with no manual selections or navigation required.

My goal is to make this as minimal as possible. Once the hotkey is set up, I plan to trigger it with an Elgato Stream Deck.

I need a one-button task capture option so I can quickly jot down tasks without breaking focus, instead of opening Trello, finding my board, and manually adding a card.

I know the Trello app has a hotkey to add a card, but it requires selecting a board and list.  I really want to make this extremely minimal.  I'd also like to avoid using the desktop app, if possible.

Any help is much appreciated, thank you!!

[Rob Horan]

Hi all,

In case this is helpful for anyone else, I created a shortcut to create a Trello task which I then mapped to my Stream Deck. (This will work as a shortcut without a stream deck)

This solution uses Apple Script to send an email to my board using Outlook.  When I activate the shortcut, the following form will appear:

This works well but has two caveats:

1. Its slow.  You have to wait several seconds for the form to appear.
2. The card always has the source email saved as an attachment, which then needs to be manually removed.

If you want to try it, you can use the code below. Note that you will need the email address for your board.

on run {input, parameters}
  set trelloAddress to "YOUR BOARD EMAIL ADDRESS"

  display dialog "Quick task → Trello" default answer "" with title "New Card" buttons {"Cancel", "Add"} default button "Add"
  set theTask to text returned of result
  if theTask is "" then return input

  tell application "Microsoft Outlook"
    set theMsg to make new outgoing message with properties {subject:theTask}
    set content of theMsg to ""
    make new recipient at theMsg with properties {email address:{address:trelloAddress}}
    send theMsg
  end tell

  return input
end run
 

[Caity]

@Rob Horan After you use the keyboard shortcut with the desktop extension once, the board and list you selected then will remain selected by default. So, you can press the keyboard combination to bring up the quick card tool, enter the title, and press enter, and the card will be created in the previously selected location.

[Rob Horan]

Thanks - I'll try this, but my ultimate goal was to have different shortcuts for different boards.

[Gaurav Kataria]

I have the mobile widget installed on my phone homescreen and also have the desktop app open at all times, where I can quickly enter all my ideas in the Inbox (I don't select the boards and list - everything goes to Inbox)

[Rob Horan]

I wasn't looking to have the app open all the time. I might go with an option other than Trello if I can't get this to work the way I was hoping.