For all the many features it’s been lobbing into the world lately, Trello hasn’t given its most dedicated fans the one thing many of them crave most—and that’s a ticket back in time to the app’s original vision.
In an era where most software is in a near-constant state of evolution, the very idea of turning back the clock may sound crazy. But plenty of folks think Trello—the multipurpose organization tool owned by Atlassian since 2014—has lost its focus on the streamlined approachability that once made it worth using.
An engineer from England is hoping to fix that. He’s built a robust reimagining of the original Trello concept as a fully open-source service. His goal is to offer a way for any like-minded Trello enthusiasts—or anyone who might appreciate what Trello used to represent—a simple, frills-free, productive experience more in line with the Trello of a decade ago.
