Atlassian's Trello redesign may be 'worst in tech history' say frustrated users
UPDATED Angry users of Atlassian’s Trello project management tool users are dishing out harsh criticism about a recent redesign.
Revisions of popular apps invariably elicit a few critical comments, but dislike for the new Trello is difficult to write off as just background noise. It's as if Atlassian had seen the blowback from Microsoft's Skype redesign, Accenture's Hertz site debacle, GitHub's bungled code search renovation, and last year's CEO-ending Sonos update, and then said, "Let's have some of that."
The Trello revision debuted on May 22, 2025. It changed how interface elements are arranged on the page, altering the layout, fonts, and button functions. Some capabilities, like the ability to add comments to cards, disappeared.
On the company's Trello community forum, a thread started in June has accumulated almost 200 posts, largely from people complaining about the design change.
"People are comparing this to the worst software updates in history," the post says. "One user said, 'This is the worst UI update I’ve ever seen, including Windows 8.' If you’re being measured against Windows 8, that should say something."
