Trello – Use Web Image URL as Card Cover Image

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I like using cover images on my card as it makes it easier to visually see the reference. The issue is I am constantly downloading images and then attaching them to the cards.

Is there anyway I can just put an image URL on a card and have that show up (instead of needing to have the image locally or on Google Drive / Dropbox)?

I want to use this image as the "Cover photo" for the card on the regular board.

Best Answer

Not in the true and direct sense, where you might just supply Trello with a URL that points to an externally-hosted cover photo, and Trello might simply display it.

As you correctly state, cover photos for Trello cards currently need to be attached from either "Computer" (local drive), "Google Drive", or "Dropbox".

However, there are several ways that can simplify the process of downloading such an externally-hosted photo to your local drive and then uploading it to Trello in order to make it the cover photo:

  1. On the desired card, choose Attach File.... For Attach From..., choose Computer, and for the file name in the "Upload File" dialog-box, simply paste the desired URL -- say: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise.jpg
  2. Or, if you have a browser window opened to view the photo associated with that URL, very simply drag the photo onto the Trello card!
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