Version 3.20.318 March 2024• Fixed issues with Apple Shortcuts actions on macOS 13.
THINGS 3.19
Things has been updated for macOS 14 Sonoma. Widgets are now interactive and you can add them to your desktop!
WIDGETS ON THE DESKTOP
Once you’ve updated to macOS 14, you can place Things’ widgets on your desktop. Choose from a variety of widget sizes, including two new extra-large ones. Plus, you can now complete to-dos directly in the widgets.
To add Things’ widgets to your desktop, simply right-click on the desktop and choose Edit Widgets.
Also note that you can change how the widgets look by going to System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Widgets..
Version 3.19.604 January 2024• Improved the layout of the Tags window when the app's Text Size is set to larger sizes.
• Fixed an issue with the preselection of the current date in the Deadline popover.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent shadows from appearing behind some dialogs while in Dark Mode.
• Fixed the line wrapping for the banner that announces new features.
THINGS 3.19
Things has been updated for macOS 14 Sonoma. Widgets are now interactive and you can add them to your desktop!
WIDGETS ON THE DESKTOP
Once you’ve updated to macOS 14, you can place Things’ widgets on your desktop. Choose from a variety of widget sizes, including two new extra-large ones. Plus, you can now complete to-dos directly in the widgets.
To add Things’ widgets to your desktop, simply right-click on the desktop and choose Edit Widgets.
Also note that you can change how the widgets look by going to System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Widgets..
Version 3.19.126 September 2023Things has been updated for macOS 14 Sonoma. Widgets are now interactive and you can add them to your desktop!
WIDGETS ON THE DESKTOP
Once you’ve updated to macOS 14, you can place Things’ widgets on your desktop. Choose from a variety of widget sizes, including two new extra-large ones. Plus, you can now complete to-dos directly in the widgets.
To add Things’ widgets to your desktop, simply right-click on the desktop and choose Edit Widgets.
Also note that you can change how the widgets look by going to System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Widgets.
WIDGETS ON iOS
Widgets on iPhone and iPad have also received some great improvements. They are now interactive, which means you can complete to-dos directly in the widgets, and you can add them to your iPad’s Lock Screen, your iPhone’s new StandBy mode, and your Apple Watch’s new Smart Stack..
Version 3.17.803 August 2023• Fixed a bug that prevented data migration from Todoist.
THINGS 3.17
Things 3.17 vastly enhances Things’ integration with Apple Shortcuts on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
Nine brand-new actions make it possible to quickly search through your data, edit your to-dos, create new items – even full-blown projects! – and much more.
We’ve created a Shortcuts Gallery with some useful shortcuts for you. To try them out, check the latest blog post on our website: things.app
If you’re technically inclined and want to build your own shortcuts, you’ll also find an in-depth technical document that explains how it all works. You’ll be amazed by the things you can do!
This feature requires macOS 13 Ventura, iPadOS 16, or iOS 16.
THINGS’ NEW ACTIONS
Here are all of Things’ actions for Apple Shortcuts:
• Create To-Do
• Create To-Do with Quick Entry — NEW
• Create Project — NEW
• Create Heading — NEW
• Find Items — NEW
• Get Items — NEW
• Get Selected Items — NEW
• Edit Items — NEW
• Duplicate Items — NEW
• Delete Items — NEW
• Open List
• Show Items
• Run Things URL.
Version 3.17.723 April 2023• Fixed a bug in date handling that could lead to a crash.
• Worked around a crash scenario that could arise when editing a project's notes while the "check spelling while typing" setting was enabled on macOS 10.13 or 10.14.
THINGS 3.17
Things 3.17 vastly enhances Things’ integration with Apple Shortcuts on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
Nine brand-new actions make it possible to quickly search through your data, edit your to-dos, create new items – even full-blown projects! – and much more.
We’ve created a Shortcuts Gallery with some useful shortcuts for you. To try them out, check the latest blog post on our website: things.app
If you’re technically inclined and want to build your own shortcuts, you’ll also find an in-depth technical document that explains how it all works. You’ll be amazed by the things you can do!
This feature requires macOS 13 Ventura, iPadOS 16, or iOS 16.
THINGS’ NEW ACTIONS
Here are all of Things’ actions for Apple Shortcuts:
• Create To-Do
• Create To-Do with Quick Entry — NEW
• Create Project — NEW
• Create Heading — NEW
• Find Items — NEW
• Get Items — NEW
• Get Selected Items — NEW
• Edit Items — NEW
• Duplicate Items — NEW
• Delete Items — NEW
• Open List
• Show Items
• Run Things URL.
Version 3.17.618 April 2023• Improved stability and bug fixes.
THINGS 3.17
Things 3.17 vastly enhances Things’ integration with Apple Shortcuts on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
Nine brand-new actions make it possible to quickly search through your data, edit your to-dos, create new items – even full-blown projects! – and much more.
We’ve created a Shortcuts Gallery with some useful shortcuts for you. To try them out, check the latest blog post on our website: things.app
If you’re technically inclined and want to build your own shortcuts, you’ll also find an in-depth technical document that explains how it all works. You’ll be amazed by the things you can do!
This feature requires macOS 13 Ventura, iPadOS 16, or iOS 16.
THINGS’ NEW ACTIONS
Here are all of Things’ actions for Apple Shortcuts:
• Create To-Do
• Create To-Do with Quick Entry — NEW
• Create Project — NEW
• Create Heading — NEW
• Find Items — NEW
• Get Items — NEW
• Get Selected Items — NEW
• Edit Items — NEW
• Duplicate Items — NEW
• Delete Items — NEW
• Open List
• Show Items
• Run Things URL.
Version 3.17.313 February 2023• Fixed a bug that prevented moving to-dos from This Evening to Today by typing in the When popover.
• Fixed a bug where tooltips in the toolbar wouldn't show the correct keyboard shortcuts if the user changed them from the defaults.
• Fixed an AppleScript bug that prevented retrieval of logged items by name.
THINGS 3.17
Things 3.17 vastly enhances Things’ integration with Apple Shortcuts on Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
Nine brand-new actions make it possible to quickly search through your data, edit your to-dos, create new items – even full-blown projects! – and much more.
We’ve created a Shortcuts Gallery with some useful shortcuts for you. To try them out, check the latest blog post on our website: things.app
If you’re technically inclined and want to build your own shortcuts, you’ll also find an in-depth technical document that explains how it all works. You’ll be amazed by the things you can do!
This feature requires macOS 13 Ventura, iPadOS 16, or iOS 16.
THINGS’ NEW ACTIONS
Here are all of Things’ actions for Apple Shortcuts:
• Create To-Do
• Create To-Do with Quick Entry — NEW
• Create Project — NEW
• Create Heading — NEW
• Find Items — NEW
• Get Items — NEW
• Get Selected Items — NEW
• Edit Items — NEW
• Duplicate Items — NEW
• Delete Items — NEW
• Open List
• Show Items
• Run Things URL.
Version 3.16.210 November 2022• Restored support for dragging & dropping projects onto Upcoming in the sidebar.
• Tweaked some behaviors when filtering a project by tag.
• Tweaked what actions are available in a project when both to-dos and headings are selected.
• Improved detection of contexts where the “New Heading with Selection” command is available.
• Added a missing separator between the Logbook and orphaned projects when Quick Find is invoked via Cmd+Shift+O.
• Fixed an issue where, when using Stage Manager, an alert displayed in Things would force another app’s window to be removed from the current set.
• Fixed a bug that caused a "Login Item Added" notification to appear every time the user logged in to macOS.
• Fixed a bug that prevented project details in the sidebar from updating.
• Fixed a bug that prevented a tag filter from being dismissed when revealing a to-do.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the Share command from working from a tag list’s ••• menu.
• Fixed a bug that prevented transition between tag-filtered states when clicking to-dos in different widgets.
• Fixed a bug where completed to-dos could continue to show in widgets and on the watch if Logging was set to Manual or Daily.
• Added support for project headings when sharing on older versions of macOS.
• Unified alert styles used for certain commands on macOS versions older than Big Sur.
• Added Quick Entry Autofill support for the MailMate app.
• Many smaller internal improvements.
THINGS 3.16
This update brings full compatibility with macOS 13 Ventura, including finely-tuned window layouts and animations for the all-new Stage Manager feature.
Plus:
• Added support for including a project’s headings when selecting to-dos.
• Added support for jumping from an area’s Title to Tags via Shift+Cmd+T.
• Added support for opening all links within a text selection at once via Opt+Cmd+Return.
• Improved performance when pasting into a list that’s filtered by tag.
• Improved performance for when displaying and pasting very long checklists..
Version 3.15.2114 September 2022• Fixed a bug where holding down the Option key when clicking a checkbox failed to cancel a to-do.
• Fixed a bug where completing one to-do while editing another would unexpectedly complete the to-do being edited.
• Fixed a bug where commands to edit/remove links would appear in contextual menus of links detected inside a to-do’s checklist.
• Fixed a bug where a window’s contents wouldn’t be restored if the app was relaunched while the Preferences window was open.
• Fixed a bug where swiping with two fingers to collapse the sidebar could trigger the window’s main contents to scroll horizontally.
• Fixed a crash that occured when changing the Next Actions Steps via Anytime’s View menu.
THINGS 3.15
This is our big update for macOS 12 Monterey with two headline features: integration with Apple’s new Shortcuts app for Mac and wide-reaching performance improvements in Things. We’ve also improved support for international keyboards, added time-sensitive notifications, and more.
APPLE SHORTCUTS
Things for Mac now has full integration with Apple’s Shortcuts app. Use it to make templates for things you do regularly, create to-dos with pre-filled content, quickly view your lists, and more. Check out our support pages for some tips to get started: thingsapp.com
Any shortcuts you’ve already created on iPhone or iPad will simply work on macOS 12 Monterey once you upgrade.
MAJOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Over the past months we’ve put a ton of work into improving performance. This involved a massive unification of Mac & iOS code and a redefinition of how lists operate under the hood. The resulting speed boost will be most noticeable for those with very large databases and many projects, but the app will be generally snappier for everyone.
There were also a few situations where Things would behave differently on Mac & iOS. As an added benefit, our work on code unification eliminates such quirks, providing a more consistent experience across devices.
INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD SUPPORT
With the release of macOS 12 Monterey and iPadOS 15, keyboard shortcuts can adapt to your specific keyboard layout. Apple’s own apps have adopted this behavior on Mac and iPad, and we’ve now built it into Things.
If you have a US keyboard, your shortcuts won’t change. On non-US layouts, shortcuts involving letters will mostly stay the same. Shortcuts involving special characters will now be easier to type, and some that were previously impossible to use can now be typed for the first time!
To see the new shortcuts for your keyboard layout:
• On Mac, simply browse the app’s menu or go to Help > Keyboard Shortcuts.
• On iPad, hold down the Cmd key.
AND MORE
• Widget customization: You can now choose which list the “+” button saves to.
• Time-Sensitive notifications: Things’ notifications always get through, even in a Focus mode, so you never miss anything important.
• Quick Note integration: After viewing one of your lists in Things you can switch to Apple Notes and click the “Add Link” button there.
• Import from Reminders: The new Tags are now imported (if a tag doesn’t exist in Things, it will be created).
• System Services: To-dos and list contents are now passed to the Services menu as text..
Version 3.15.1930 July 2022• Fixed a scrolling problem that could occur after changing a to-do’s parent list while Today was in grouped mode.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the When button/field to stop responding to clicks.
• Fixed a bug that prevented Return keystrokes immediately after dragging a to-do onto the Upcoming list in the sidebar.
• Fixed a bug that prevented Quick Entry from appearing properly on an upcoming OS version.
• Fixed various crashes that could occur if keys were struck immediately after dimissing the Quick Entry popover.
• Fixed various crashes that could occur when performing operations on a multi-selection in the sidebar.
THINGS 3.15
This is our big update for macOS 12 Monterey with two headline features: integration with Apple’s new Shortcuts app for Mac and wide-reaching performance improvements in Things. We’ve also improved support for international keyboards, added time-sensitive notifications, and more.
APPLE SHORTCUTS
Things for Mac now has full integration with Apple’s Shortcuts app. Use it to make templates for things you do regularly, create to-dos with pre-filled content, quickly view your lists, and more. Check out our support pages for some tips to get started: thingsapp.com
Any shortcuts you’ve already created on iPhone or iPad will simply work on macOS 12 Monterey once you upgrade.
MAJOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Over the past months we’ve put a ton of work into improving performance. This involved a massive unification of Mac & iOS code and a redefinition of how lists operate under the hood. The resulting speed boost will be most noticeable for those with very large databases and many projects, but the app will be generally snappier for everyone.
There were also a few situations where Things would behave differently on Mac & iOS. As an added benefit, our work on code unification eliminates such quirks, providing a more consistent experience across devices.
INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD SUPPORT
With the release of macOS 12 Monterey and iPadOS 15, keyboard shortcuts can adapt to your specific keyboard layout. Apple’s own apps have adopted this behavior on Mac and iPad, and we’ve now built it into Things.
If you have a US keyboard, your shortcuts won’t change. On non-US layouts, shortcuts involving letters will mostly stay the same. Shortcuts involving special characters will now be easier to type, and some that were previously impossible to use can now be typed for the first time!
To see the new shortcuts for your keyboard layout:
• On Mac, simply browse the app’s menu or go to Help > Keyboard Shortcuts.
• On iPad, hold down the Cmd key.
AND MORE
• Widget customization: You can now choose which list the “+” button saves to.
• Time-Sensitive notifications: Things’ notifications always get through, even in a Focus mode, so you never miss anything important.
• Quick Note integration: After viewing one of your lists in Things you can switch to Apple Notes and click the “Add Link” button there.
• Import from Reminders: The new Tags are now imported (if a tag doesn’t exist in Things, it will be created).
• System Services: To-dos and list contents are now passed to the Services menu as text..
Version 3.15.1619 April 2022• Enhanced the Add to Things share extension (e.g. in Safari): it can now grab a webpage’s title and text selection.
• Improved performance when duplicating to-dos and projects.
• Improved pasteboard content clean-up when pasting into lists.
• Fixed a bug where back-arrow navigation could fail after entering a project via Return/Enter.
• Fixed a bug where, in a rare circumstance, an orphaned heading could be created as a result of a sync merge.
• Fixed a bug where default tags could get out of sync.
• Fixed a crash that could occur if Things tried to sync while a repeating to-do was being configured.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when copying or dragging a to-do with no title.
• Fixed a crash that occurred in the popover management system.
• Various internal model improvements.
THINGS 3.15
This is our big update for macOS 12 Monterey with two headline features: integration with Apple’s new Shortcuts app for Mac and wide-reaching performance improvements in Things. We’ve also improved support for international keyboards, added time-sensitive notifications, and more.
APPLE SHORTCUTS
Things for Mac now has full integration with Apple’s Shortcuts app. Use it to make templates for things you do regularly, create to-dos with pre-filled content, quickly view your lists, and more. Check out our support pages for some tips to get started: thingsapp.com
Any shortcuts you’ve already created on iPhone or iPad will simply work on macOS 12 Monterey once you upgrade.
MAJOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Over the past months we’ve put a ton of work into improving performance. This involved a massive unification of Mac & iOS code and a redefinition of how lists operate under the hood. The resulting speed boost will be most noticeable for those with very large databases and many projects, but the app will be generally snappier for everyone.
There were also a few situations where Things would behave differently on Mac & iOS. As an added benefit, our work on code unification eliminates such quirks, providing a more consistent experience across devices.
INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD SUPPORT
With the release of macOS 12 Monterey and iPadOS 15, keyboard shortcuts can adapt to your specific keyboard layout. Apple’s own apps have adopted this behavior on Mac and iPad, and we’ve now built it into Things.
If you have a US keyboard, your shortcuts won’t change. On non-US layouts, shortcuts involving letters will mostly stay the same. Shortcuts involving special characters will now be easier to type, and some that were previously impossible to use can now be typed for the first time!
To see the new shortcuts for your keyboard layout:
• On Mac, simply browse the app’s menu or go to Help > Keyboard Shortcuts.
• On iPad, hold down the Cmd key.
AND MORE
• Widget customization: You can now choose which list the “+” button saves to.
• Time-Sensitive notifications: Things’ notifications always get through, even in a Focus mode, so you never miss anything important.
• Quick Note integration: After viewing one of your lists in Things you can switch to Apple Notes and click the “Add Link” button there.
• Import from Reminders: The new Tags are now imported (if a tag doesn’t exist in Things, it will be created).
• System Services: To-dos and list contents are now passed to the Services menu as text..
Version 3.15.1321 February 2022• Added support for Type Travel when a project's When/Repeat fields have "hidden" focus.
• Added support for selecting the "Show/Hide later items" toggles via keyboard inside areas.
• Restored the old behavior for revealing a to-do after clicking a notification: it's now revealed in Today instead of its parent list.
• Improved performance when pasting many rows into a checklist.
• Improved compatibility with macOS Monterey's keyboard shortcuts for entering full screen mode.
• Tweaked the rules for scheduling items via the Ctrl+[ keyboard shortcut: if an item has a Deadline date but no When date, a When date will be set relative to the Deadline date.
• Sped up dismissal of the Quick Entry window so that focus is returned to the foreground app more quickly.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the Return key from selecting a date after expanding the When popover's calendar view.
• Fixed a bug that prevented a to-do from being revealed from Quick Find search results if it was inside a collapsed view in its parent list.
• Fixed a bug that could cause the grammar check tooltip to vanish shortly after appearing.
• Fixed a bug where the cursor wasn't passed to the Find in Text field if it was invoked via shortcut while the window toolbar was hidden.
• Fixed a crash that occured when double-clicking the When field if a reminder time had been set.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when triggering commands while all Things windows were minimized.
THINGS 3.15
This is our big update for macOS 12 Monterey with two headline features: integration with Apple’s new Shortcuts app for Mac and wide-reaching performance improvements in Things. We’ve also improved support for international keyboards, added time-sensitive notifications, and more.
APPLE SHORTCUTS
Things for Mac now has full integration with Apple’s Shortcuts app. Use it to make templates for things you do regularly, create to-dos with pre-filled content, quickly view your lists, and more. Check out our support pages for some tips to get started: thingsapp.com
Any shortcuts you’ve already created on iPhone or iPad will simply work on macOS 12 Monterey once you upgrade.
MAJOR PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
Over the past months we’ve put a ton of work into improving performance. This involved a massive unification of Mac & iOS code and a redefinition of how lists operate under the hood. The resulting speed boost will be most noticeable for those with very large databases and many projects, but the app will be generally snappier for everyone.
There were also a few situations where Things would behave differently on Mac & iOS. As an added benefit, our work on code unification eliminates such quirks, providing a more consistent experience across devices.
INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD SUPPORT
With the release of macOS 12 Monterey and iPadOS 15, keyboard shortcuts can adapt to your specific keyboard layout. Apple’s own apps have adopted this behavior on Mac and iPad, and we’ve now built it into Things.
If you have a US keyboard, your shortcuts won’t change. On non-US layouts, shortcuts involving letters will mostly stay the same. Shortcuts involving special characters will now be easier to type, and some that were previously impossible to use can now be typed for the first time!
To see the new shortcuts for your keyboard layout:
• On Mac, simply browse the app’s menu or go to Help > Keyboard Shortcuts.
• On iPad, hold down the Cmd key.
AND MORE
• Widget customization: You can now choose which list the “+” button saves to.
• Time-Sensitive notifications: Things’ notifications always get through, even in a Focus mode, so you never miss anything important.
• Quick Note integration: After viewing one of your lists in Things you can switch to Apple Notes and click the “Add Link” button there.
• Import from Reminders: The new Tags are now imported (if a tag doesn’t exist in Things, it will be created).
• System Services: To-dos and list contents are now passed to the Services menu as text..
