Things Mac Updates & Release Notes

January 20, 2020
Requires macOS 10.13 or later

• Things now ignores the Calendar app’s “start week on” setting; instead, use the system-wide “first day of week” setting in Preferences > Language & Region.
• Changes to a project’s deadline are now saved immediately.
• Adjusted the spacing between Someday to-dos and projects inside areas.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when filtering a list by tag while a to-do is expanded.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when creating a new repeating to-do inside the Upcoming list while that list is filtered by tag.
• Improved handling of the Shift+Return keystroke in the tag field of an expanded to-do.
• Improved handling of pasted links copied over from iOS via Universal Clipboard.
• Improved reporting of runtime exceptions.

January 8, 2020
Requires macOS 10.13 or later

• Added support for pasting text as new to-dos under a selected project heading.
• The Touch Bar will now display buttons for all alerts.
• Improved Cmd+Up/Down arrow navigation in the Quick Find and Move popovers.
• Made the Show Logged Projects toggle, in the All Projects list, keyboard selectable.
• Restored printing page headers and footers via File > Print.
• Fixed date formatting in the Get Info dialog.
• Fixed the appearance of the Empty Trash and Log Now buttons in dark mode.
• Fixed visual glitches when toggling the toolbar on/off while a to-do was expanded.
• Fixed an issue where to-dos could lose their parent heading after being moved in the Anytime or Someday lists.
• Fixed an issue where Things windows could auto-deminiaturize in some scenarios (like date changes).
• Fixed an issue where the Inbox’s badge count wasn’t updated properly if logging was not set to immediately.
• Fixed an issue where the number of Later Projects in the sidebar wouldn’t update properly.
• Fixed several memory issues.

December 16, 2019
Requires macOS 10.13 or later

Things 3.11 delivers a big update for the Quick Find feature with new ways to navigate the app and quickly view important data.

• New list: search for “Deadlines” – all your upcoming (or passed!) deadlines, neatly sorted.
• New list: search for “Repeating” – all your repeating to-dos in one, convenient place.
• New list: search for “Tomorrow” – a nice focused list to plan tomorrow, today.
• New list: search for “All Projects” – an overview of all your big goals.
• New list: search for “Logged Projects” – an overview of your past achievements.
• New option: search for “Settings” (or “Preferences”) to quickly get there. No more digging for that Settings button!
• Recents: invoke Quick Find and you’ll now see all the lists you’ve recently viewed; makes switching between lists even quicker!
• Navigation: you can now search for projects’ headings and quickly navigate to them.
• See the exact date and time when a to-do or project was created or completed. Go to Items > Get Info.
• When typing a date on systems set to a 12-hour clock, the parser now chooses AM/PM more intelligently (and offers both options in some cases).
• The following prefixes are now recognized as bullets and stripped out when pasting text into to-do lists or checklists: •, *, - [ ]
• Added support for Cmd+click on links to open them in background. …

November 5, 2019
Requires macOS 10.13 or later

• Changed the format that notes are stored in (as a result, you may notice a change to the way URLs and file links are presented visually).
• Unified the logic for ordering search results in Quick Find across all devices.
• Changed the behavior for “Open New Window”: it will now open the default list, rather than the list that is currently open.
• Already-delivered reminder notifications are now removed for a to-do if its parent project gets trashed.
• Fixed an issue where a reminder notification wouldn’t be cleared when the reminder time is rescheduled via another device.
• Fixed an issue where Today’s badge count wasn’t updated after completing/canceling items if logging was set to daily or manually.
• Fixed an issue where duplicate copies of the default tags would be created after a fresh install.
• Fixed an issue where the visible-or-not state of the sidebar would be lost when the app was restarted.
• Fixed an issue where Things URLs for showing a Contact list wouldn’t work.
• Fixed an issue where the incorrect color was shown for tag glyphs in Quick Find results.
• Fixed an issue where the Reminders Inbox feature would erroneously add a reminder time of midnight for tasks with a date but no time set.
• Fixed an issue where, if Quick Entry was dismissed via hotkey while a popover menu was open, mouse interactions could break for the entire app.

May 13, 2019
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

Things 3.9 is the culmination of months of work, with broad refactorings, architectural changes, and optimizations. These changes are all under the hood. In addition, we’ve made the following minor user-facing changes:

• Tweaked date formats throughout the app and app extensions.
• Added Quick Entry with Autofill support for the Opera web browser.
• Made behavior of the Cmd+(Opt+)K and Cmd+(Opt+). shortcuts match the iPad app.
• Improved how Things URLs with the search parameter are handled.
• Fixed a visual glitch with the search field’s clear button while running Things in Light Mode.
• Fixed a bug where the UI might not update properly when moving to-dos to different days in the Upcoming list.
• Fixed a bug where adding a to-do’s first tag via Cmd+Shift+T could break sometimes.
• Fixed some issues with several keyboard shortcuts when using the Russian input source.
• Fixed an AppleScript issue where a list’s to-dos would include list headers in a result.

March 19, 2019
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Added Quick Entry support for the Brave web browser.
• Added support for tagging/untagging an area via keyboard shortcut while editing its title or tags in the right pane.
• Added support for Cmd+Return in all tag fields.
• Enabled the Cmd+Ctrl+T shortcut to reveal the tag management window while using Quick Entry.
• Switched to light scrollbars while in Dark Mode.
• Improved handling of dragged or pasted URLs with titles.
• Changed how links to files and folders are formatted in the notes of projects and to-dos: we now show the full path.
• Changed how clicks on file and folder links are handled: rather than opening them directly, the target is revealed in Finder.
• Fixed an issue where an empty list’s watermark image might not appear while in Light Mode.
• Fixed an issue where changes could be lost when quitting the app while editing a to-do.
• Fixed an issue where a gray strip could appear across the top of the window while while editing a to-do in full screen mode.
• Fixed an issue where an off-color strip could appear across the window while in Dark Mode.
• Fixed a bug where reminders could stop working in some very rare circumstances.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when dragging to-dos between windows.
• Fixed some performance issues with Calendar Events.

January 31, 2019

Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• A checklist item’s contents now remain visible while dragging it around.
• Fixed an issue where trying to expand a to-do after dragging it would expand a different to-do.
• Fixed an issue where the Quick Entry window would be dismissed (or an expanded to-do would be collapsed) if you hit the Esc key while a popover menu was still visible.
• Fixed an issue where Handoff wouldn’t work between Mac (App Store version) and iOS.
• Fixed an issue where pasting a single line of text into a to-do would strip out any leading or trailing spaces.
• Fixed an issue where an item couldn’t be revealed (from a notification, the Today Widget, or Quick Find) if the list was already filtered by a tag that hid that item from view; the list will now become unfiltered to reveal it.
• Added a work-around for an issue with DEVONThink that affected pasting rich-text contents from that app into Things.
• Fixed an issue where the Today Widget wouldn’t work in beta builds.
• Fixed an issue where x-success callbacks weren’t called after adding a to-do via Quick Entry.
• Fixed some sporadic crashes that could occur when switching between other apps and Things.
• Augmented the sync triggers while editing a to-do; changes will now also be synced when your Mac is about to sleep. …

December 12, 2018

Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Added an extra View menu option to run Things in Light appearance even when the operating system was set to Dark.
• Fixed a visual issue when displaying errors in the Calendar Events and Reminders preference panes while the appearance was set to Dark.
• Fixed a visual issue where an incorrect background color could be displayed for to-dos or project headings when switching between Light and Dark appearances.
• Fixed an issue where the recurrence rule description could be incorrect for repeating to-dos which had already ended, or would be ending after a certain number of repetitions.
• Fixed some issues that could occur with text when changing selection in popover menus.
• Fixed the translation of “deadline” for the French localization.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when expanding to-dos with broken file links.
• Fixed a few other minor crash scenarios.

November 28, 2018
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Someday items from active projects are now expanded by default and the expansion state is now preserved.
• Implemented a workaround for a font rendering issue that affected some users on macOS Mojave.
• Improved the validation of email addresses when creating new Things Cloud accounts.
• Improved how we restore the selection state after acting on multiple list items.
• Improved Dark Mode visibility of the plus button for adding days on weekly/monthly repeating to-dos.
• Updated localizations for the Autofill setting in the Quick Entry preferences pane.
• Restored filtering by parent tags via keyboard shortcuts.
• Fixed a selection issue in the tag filter bar when filtering by child tags via keyboard shortcuts.
• Fixed an issue where an incorrect deadline date could be included when copying a repeating to-do as text.
• Fixed an issue where hyperlinks could “disappear” when switching between Light and Dark modes.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when deleting an area.
• Fixed various memory issues.

October 17, 2018
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Improved how colors are used for text selections when a window becomes inactive.
• Tweaked the algorithm for increasing contrast of calendar colors against the background.
• Implemented scrolling to reveal active controls while editing long to-dos that go offscreen.
• Fixed an issue with the appearance of some confirmation alerts after switching between Light and Dark Mode.
• Fixed the appearance of popup menu rows after switching between Light and Dark Mode.
• Fixed some glitches in dialogs when Things was in Dark Mode while Mojave was in Light Mode.
• Fixed an issue where the deadline date picker would not expand on Cmd+Shift+D after it got expanded and then hidden with the Esc key.
• Fixed an issue where, if grouping in Today was enabled, a list name would disappear from an Inbox to-do after it was assigned and then marked Today.
• Fixed an issue where Things would consume 2-3% of CPU power, even when in the background.
• Fixed a small issue where Cmd+Return would not always close an expanded to-do (or Quick Entry).
• Fixed the appearance of contact icons for to-dos assigned to contacts.