Things Mac Updates & Release Notes

May 28, 2018
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Cmd+K to complete a to-do/checklist item (and Cmd+Opt+K to cancel).
• The shortcut for tag management has been changed from Cmd+Shift+T to Cmd+Control+T.
• Cmd+Shift+T now brings up a popover to set tags (while inside an expanded to-do).
• Cmd+Shift+D now brings up a popover to set a deadline (while inside an expanded to-do).
• Cmd+Shift+C now adds a checklist item (while inside an expanded to-do).
• Fixed an issue where reordering to-dos in the Today list wasn’t possible while filtered by tag.
• Fixed an issue where dragging to-dos into a project’s notes would not work.
• Fixed an issue where changes to the Group in Today setting in General Preferences wasn’t syncing.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to create a new repeating to-do inside a project or area.

April 18, 2018
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• AREAS — Now Collapsable! Without a doubt, collapsable areas has been one of our most requested features. If your project list is super long – or if you just don’t want to see work projects on the weekend – collapse your areas to hide them.
• TAGGING. We’ve made app-wide tag searches broader. When you search for a tag, you won’t just see items with that tag, but also items with its nested tags. A feature from Things 2 has also made a comeback: you can once again filter by “No Tag”.
• INPUT/OUTPUT — Copy & Paste Magic:
  • Paste text from other apps into Things to create new to-dos (multiple lines of text will create multiple to-dos).
  • Paste multiple lines of text into the title field of a to-do; the first line is the title, the rest goes into the notes.
  • Copy to-dos, headings, or projects and paste them into other apps.
  • Copy to-dos, projects, or headings and paste them into other lists within Things.
  • Drag text into a Things window to create new to-dos (you can also drag files from Finder, people from Contacts, emails from Mail, etc.).
  • Move items to other lists by hitting Cmd+C and then using the new “Move Here” shortcut: Cmd+Option+V. …

February 21, 2018
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

This release introduced the Things URL Scheme, which enabled three new features:

• LINKING TO THINGS: Things now supports a special kind of link (or URL) that starts with “things:”. These links can be used to quickly jump to a to-do or list in Things from other apps.
• POWERFUL AUTOMATION: Things’ links can also be used to execute a broad range of powerful commands from outside of the app – to create to-dos, show tag filters, perform searches, and so on.
• HANDOVER FROM OTHER APPS: Other apps can now easily send data into Things. Other developers wanting to export data to Things can easily do so with our open source Swift library.
• This release also enabled diacritic-insensitive search.

October 18, 2017
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Improvements for link detection in to-dos’ notes.
• Added support for linking to Evernote items via Quick Entry with Autofill.
• We now use plain-text links inserted via Quick Entry with Autofill, or by dragging into the notes field/dock icon.
• Some tweaks for the German localization.
• Fixed an issue where windows would maximize when the title bar was double-clicked, even though a different behavior was set in System Preferences.
• Fixed an issue on macOS 10.13 High Sierra where the label for the When button inside to-dos wouldn’t update properly sometimes.
• Fixed a glitch on macOS 10.13 High Sierra with Things Cloud’s on/off switch.
• Fixed a sporadic issue where rescheduling to-dos might not work.
• Fixed a sporadic crash that could occur while editing a to-do’s notes.
• Fixed a sporadic crash that could occur on app launch.
• Fixed a memory leak.

September 11, 2017
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• We now support opening new windows via AppleScript on macOS.
• Made some improvements for the Todoist importer.
• Made some improvements to the natural language date parser for the Chinese localization.
• Fixed an issue which prevented setting a to-do’s start date to the same date as its deadline.
• Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause the Where button inside to-dos to display an incorrect state.
• Fixed an issue where dragging a Someday item with a deadline wouldn’t work correctly.
• Fixed an issue where repeating to-dos might have a distant future deadline after the repeating template was stopped.

August 28, 2017
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Removed some superfluous animations that could appear when switching between lists.
• Fixed some issues that could cause the app to become unresponsive on macOS 10.11.
• Fixed an issue where trashing a project that contained a repeating to-do with a reminder would not cancel the reminder’s notification.
• Fixed an issue where making a to-do repeat with a reminder time would not trigger reminder notifications until the app had been relaunched.
• Fixed an edge case where joining two checklist items could result in data loss.
• Fixed an edge case where the app could crash sometimes after several clicks within a list.
• Fixed an edge case where the app could crash sometimes if no Things Cloud password was present in the system keychain.

August 21, 2017
Requires macOS 10.11 or later

• Improved the display of deadlines for overdue projects in the sidebar.
• Improved natural language date parsing for Traditional and Simplified Chinese localizations.
• Fixed a crash that could occur in the Russian localization.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to insert a new to-do while editing another one.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to delete a project via its ellipsis menu while editing it.
• Fixed some issues with data migration from Things 2 → 3.
• macOS 10.11: Fixed a hang scenario in the Jump Start popover menu.
• macOS 10.13: Fixed row height issues when opening a list in a new window.
• macOS 10.13: Fixed a glitch in the Jump Start and Deadline date pickers.
• macOS 10.13: Added a workaround for Apple Mail and Quick Entry with Autofill.

August 1, 2017

• Added support for moving repeating to-dos under project headings via the Quick Move popover (headings within repeating projects are excluded from search results).
• Cleaned up localizations and tweaked the UI layout for German and Traditional Chinese.
• Restored the Repeat command in the ellipsis menu of expanded to-dos.
• Removed an obsolete “enter license” link from the Trial Expired dialog.
• Fixed several graphical issues with shadows on macOS 10.13 High Sierra beta.
• Fixed an issue where the Quick Entry window wouldn’t appear when using Autofill in an unsupported app.
• Fixed an issue where Things would not react when a Things Cloud account’s contents had been replaced by another client.
• Fixed AppleScript issues when querying the to-dos collection of Anytime and Someday lists.
• Fixed AppleScript issues when retrieving collections of projects as property dictionaries.
• Fixed a crash that was occurring when entering projects (Russian localization only).
• Fixed a crash scenario in the sync engine.

July 26, 2017

• Restored the Repeat command in the ellipsis button for expanded to-dos.
• Updated the contents of the onboarding tutorial project.
• Updated the acknowledgments information in the About window.
• Disabled the File → New Repeating To-Do command inside repeating projects.
• Disabled the Items → Make Repeating command in Quick Entry pane.
• We now include the No Project/No Area options in Quick Move search results.
• We now hide the placeholder text as soon as you enter any character in the notes field of a new project.
• Improvements for Japanese in the Natural Language Date Parser.
• Improved how we handle the creation of repeating projects from projects that contain repeating to-dos.
• AppleScript API: re-enabled “to dos of a tag”.
• AppleScript API: fixed windows handling.
• Fixed some layout issues and incorrect string translations in German and Chinese.
• Fixed a sync-related crash scenario.

July 3, 2017

• Added support for repeating to-dos inside projects.
• Upgraded the sync schema to support repeating to-dos inside projects. All devices must be upgraded to the latest version to continue syncing.
• Various improvements for the Natural Language Date Parser (including support for Japanese).
• Added a new warning that items will be deleted from Reminders when importing from Reminders for the first time.
• Fixed an issue when opening file links added to a to-do’s notes via Quick Entry with Autofill.
• Fixed a crash on macOS 10.11 when switching to a project which had a deadline set.
• Fixed a crash on macOS 10.13 when closing windows.

June 3, 2017

• Added a new Todoist importer – go to File > Import.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the OmniFocus import script from importing deferred projects.
• We now hide Calendar events that have been declined.
• Improved the user experience when expanding a to-do below an already-expanded to-do.
• We now block the setting of reserved keys as shortcuts in the tag management window.
• Improved performance when dragging an email into a to-do’s notes to create a link.
• Fixed an issue where the File menu command for “New Heading with Selection” didn’t work (hold down Option to see it).
• Fixed an issue where the main window could appear inactive when the Jump Start or Quick Entry popovers were visible.
• Fixed some AppleScript issues.
• Fixed several crashes.