| What's new in this version: Things 3.13.8
Added:
- support for “fuzzy” tag search
- support for Cmd+click in checklists to open links in the background
- Quick Entry with Autofill support for Keep It app
- Quick Entry with Autofill support for canary builds of the Microsoft Edge browser
- Improved the behavior when dragging to-dos with different start dates across headings
Fixed;
- an issue with the text selection color when Things’ light/dark mode differs from the System’s light/dark mode
- an issue where a to-do’s parent list label could appear in the wrong light/dark theme color
- an issue where the selection in a list could jump to a different to-do when completed items were manually moved to the Logbook
- a bug where to-dos (or the Quick Entry popover) could lose focus while tabbing quickly between fields
- a bug that caused Things to launch when dismissing a notification
- some sporadic crashes that could occur on macOS Big Sur when launching the app by clicking a widget
- some sporadic crashes when dragging to-dos if the action necessitated a change in the tag filter’s visibility
- a crash that could occur in the Inbox when hitting Ctrl+[ or ] inside a to-do’s expanded When field
- Updated the crash reporting SDK
Things 3.13.7
- Improved stability and bug fixes
Things 3.13.6
- Updated the framework for handling app updates
- Tweaked the colors of text fields in Preferences while in Dark Mode
- Fixed a crash when pasting content while a to-do is selected under a project’s heading
- Fixed a problem where windows could be shrunk below the minimum height
- Improved crash reporting
Things 3.13.5
- Improved stability and bug fixes
Things 3.13.4
- Improved stability and bug fixes
- This update brought full compatibility for macOS 11 Big Sur and two great improvements for the new unified Notification Center: configurable Widgets and Rich Notifications.
Things 3.13.3
- Change log not available for this version
Things 3.13.2
- This update brings full compatibility for macOS 11 Big Sur and two great improvements for the new unified Notification Center: configurable Widgets and Rich Notifications
All-new widgets:
- Things’ powerful new Widgets are now available on the Mac! Configure them in your Notification Center to show any to-do list you want. Quickly glance at what you’re doing Today, see what’s Upcoming on your schedule, stay on top of your most urgent project, view tag-filtered lists – the possibilities are endless!
Rich notifications:
- Notifications have been greatly improved, with variable snooze durations – 10 min, 30 min, 1 hour – and a new option to complete a to-do directly from the alert. Perhaps best of all, the app no longer jumps to the foreground when you hit snooze!
BIG SUR compatibility:
- Remodeled the app icon
- Adapted the window layout
- Designed new icons for Preferences panes
- Designed a new Things Cloud switch
- Many other small interface tweaks
New MACS:
- Things fully supports the newly announced Macs with Apple M1 chips: the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini
Everything else:
- Added support for Cmd+click to open a Things URL in a new window
- Added support for Cmd+double-click to open a project in a new window
- Added support for Cmd+Return to open a project in a new window
- Added support for assigning tags via drag & drop inside the Upcoming list
- Added support for seamless navigation between title & notes fields via Left-arrow and Right-arrow keys
- Added Quick Entry support for Airmail app
- Tweaked the icon for Someday items in Quick Find
- Improved full keyboard navigation for alerts and project/heading completion dialogs
- Improved navigation from Quick Find to reveal Today items in the Today list instead of their parent list
- Improved the Select-All (⌘+A) behavior in grouped lists (e.g., Today grouped by project/area, Upcoming grouped by date, etc.)
- Improved handling of right-clicks inside checklist items
- Improved error handling when managing a Things Cloud account
- A list’s tag-filtered state is now cleared if the app is opened from a URL that does not pass a tag parameter
- Hid to-do counts for childless projects in the Logbook
- Fixed an issue that could prevent drag & drop at the top of the Today list
- Fixed an issue with pasting text into tag-filtered lists
- Fixed an issue where an incorrect date could be set when using the keyboard shortcut to bump a to-do forward by 1 week
- Fixed an issue where Quick Entry could create an empty todo when Today was set as the default destination
- Fixed an issue where a project’s progress graph could show in the wrong color after moving from Someday to Today
- Fixed an issue where tag auto-completion menus wouldn’t always show their full content
- Fixed an issue where slim windows could be restored to an incorrect size
- Fixed some graphical glitches that could occur when switching between light and dark modes
- Fixed some graphical issues in dark mode
- Fixed some crashes
- Various translation improvements for non-English languages
Things 3.13.1
- Improved stability and bug fixes
Things 3.13
New:
- This release brings full sync compatibility with the iOS release. Note that you must update to Things 3.13 on *all* your devices to continue syncing
- Improved the way project and to-do notes are synced (As a result, you can also write much longer notes)
Things 3.12.6
- Moved the database file to a new location (now at /Library/Group Containers/)
- Increased the clickable area of items in the sidebar
- Improved the formatting of years in Japanese
- Fixed some crashes that could occur when hitting Cmd+[ or ] in Quick Entry while the When popover was visible
- Updated the crash reporter
- Some sync improvements
Things 3.12.5
- Changed the default shortcut for marking an item complete: it’s now Cmd+K (the old Cmd+. still works)
- Changed the default shortcut for marking an item canceled: it’s now Cmd+Opt+K (the old Cmd+Opt+. still works)
- Added support for the Cmd+. shortcut from iPadOS to dismiss dialogs (Quick Find, Move, etc.)
- Disabled the Shift+Return and Ctrl+Return shortcuts inside titles, notes, and checklists. Use Command+Return to collapse to-dos instead
- Changed the Empty Trash confirmation button label from “OK” to “Empty Trash”
- Fixed an interface glitch that could occur when adding a deadline in an expanded to-do
- Fixed a bug where, when pasting a to-do that was copied from under an archived project heading, that archived heading would become active again
- Fixed a bug where the Inbox’s badge would be incorrect due to Apple Reminders that were awaiting import
Things 3.12.4
- Added Quick Entry Autofill support for the Vivaldi web browser
- Empty rows are now removed when pasting multi-line text into checklists
- Reminders awaiting import in Things’ Inbox are now included in the app icon’s badge count (if that preference is enabled)
- Fixed some issues with background colors for selected text
- Fixed some issues with clicking to reveal recurring calendar events for some locale configurations
- Fixed a bug where an alarm time could be set unexpectedly after interacting with a to-do’s When popover
- Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to edit a project’s settings across mutliple windows
- Fixed some crashes that could occur in Quick Find
- Updated translations for non-English languages
- Removed the Wunderlist importer
- Updated the crash reporter
Things 3.12.3
- Improved launch performance for users without Apple calendars/reminders integration enabled
- Added Quick Entry with Autofill support for the beta version of the MS Edge web browser
- Adjusted the date formats used in the When and Deadline fields of expanded to-dos
- Fixed an issue where to-dos dragged into the Today list would always land at the top
- Fixed some issues when running System Events scripts from Things’ scripts menu
- Fixed an issue with pasting links copied from the Twitter app
- Fixed an issue that caused a long checklist to scroll when clicked
- Fixed an issue where a pasted rich-text URL would appear twice if the page’s title was also the same URL
- Fixed an issue where selection could be lost while selecting a group via Shift+Up Arrow in a project
- Fixed a crash caused by missing fonts on some Macs
Things 3.12.2
- Improved stability and bug fixes
Things 3.12.1
- Improved suggestions when searching for dates in the When and Deadline popovers
- Fixed a glitch in the Quick Entry window
- Fixed a problem where canceled projects showed as completed in the Logbook
- Fixed a problem with popovers’ shadows when switching between light and dark modes
- Fixed some sync merge issues for to-do titles and notes
- Fixed crashes that occurred when stopping repeating to-dos
- Improved translations for French and Japanese
Things 3.12
Update for our Watch app:
- We’ve entirely rebuilt its foundation to allow it to sync and operate without your phone being nearby. We’ve also taken this opportunity to add some often-requested features to the app. For more information about this release, please visit our blog: thingsapp.com
There are no huge changes in this release for Mac, but there’s one great new feature you should know about:
- You can now edit the Tags or Deadlines of collapsed to-dos – even for multiple to-dos at once – by hitting Cmd+Shift+T or D. It’s super convenient :)
Other changes:
- Added Quick Entry with Autofill support for the Microsoft Edge browser
- Improved some edge cases when pasting content into lists
- Fixed a crash that could occur in the Things Cloud setup dialog
- Fixed the behavior of keystrokes (Return, Escape) for confirmation alerts with more than two buttons
- Many smaller internal improvements
Things 3.11.2
- 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
Things 3.11.1
- 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
Things 3.11
Quick find – new lists:
- If you’ve been using Things for awhile, you’re probably quite adept at zipping around the app with Quick Find. For today’s release, we’ve added some handy new lists to navigate to
To access these new lists, simply type their name into Quick Find:
- “Deadlines” – all your upcoming (or passed!) deadlines, neatly sorted
- “Repeating” – all your repeating to-dos in one, convenient place
- “Tomorrow” – a nice focused list to plan tomorrow, today
- “All Projects” – an overview of all your big goals
- “Logged Projects” – an overview of your past achievements
- While not technically a list, note that you can also type “Settings” (or “Preferences”) to quickly get there. No more digging for that Settings button!
Quick find – recents:
- We’ve also made switching between lists even quicker: invoke Quick Find and you’ll now see all the lists you’ve recently viewed
- And on iPhone or iPad you no longer need to scroll to the top of a long list to access Quick Find: just tap the list’s title for instant search
Quick find – headings:
- Quick Find now supports searching for projects’ headings and quickly navigating to them
More improvements:
- See the exact date and time when a to-do or project was created or completed. On iOS, tap ••• > Share > Get Info. On Mac, 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: •, *, - [ ]
- Increased the sidebar width on larger iPad Pros to accommodate those longer project titles
- Added support for Cmd+click on links to open them in background. (Mac only)
- Inside Areas, new projects can now be inserted with a New Project button in the toolbar and TouchBar. (Mac only)
Other changes and fixes:
- Several bug fixes relating to drag and drop
- Improved handling of changes to lists
- Improvements for background execution
- Other small bug fixes and improvements
Things 3.10.1
- 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
Things 3.10
New:
- Over the past few months we’ve been working away on our Fall updates. Most of the great new features this year are for iPad and iPhone, such as multiple windows and a Home screen widget for iPad, powerful new actions for the Shortcuts app, a new Share Extension, and much more. Visit our blog to see everything that’s new
- We also have full support for macOS 10.15 Catalina
Changes:
- Apple’s Reminders app has changed quite a bit this year. We’ve reworked the existing feature for adding to-dos to Things’ Inbox. As before, you’ll find this feature in Preferences > Reminders
- We’ve also built a new “Reminders Import” feature for users who want to migrate their entire Reminders database over to Things. You’ll find this feature in File > Import
- Things already had a Dark Mode that was tied to the system-wide setting on macOS, but the system can now switch the mode automatically on a daily schedule, meaning Things will switch on schedule too (unless you set Things’ mode manually, which is still possible)
Things 3.9.2
- Improved stability and bug fixes
Things 3.9.1
- Some improvements for date formats
- Added Quick Entry with Autofill support for DEVONthink 3
- Added a sync trigger when revealing a minimized window (or opening a new one if no windows are present)
- Fixed an issue where the Today Widget preference for opening Things wasn’t in sync with the app and didn’t work
Things 3.9
Improvements:
- 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
Things 3.8.5
- Fixed some UI glitches when using keyboard shortcuts in Quick Entry’s date picker
- Fixed a UI glitch where the drop target indicator wouldn’t disappear after cancelling a drag from another app
- Fixed a bug that prohibited inserting spaces while editing tags in the Tags window
- Fixed an issue with Japanese and Chinese input methods when editing tags in the Tags window
- Fixed a crash that could occur when expanding a completed item as it was being logged
- Fixed a crash that could occur when collapsing one to-do and quickly clicking to select another
Things 3.8.4
- General performance improvements
Things 3.8.3
- Fixed a crash that could occur when removing a to-do’s date
Things 3.8.2
- 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
Things 3.8.1
- 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
- Augmented the sync triggers while editing a project or area; changes will now also be synced when your Mac is about to sleep, you switch away to another app, or if your last interaction with Things was more than ~60 seconds ago
Things 3.8
- This update accompanies our 3.8 release for iOS, which brings Dark Mode to our mobile apps. On your iPhone and iPad, you can now choose between three beautiful appearances – Light, Dark, and Black – or have it switch automatically based on your display brightness
- Here on the Mac, where Dark Mode was added in 3.7, some users requested an extra option to run Things in Light appearance even when the operating system was set to Dark. This is now possible from the View menu. This update also includes various other fixes and stability improvements |
