It’s here! We’ve been working hard on a completely new version of Things for the past years and we’re incredibly proud and excited to finally show it to all of you.

Let’s get right down to the details – we have a lot for you to explore!

• Watch the app introduction video above.
• Read all about what’s new in the apps.
• Get useful tips and insights on how to use the apps on our updated support page.
• On the Mac, you can download the trial and take it for a spin.
• And of course, check out our App Store pages (Mac, iPhone, iPad).

When you first open the apps, they will ask you whether to create a tutorial project. Be sure to answer "Yes" on each device, as there’s some great info in there for you.

For everyone who’s currently using Things 2 and wants to upgrade, we’ve decided to put up a 20% discount on all apps until May 26th June 1st. (So $40 instead of $50 on the Mac, etc.). Due to the way the App Store works, everyone can take advantage of this – so make sure you don’t miss it!

If you like the music of our video, you can find it on iTunes.

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I want to thank the entire team for their incredible work over the years. It took excellence, persistence, and determination to get here, and I’m proud of what we’ve been able to do together.

Finally, everyone here at Things wants to extend their thanks to all of you for your support over the years. It means a lot to us! We hope you’re going to enjoy the all-new Things. Please let us know what you think!

We’re very excited to report that Things 3 is almost ready for release. After a final round of beta testing, we expect to ship in May.

Beta

A little over a month ago, we quietly took a big step. Things 3 was nearing completion so we expanded our beta from a handful of testers to more than 100 people. This has been going extremely well, and the feedback we’ve received is simply fantastic – we’ve gotten so many great responses that we just had to share some of them :) Thanks, everyone!

Today, we’re expanding the beta further to include all existing Things 2 beta testers. We also have another 100 open seats, so if you’d like participate, you can apply here.

Release Plan

At this point, we’re very confident about the stability of the apps. We think we need approximately four more weeks to add the finishing touches. Together with other release preparations, that means we expect to ship sometime in May. We’ll post an exact date as soon as we have one.

“Finally!”

Indeed! If you’ve been following our efforts, you’ll know that getting here has taken us longer than we originally thought. For Things 3, we ended up completely rewriting the apps on all platforms as well as adding and refining the new features. At the same time, we kept Things 2 up-to-date and added new features there as well (extensions, Watch app, push sync, etc.). We’ve learned a lot through this process, and there’s quite a bit more we could talk about – but for now, we’re focused on the coming release.

Pricing

Things 3 will be released as three separate apps in the App Store and we’re keeping the current pricing. This will also be our first paid update (since 1.0!) for existing users. During launch week, we’ll have a 20% discount on the apps – make sure you sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss it!

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Thanks everyone for your patience. We’ve put a lot of hard work and passion into making Things 3 the best personal task manager available. We’re incredibly excited about the result, and cannot wait to hear what you think.

We’ve just updated Things for iOS 10 and watchOS 3 and everything’s running great. We also have a release coming later this week for macOS Sierra.

Just a quick note to let you know that Things is up-to-date for Apple’s fall OS releases. It’s fully compatible and you should be able to upgrade with no problem.

The Today Widget has been tweaked to fit the new aesthetic; the iPhone now shows to-dos from the Widget when you Force Touch the app icon; and for watchOS 3, the glance is gone (Apple removed the feature), but you can now put Things in your Watch’s dock for easy access.

Things 2.8.7 is available now as a free update for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. The update for Mac will arrive later this week as soon as it’s approved.

Have a great week!