Learn how to use the native OS Share feature to share plain text versions of to-dos and lists from Things to other apps.

This page discusses how Things takes advantage of the Share feature on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Vision. It allows you to send the text of to-dos and lists to other apps on your device (and through Mail and Messages, forward this information to other people).

⚠️ This page does not discuss collaboration, where multiple people work on the same tasks together. At this time, Things does not support real-time sharing of to-dos or lists.

Sharing a To-Do

Mac
  1. On your Mac, open Things.
  2. Double-click a to-do to open it.
  3. In the toolbar at the bottom of the window, click → Share…
  4. Click the app where you’d like to send the to-do.

You can also select a to-do and hit ⌘ Cmd C to copy it and then paste it as plain text into another app.

iPad & iPhone
  1. On your iPad or iPhone, open Things.
  2. Tap a to-do to open it.
  3. In the toolbar at the bottom of your screen, tap → Share.
  4. Tap the app where you’d like to send the to-do.
Vision

In Things for Vision, please follow the same steps as described in the iPad & iPhone tab above.

Share a list

Mac
  1. On your Mac, open Things.
  2. In the sidebar, right-click any list.
  3. Click Share…
  4. Click the app where you’d like to send the list.

Inside a Project or Area, you can also click behind the lists’ name at the top, and then click Share…

When sharing groups of to-dos, the details inside each to-do (notes, tags, etc.) are not included. This is not a bug, but a current limitation. Consider printing your list as a PDF instead to grab all the extra information.

iPad & iPhone
  1. On your iPad or iPhone, open Things.
  2. Tap a list like Today, one of your Projects or Areas.
  3. At the top of the screen, tap → Share.
  4. Tap the app where you’d like to send the list.

When sharing groups of to-dos, the details inside each to-do (notes, tags, etc.) are not included. This is not a bug, but a current limitation.

Vision

In Things for Vision, please follow the same steps as described in the iPad & iPhone tab above.