Learn how to share the text of to-dos, projects, and lists from Things.
Things takes advantage of the Share feature in macOS and iOS. That means you can send the text of to-dos, projects, and lists to other apps on your device – and to other people via apps like Mail or Messages.
This feature is meant to give you a plain text version of a to-do or a list. It does not enable you to collaborate with others on your to-dos. Learn more about collaboration here.
Sharing a To-Do
Mac
- On your Mac, open Things.
- Double-click a to-do to open it.
- In the toolbar at the bottom of the window, click > Share
- 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
- On your iPad or iPhone, open Things.
- Tap a to-do to open it.
- In the toolbar at the bottom of your screen, tap > Share
- Tap the app where you’d like to send the to-do.
Share a list
Mac
Share a project
- On your Mac, open Things.
- In the sidebar, click one of your Projects.
- To the right of the project’s title, click > Share
- Click the app where you’d like to send the list.
If your project is inside an Area, you can also select it there, hit ⌘ Cmd + C to copy it and then paste it as a plain text list with Markdown formatting into another app.
Share other lists
- On your Mac, open Things.
- In the sidebar, click a list such as Today or one of your Areas.
- Press ⌘ Cmd + A to select everything in the list.
- In the menu bar at the top of your screen, click Items > Share
- Click the app where you’d like to send the list.
Alternatively, after step 3, you can also hit ⌘ Cmd + C to copy your selection and then paste it as a plain text list with Markdown formatting into another app.
iPad & iPhone
- On your iPad or iPhone, open Things.
- Tap a list like Today, one of your Projects or Areas.
- At the top of the screen, tap > Share
- Tap the app where you’d like to send the list.