Learn how to share plain text versions 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
  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.

Share a list

Mac

Share a project

  1. On your Mac, open Things.
  2. In the sidebar, click one of your Projects.
  3. To the right of the project’s title, click → Share.
  4. 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

  1. On your Mac, open Things.
  2. In the sidebar, click a list such as Today or one of your Areas.
  3. Press ⌘ Cmd A to select everything in the list.
  4. In the menu bar at the top of your screen, click Items → Share.
  5. 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
  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.