Here’s how to completely uninstall Things from your Mac and remove all related files.
If you want to delete your Things Cloud account as well, please follow these steps before removing the app.
If any of the files or folders mentioned below aren’t present on your Mac, you can safely skip ahead to the next step.
If you’re uninstalling the beta version of Things, the file paths below will be slightly different. Instead of com.culturedcode.ThingsMac
, the paths will be com.culturedcode.ThingsMac.beta
.
1. Quit Things and all related processes
- On your Mac, quit Things.
- In Finder, go to
/Applications/Utilities
and open Activity Monitor - If Things Sandbox Helper is running, select it and click the x button in the toolbar to quit it.
2. Delete the app
- Click the Finder in your Dock.
- Go to the menu bar at the top of your screen and click Go → Applications.
- Delete Things.
3. Delete all Things-related files
macOS 11 +
- Click the Finder in your Dock.
- Go to the menu bar at the top of your screen, press and hold the ⌥ Alt key, and click Go → Library.
- Enter the
/Library/Group Containers
folder and delete theJLMPQHK86H.com.culturedcode.ThingsMac
folder (this will delete your to-dos, so first create a copy if you need a backup). - Enter the
/Library/Application Support
folder and delete the folders:Cultured Code
Things Sandbox Helper
- Enter the
/Library/Containers
folder and delete these folders:Add to Things
Things
ThingsIntentsExtension
ThingsWidgetExtension
- Enter the
/Library/Caches
folder and delete thecom.culturedcode.ThingsMac
folder. - While you’re still in the
Caches
folder, enter thecom.plausiblelabs.crashreporter.data
folder and delete thecom.culturedcode.ThingsMac
folder. - If you used the trial version, enter the
/Library/Preferences
folder and delete thecom.culturedcode.ThingsMac.plist
file.
Older macOS Versions
- Click the Finder in your Dock.
- Go to the menu bar at the top of your screen, press and hold the ⌥ Alt key, and click Go → Library.
- Enter the
Group Containers
folder and delete the folder:JLMPQHK86H.com.culturedcode.ThingsMac
- Click the < button in the toolbar.
- Enter the
Application Support
folder and delete the folders:Cultured Code
Things Sandbox Helper
- Click the < button in the toolbar.
- Enter the
Containers
folder and delete the folders:com.culturedcode.ThingsMac
com.culturedcode.ThingsMac.ActionExtension
com.culturedcode.ThingsMac.IntentsExtension
com.culturedcode.ThingsMac.ShareExtension
com.culturedcode.ThingsMac.TodayWidget
- Click the < button in the toolbar.
- Enter the
Caches
folder and delete thecom.culturedcode.ThingsMac
folder. - While you’re still in the
Caches
folder, enter thecom.plausiblelabs.crashreporter.data
folder and delete thecom.culturedcode.ThingsMac
folder. - Click the < button in the toolbar twice.
- If you used the trial version, enter the
Preferences
folder and delete the filecom.culturedcode.ThingsMac.plist
4. Hide Service Menu Entries
Your Services menu may still contain entries from Things (“Add to Things”). You can’t delete them, but you can hide them. Here’s how:
- Open Settings.
- On macOS 13 (Ventura), go to Settings → Keyboard and click Keyboard Shortcuts.
- On macOS 12 or older, go to System Preferences → Keyboard and click Shortcuts.
- Find Services and click it.
- Find and uncheck the entries for Things.
5. Reboot Your Mac
To complete the uninstall, reboot your Mac.