Learn how to migrate your data from Todoist to Things.

This page provides instructions for migrating your entire Todoist database over to Things. To support this, Things integrates with Todoist’s public API, which allows you to log in to your Todoist account and copy your data.

What happens during import?

The import process only copies your data into Things, so you can safely run it without affecting your data in Todoist. Here’s how the data will be interpreted:

  • Projects will become Projects.
  • Boards will become Projects.
  • Tasks will become To-Dos.
  • Due dates will become When (start) dates.
  • Labels will become Tags.
  • Comments will be appended to an item’s Notes.
  • Repeating tasks will be imported, but will lose their repetition schedule. You’ll need to manually convert them into Repeating To-Dos.
  • Links to other Todoist items will be preserved, but will continue to point to items in Todoist. If you want those links to work within Things, you’ll need to manually update them to Things URLs.
  • Things does not support nesting/indenting to-dos under one another, so any such hierarchy will be flattened.
  • The following are not supported in Things and will not be imported:
    • Image attachments.
    • Priority status.
    • Favorite status.
    • Location notifications.

Import your data

To import your data, you will log into your Todoist account from inside of Things. Here’s how:

Mac
  1. On your Mac, open Things.
  2. In the menu bar at the top of your screen, click File → Import → Import From Todoist...
  3. Log in to your Todoist account.
  4. When prompted to grant Things permission, click Agree – this will start the import.
iPad
  1. On your iPad, open Things.
  2. Go to → Import → Import from Todoist.
  3. Log in to your Todoist account.
  4. When prompted to grant Things permission, tap Agree – this will start the import.
iPhone
  1. On your iPhone, open Things.
  2. Go to Settings → Import → Import from Todoist.
  3. Log in to your Todoist account.
  4. When prompted to grant Things permission, tap Agree – this will start the import.
Vision

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

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