Things 3.14 Update Introduces Improved Bullet Lists, Markdown Support, Find in Text, and More

[MacRumors]

Popular to-do app Things reached version 3.14 today and gained several additional note-related features: Bullet Lists, Markdown support, Find in Text, and Things Cloud "Fractus."

Things has supported bullet lists before now, but you can now nest lists by inserting spaces in front of a bullet, and character lines now line up with the text of the previous line, thanks to the use of a fixed-width font.

When editing bullet lists, Things will now make the process a little easier by automatically stripping out "double bullets" during copy-paste.

Meanwhile, there's a new Find in Text option that augments the existing search by searching specific notes. The option can be activated using the key shortcut Shift-Command-F, and is aimed at making it easier to narrow down a search in particularly long notes.

In addition, Things now recognizes a wide range of commonly used Markdown syntax, making it easier to structure and style notes.

Lastly, Things Cloud "Fractus" is a new way of syncing text. Until now, each time the user modified a note – say to insert or remove a few words – the entire note would be synced again across all their devices.

With Things Cloud "Fractus", however, only the fragments of text that are modified get synced, which should improve the speed and efficiency of the sync, and allow for smarter resolution of conflicts.

Things 3.14 can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for $49.99 and from the iOS App Store. The iPad version is priced at $19.99 [Direct Link] while the iPhone version (which includes Apple Watch support) is priced at $9.99. [Direct Link] A 15-day trial of Things for Mac is available on the Cultured Code website.

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[Username001]

Things is a good app. It's not worth $50 + $10 + $20. They need to unify the product and sell it once.

 

[cecil444]

I love love love Things, it’s such a good app! Great design, intuitive, always thoughtfully updated — not bloated with useless features. Its basically my second brain; I bought it for Mac and iPhone and it’s worth every penny. Maybe the only app I get actually giddy about every time it’s updated. Looking forward to these latest feature updates!

 

[pshufd]

Seems like a combination of Notes and Reminders. It seems a bit on the pricey side for what it does.

 

[tubomac]

Obsidian MD is better and it’s free IMHO.

 

[BornAgainMac]

I wish there was Carrot Reminders. Something that would talk back to you and nag you about things you put on the list that are due. I guess people purchase Things because it is more business oriented and flexible and easy to use.

 

[mansplains]

Things is a good app. It's not worth $50 + $10 + $20. They need to unify the product and sell it once.

I really enjoyed Things, but Apple updated Reminders finally to be enough for my needs, let alone not costing $50 on Mac. I thought price was reasonable on iOS and I ended up getting it on iPadOS before I got rid of my iPads.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Wonderful App! But it is way too expensive

 

[cecil444]

I guess people purchase Things because it is more business oriented and flexible and easy to use.

It’s designed for anyone who practices GTD (Getting Things Done) methodology…there’s a bestselling book and entire community around it. I don’t think the app is affiliated at all with the GTD brand, but it’s closely aligned to the core concepts and that seems to be what sets it apart from the slew of other To-Do apps out there.

 

[fwmireault]

Things is a good app. It's not worth $50 + $10 + $20. They need to unify the product and sell it once.

I agree but I fear that the day where Things will unify their product is the day where they will introduce a subscription model. I wish not, but it seems inevitable. I prefer paying 80$ once though

 

[Ahmamies]

Stock Reminders app is one of the worse to-do apps I have ever used. I switched to Microsoft To-Do. It’s free and I don’t mind the need for MS Account as I have one for XBox anyways.

“Things” looks very interesting, but no way I am paying those prices (iPhone and Mac are must, iPad is optional for me).

 

[bivalvegruff]

The dealbreaker for me is their own sync, which means they're careful in their policy, saying they can terminate your account etc if anything inappropriate is there. I guess syncing by iCloud also means scanning of your content, but maybe just for CSAM.

I like that OmniFocus support self-hosting the syncing.

 

[LogicalApex]

Great! 👍🏾

Obsidian MD is better and it’s free IMHO.

Two different apps. Obsidian is great for notes and Things is great for tasks. Markdown support is great in things to add richer tasks, but it wouldn’t replace obsidian nor would obsidian replace Things.

 

[The_Martini_Cat]

A hearty thanks to MacRumors for the heads-up on this update. A long-time Things user, I've come to regard Things as the Apple Watch of to-do apps. The watch beats it out only because its level of craft extends to hardware, while Things is software only. Speaking of the watch, there's a nice Things 3 complication that I use to add items. Tap the big "+" sign, speak into the watch, and later on, my item is on all three types of devices. Not counting the watch.

To those people who criticize this fine piece of software based on its price, um ... why do you bother using Apple products? 🍸🙀. Ok, ok, sorry. Not supposed to troll 🍸😹

 

[randolorian]

Things is a good app. It's not worth $50 + $10 + $20. They need to unify the product and sell it once.

Be careful what you ask for. This kind of thinking leads devs to subscription models.

 

[randolorian]

I wish the Things devs would add real note-taking capabilities to Things (think Apple Notes and Reminders in a single app, but with Things' design sensibilities). The closest we have to that now is Craft, IMO.

 

[Itroca]

Things is incredible and is the best app in it's class IMO. Markdown support and lists are two features I've been hoping for so this update definitely made my day! 👏

 

[orbital~debris]

Extremely solid updates. As they say, we love to see it.

Things is – hands down – among the very best Mac software.

LLAP, Cultured Code 🖖🏻

 

[johannnn]

Best GTD app. But not worth $80. I have the app for iPhone and iPad already, but I'm not gonna pay $for the Mac app. Moving to Reminders.app in the fall with iOS 15 / Monterey.

 

[Sinfonist]

Be careful what you ask for. This kind of thinking leads devs to subscription models.

Bundling at eg $50 for all three platforms might actually make them more money. I presume it's hard to do that with the IOS App Store though?

I use it a lot for professional as well as personal use. It is quite expensive compared with most Apps, but it works well and saves me time (as well as making sure I hit my work deadlines and don't miss anything important that needs to be done at home). That gives me more time to spend with my family and do things I enjoy. That's easily worth it for me!

 

[jhollington]

I agree but I fear that the day where Things will unify their product is the day where they will introduce a subscription model. I wish not, but it seems inevitable. I prefer paying 80$ once though

Yup, and to be fair, I paid that $80 four years ago, and I still use the app every day. For me that's not a bad deal at all as a one-time purchase that's been pretty frequently updated for its entire lifespan, and the separate pricing recognizes that not everybody uses all three versions.

I suspect that I would have paid far more for a subscription over that same time period.

 

[sledgehammer89]

no selfhosted sync support, no things

 

[jhollington]

Bundling at eg $50 for all three platforms might actually make them more money. I presume it's hard to do that with the IOS App Store though?

It's a bit tricky, but others like OmniFocus have figured it out. The most common method seems to be making the app a free download and then unlocking the "Pro" upgrade via a one-time IAP.

 

[Username001]

Be careful what you ask for. This kind of thinking leads devs to subscription models.

I know what you're saying, and I agree. I used to work for a software company. I was overseeing operations as we made the transition from traditional single purchase to cloud/subscription. I didn't have any control over pricing model, but I was in on the meetings where those decisions were made. Completely turned me off of subscription software. It should have been cheaper for end-user. It was 1.5x more expensive than a single purchase. But now the users have to pay that each year. Terrible.

 

[dj4x]

Dealbreaker for me is lack of iCloud (or self hosted) syncing