Things (application)

Things

A screenshot of the Things main window
Developer(s)	Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
Stable release	1.5.1[1] / 25 August 2011
Operating system	Mac OS X, iPhone/iPod touch and iPad
Type	Personal task management
License	Proprietary
Website	http://culturedcode.com/things/

Things is a personal task management application for Mac OS X made by Cultured Code, a software startup based in Stuttgart, Germany.^[1] Its 1.0 release was on January 6, 2009. Things received a 4.5 of 5 review in Macworld,^[2] and was awarded an Editors Choice Award ("Eddy").^[3]

Contents 1 Main features 1.1 Collect 1.2 Focus 1.3 Organize 2 Additional features 3 iOS version 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

Main features

Things allows tasks to be subdivided into several sections, which correspond to parts of the Getting Things Done methodology:

Collect

• Inbox is used to collect tasks which have not been filed in a specific place yet.

Focus

• Today highlights tasks which are due on the current day or are intended to be completed that day.
• Next is an overview of upcoming tasks in all of the program's areas and projects.
• Someday is used to catalogue tasks which need to be done, but are not time critical.
• Scheduled contains recurring and delayed tasks and projects.

Organize

• Projects are collections of tasks related to a specific larger task.
• Areas can be used to collate tasks which correspond to a similar theme.

Additional features

• Quick entry allows users to add tasks via a small window which can be activated within any program using a global keyboard shortcut.
• Tags let users further describe tasks using the popular tagging organisation paradigm.
• Team collaboration allows users to assign tasks to other team members.
• iCal synchronisation
• Logbook lets users view all completed tasks in one view.
• Dock badging allows users to see how many items are due on the current day by looking at the application's dock icon.

iOS version

Cultured Code has released a mobile version of Things, which is available for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The desktop version can synchronize tasks with the mobile versions of Things over a Wi-Fi network. ^[4]

See also

• Getting Things Done
• OmniFocus
• Taskwarrior

External links

• Things product page

References