Task management apps tend to fall into 2 camps: powerful but cluttered, or clean but too simple for real project planning. I use Evernote Premium for general note-taking and reference material, but for actually managing tasks, projects, and daily focus, Things has stayed the go-to app for Mac users specifically because it never tries to be everything at once.
Things 3.22.13 is developed by Cultured Code, a Stuttgart-based software company, and it’s a task management app for macOS, iPadOS, iOS, watchOS, and visionOS built around the GTD (Getting Things Done) productivity method. This release arrived alongside macOS 26 Tahoe and brings a complete visual refresh tailored for Apple’s Liquid Glass design language, the biggest interface update the app has seen in years. I also keep Magnet installed for window management, and Things fits naturally into that same category of Mac-native tools that feel genuinely built for the platform rather than ported from somewhere else.
The redesign touches nearly every visual element: a new app icon available in Default, Dark, Tinted, and Clear variants, redesigned curves across windows, to-dos, and dialogs, wider spacing, and glass-style transparency in areas like the sidebar. The signature Magic Plus button, used for quickly adding new tasks, now displays a fluid, liquid-like deformation when dragged toward a target like the Inbox, a small but genuinely satisfying interaction detail.
Underneath the visual refresh, Things retains what’s made it a long-standing favorite: adaptive to-dos that can be simple text or expand to include tags, checklists, start dates, and deadlines, a Type Travel feature that lets you search the entire app just by typing while any window is active, and Quick Find, triggered by pulling down inside any list for instant access to to-dos, projects, and tags. Cultured Code also recently overhauled the app’s cloud sync backend using Swift, a transition the company says happened seamlessly with no disruption to existing users.
Key Features
- Redesigned interface built for Apple’s Liquid Glass design language
- New app icon in Default, Dark, Tinted, and Clear variants
- Adaptive to-dos supporting tags, checklists, start dates, and deadlines
- Type Travel: instant app-wide search by typing while any window is active
- Quick Find for fast access to to-dos, lists, and tags
- Areas and Projects structure for organizing related tasks
- Time-based reminders with instant cross-device sync
- Slim Mode for a focused, minimal single-list view
- Full support for Windowed Apps mode on iPadOS 26
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System Requirements
- macOS 26 Tahoe (this release), broader compatibility on earlier macOS versions for prior Things builds
- Apple Silicon or Intel Mac
- 2 GB RAM minimum
- 200 MB free disk space for installation
- Things Cloud account recommended for cross-device sync
Why I Recommend
Type Travel is the feature that quietly changes how fast you actually use the app day to day. Not needing to open a dedicated search box, just typing while Things is the active window, removes friction from a task most apps make you stop and think about first.
The adaptive to-do design is also worth calling out specifically. A lot of task managers force every item into the same rigid structure whether it needs it or not. Things lets a simple errand stay a single line of text, while a complex project step can carry tags, a deadline, and a checklist, without the interface feeling cluttered either way.
For anyone building a Mac-native productivity setup, it’s worth browsing our Mac Software section for complementary tools that pair well with a dedicated task manager like Things.
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Technical Details
- Developer: Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG
- Version: 3.22.13 (Mac)
- Platforms: macOS, iPadOS, iOS, watchOS, visionOS
- License: Full Version
- Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese
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