Seamlessly capture tasks into Things 3 from any selected text on macOS.

Select text in any application, trigger Things 3, and instantly file a to-do in your Inbox, schedule it for Today, or pop open the Quick Entry dialog to add tags and projects.

Actions#

Trigger	Action	Behavior
Left-Click (Primary)	Quick Add	Immediately creates a new to-do in your configured destination (Inbox, Today, Evening, Tomorrow, or Someday) in the background without interrupting your flow.
Right-Click / ⇧-Click (Secondary)	Quick Entry	Launches Things' native Quick Entry dialog pre-filled with the title, notes, and tags, letting you review or adjust details before saving.

Options#

Configure options under Preferences → Actions → Things 3:

Option	Type	Default	Description
Schedule for (`when`)	Picker	`inbox`	Destination list: `inbox`, `today`, `evening`, `tomorrow`, or `someday`.
First line as title (`splitNotes`)	Toggle	`false`	When enabled, uses the first line of multi-line selections as the task title and places remaining lines into notes.
Project or Area (`list`)	String	(empty)	Optional target Project or Area title (e.g. `Work` or `Personal`).
Tags (`tags`)	String	(empty)	Optional comma-separated tags to automatically attach (e.g. `Follow-up, OpenClip`).

Usage Examples#

Quick Capture: Highlight a phrase like "Review Q3 marketing budget" in an email and click Things 3 to file it into your Inbox.
Interactive Review: Highlight meeting notes or an action item, right-click Things 3, and use the Quick Entry popup to assign a project and due date before hitting ⌘ + Return.
Note Splitting: Turn on "First line as title" to convert structured text (e.g., bug reports or task summaries) into a clean title with full details in the notes field.

Privacy & Local Execution#

All actions communicate directly with Things 3 on your Mac via the local things:/// URL scheme.
No text is uploaded to any server, cloud service, or third party.

Requirements#

macOS with Things 3 installed.
Ensure Things URLs are enabled in Things (Things → Settings → General → Enable Things URLs).
OpenClip 1.1.0 or later.

Credits#

Icon from Simple Icons (simple-icons:things), recoloured to currentColor to adapt to OpenClip light/dark themes. Things is a trademark of Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG.

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