<s>
Things	O
is	O
a	O
task	O
management	O
app	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
watchOS	B-Device
made	O
by	O
Cultured	B-Application
Code	I-Application
,	O
a	O
software	O
startup	O
based	O
in	O
Stuttgart	O
,	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
as	O
an	O
alpha	O
that	O
went	O
out	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
to	O
12,000	O
people	O
and	O
quickly	O
gained	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
July	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
launched	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
552	O
apps	O
available	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
in	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
apps	O
available	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Cultured	B-Application
Code	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
sold	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
downloads	O
had	O
increased	O
by	O
an	O
additional	O
three	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Things	O
2	O
,	O
Apple	O
selected	O
it	O
as	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
,	O
named	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
Best	O
of	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
inducted	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
innovative	O
implementation	O
of	O
external	O
keyboard	O
support	O
,	O
Things	O
for	O
iPad	B-Device
won	O
the	O
MacStories	O
Selects	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
App	O
Update	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quick	O
Entry	O
is	O
an	O
extension	O
on	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
that	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
create	O
to-dos	O
while	O
working	O
in	O
other	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Add	O
to	O
Things	O
is	O
an	O
extension	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
that	O
,	O
like	O
Quick	O
Entry	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
send	O
to-dos	O
to	O
Things	O
from	O
other	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	O
integration	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
speak	O
to-dos	O
to	O
their	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
or	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
and	O
have	O
them	O
automatically	O
appear	O
in	O
Things	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
integration	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
automate	O
common	O
tasks	O
by	O
building	O
shortcuts	B-Operating_System
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
Shortcuts	B-Operating_System
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tags	B-General_Concept
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
further	O
describe	O
to-dos	O
using	O
the	O
popular	O
tagging	B-General_Concept
organisation	O
paradigm	O
;	O
lists	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
filtered	O
by	O
these	O
tags	B-General_Concept
to	O
search	O
for	O
and	O
focus	O
on	O
specific	O
types	O
of	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Type	O
Travel	O
is	O
a	O
unique	O
method	O
for	O
navigating	O
the	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Mac	B-Device
(	O
or	O
iPad	B-Device
with	O
external	O
keyboard	O
)	O
by	O
simply	O
typing	O
where	O
in	O
the	O
app	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
go	O
:	O
a	O
project	O
,	O
area	O
,	O
to-do	O
,	O
or	O
tag	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
benefit	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
push	O
technology	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
delivers	O
sync	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
&	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
when	O
the	O
app	O
is	O
n't	O
actively	O
running	O
,	O
by	O
utilizing	O
APNs	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
