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Speak your to-dos into a note, then send them to Things with their deadlines intact. Things is one of Cleft’s built-in task destinations, so there is nothing to install or automate.
Tasks arrives in Cleft v1.16.0 on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Until then, you will not find **Send Tasks** or **New Task** in the app.
For the full feature, including the review sheet and other destinations, see Tasks.

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Send tasks to Things

1

Capture your to-dos

Write or speak them as a checklist. Cleft recognizes standard Markdown checklists such as - [ ] Draft the proposal.
2

Choose Send → Send Tasks

Cleft pulls out the checklist items and shows you every one before anything is sent.
3

Pick Things

Review or edit each task, then tap Send. Things opens and shows the first item it created.
Things handles its own authorization the first time Cleft sends to it.

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What Cleft sends

  • Title and notes
  • Your due date as a native Things deadline, not a scheduling date
  • Completion state, so items you already ticked arrive ticked
  • A reminder, but only when Alert is turned on for that task
Where Things has no field for something, Cleft keeps it as readable notes rather than dropping it. That covers priority, repeat, and any list you named while speaking, so nothing you said gets lost on the way over.
Set a default project or area in Settings → Sharing → Tasks under Things project or area. Leave it blank and tasks land in your Inbox.

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Deadlines and alerts

Things treats a timed entry as a reminder, so Cleft only adds one when you turn Alert on for that task. A timed task with Alert off keeps its native deadline, and the exact time you asked for is preserved in the task notes. That way Cleft neither invents a notification you did not ask for nor throws away the time you said. All-day tasks keep their calendar date exactly as spoken.

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Sending a lot at once

Things limits how much one handoff can carry and accepts up to 250 tasks every 10 seconds. Cleft works within both:
  • Cleft splits a long list and sends it in groups.
  • Anything that does not fit stays in the composer so you can send the rest.
  • If Things is still inside its 10-second window, Cleft tells you to wait a moment. You can switch to another destination straight away instead.
If Things turns a group down, Cleft counts the ones it already accepted as sent and leaves only the rejected tasks behind for you to retry. Retrying cannot duplicate what already went through.

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Limitations

  • One way. Changes you make in Things do not come back to Cleft.
  • Handoff, not confirmation. Things confirms it received your tasks, not that each one was created, so Cleft does not tick the checklist items in your note the way it does for Apple Reminders.
  • No priority or repeat fields. Things’ creation contract has no equivalent, so Cleft keeps them as notes.

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Zapier alternative

If you would rather automate this server-side, there is a Zap recipe for creating Things to-dos from Cleft notes. The built-in destination is faster for everyday use and needs no Zapier account.
Last modified on November 9, 2026