> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://learn.cleftnotes.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Things

> Send tasks from a Cleft note straight into Things

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.

> [!NOTE]
>
> 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](https://learn.cleftnotes.com/user-guides/tasks.md).

## 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.

## 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.

> [!TIP]
>
> Set a default project or area in **Settings → Sharing → Tasks** under **Things project or area**. Leave it blank and tasks land in your Inbox.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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](https://learn.cleftnotes.com/user-guides/integrations/apple-reminders/overview.md).
* **No priority or repeat fields.** Things' creation contract has no equivalent, so Cleft keeps them as notes.

## Zapier alternative

If you would rather automate this server-side, there is a Zap recipe for [creating Things to-dos from Cleft notes](https://learn.cleftnotes.com/user-guides/integrations/things/zaps/create-things-todos-from-cleft-notes.md). The built-in destination is faster for everyday use and needs no Zapier account.

## Related guides

* [Tasks](https://learn.cleftnotes.com/user-guides/tasks.md)
* [Sending Notes](https://learn.cleftnotes.com/user-guides/send.md)
* [Apple Reminders](https://learn.cleftnotes.com/user-guides/integrations/apple-reminders/overview.md)


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