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  • things-to-org

Python script that converts your [[https://culturedcode.com/things/][Things 3]] (macOS version) data to an [[https://orgmode.org/][Org file]].

** Features

  • Converts the inbox, areas, projects, headlines and to-dos
  • Converts to-dos without a project into a "No Project" section if relevant
  • Converts to-do checklists
  • "When" dates are converted to SCHEDULED stamps
  • "Dealine" dates are converted to DEADLINE stamps
  • Notes in projects and to-dos are converted from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown][Markdown]] to org format by using [[https://pandoc.org/][Pandoc]]

** Missing Features

** Install and Usage First install [[https://github.com/thingsapi/things.py][things.py]], [[https://pandoc.org/][Pandoc]] and the [[https://github.com/boisgera/pandoc/][Pandoc Python Library]].

#+begin_example pip3installthings.pypip3 install things.py brew install pandoc $ pip3 install pandoc #+end_example

Then you can use this script as follows:

#+begin_example $ python3 things-to-org.py > output.org
#+end_example