Best Things 3 alternatives for Mac
Things 3 is a paid app in Productivity. We found 24 Mac apps that cover the same ground. Of those, 3 are completely free, 12 are free to start and 3 are open source. Magnet leads on overlap and community votes, followed by Paste and Raycast.
The app you want to replace
Things 3
Beautifully simple task manager
$49.99 · Productivity
24 alternatives to Things 3
How we picked: every app here shares at least one category with Things 3. Apps that also share features rank higher, and community upvotes break ties. Price and licence never buy a better spot. How we rank apps
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Raycast
A faster launcher with superpowers
140Free + in-appDeveloper tools- Also in Productivity
- Keyboard-driven
- Free to start
- 4
Rectangle
Move and resize windows with shortcuts
91FreeProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Keyboard-driven
- Free
- Open source
- 5
Alfred
Keyboard launcher with custom workflows
60Free + in-appProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Keyboard-driven
- Free to start
- 6
Drafts
Capture text first, decide later
38Free + in-appProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Keyboard-driven
- Free to start
- 7
Obsidian
Markdown notes stored on your own disk
23Free + in-appProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Keyboard-driven
- Free to start
- 8
BetterTouchTool
Custom gestures and shortcuts for everything
12PaidProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Keyboard-driven
- 9Featured
Craft
Docs and notes with beautiful structure
163Free + in-appProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Free to start
- 10
Fantastical
Calendar and tasks in plain English
156Free + in-appMenu bar- Also in Productivity
- Free to start
- 11
TickTick
Tasks, habits and a Pomodoro timer in one
115Free + in-appFocus- Also in Productivity
- Free to start
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Notion
Docs, wikis and projects in one workspace
35Free + in-appProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Free to start
- 23
MindNode
Mind maps and outlines that grow with you
31Free + in-appProductivity- Also in Productivity
- Free to start
- 24
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best alternative to Things 3 on Mac?
- Magnet is our top pick. It shares Productivity with Things 3 and has 242 upvotes from the community. Paste and Raycast are close behind.
- What is the best free alternative to Things 3 on Mac?
- Rectangle is the best-ranked free alternative to Things 3. 3 of the alternatives listed here are completely free.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Things 3?
- Yes. 3 alternatives are open source, including Rectangle, MeetingBar and Logseq.
- How many alternatives to Things 3 are there for Mac?
- Mac App Index lists 24 apps that share a category with Things 3: 3 completely free, 12 free to start and 3 open source.