Connect Things to Littlebird
Ask once, and Littlebird answers from Things, your meetings and the rest of your apps
Littlebird is free to start on Mac and Windows.Littlebird is free to start, and Things connects on every plan.We'll email you a link to download Littlebird for Mac or Windows.
A Littlebird window on the Integrations page. Things is now connected, next to Gmail and Google Calendar, with more apps listed to connect.
- SOC 2
- Sign in to Things in your browser
- Remove Things anytime
Littlebird also remembers your screen and your meetings
It takes notes in your calls without a bot and remembers what you see on screen, so you can ask about any of it later
See Meeting NotesHow Littlebird works with Things
TThingsReview your lists and add to-dos on your MacA to-do often turns up when you are away from your desk, like an action item from a meeting or an errand someone texts you. With Things connected, Littlebird reads your lists and adds to-dos in Things 3 on your Mac when you ask.
Review your lists
Ask what is due today or what is left in a project, and Littlebird reads your Things lists and tells you.
Use Things from your phone or by texting Littlebird
Ask in the Littlebird app on your phone or on the web, or text Littlebird in iMessage or WhatsApp. Littlebird reaches Things on your Mac while your Mac is on with Littlebird running.
Kickoff with Birdseed Brands
- Ask whether November 12 still works.
- Send Dana the kickoff agenda by Friday.
- Book the photo shoot with Tailfeather Studio.
Executive Summary
Birdseed Brands confirmed the fall launch for November 12. Dana will send the brand guidelines, and you’ll share the kickoff agenda by Friday.
Decisions
- Launch on November 12
- Start the social campaign a week before launch
Action Items
- Send Dana the kickoff agenda by Friday
- Book the photo shoot with Tailfeather Studio
- Dana: Send the brand guidelines
YouCan we lock the launch date today?
OthersYes, November 12 works for us. I’ll send the brand guidelines tomorrow.
YouGreat. I’ll share the kickoff agenda by Friday.
OthersLet’s start the social campaign a week before launch.
Changes it can make in Things
Add to-dos
Ask Littlebird to add a to-do, or the action items from a meeting, and it adds them to Things.
Organize projects
Ask Littlebird to update a to-do or a project, and it makes the change in Things.
Littlebird makes changes in Things when you ask in Chat or when a routine you set up runs.
What connecting Things adds
Review your lists and add to-dos on your Mac
Even before you connect it, Littlebird sees Things when it’s the active window on your screen, unless you exclude it.
TWhen Littlebird uses Things
Put Things in a routine
A routine you set up can use Things the same way Chat does, and each run leaves a report in Littlebird
Littlebird’s Routines page with one routine, Monday check-in, set to run weekly on Mondays at 9:00 AM. Its instructions: Check Things and last week’s meetings, and tell me what needs my attention. Email is on, so each report also arrives by email.
It takes three steps to connect Things
Find Things in Littlebird, sign in from your browser, then ask your first question
After you connect
- Use Things in Chat and in the routines you set up
- Ask one question across Things and your other apps
- If Things signs you out, Littlebird asks you to sign in again
Open Integrations and find Things
In Littlebird, open Integrations from the sidebar and search for Things.
Sign in to Things in your browser
Your browser opens Things’s own sign-in, where you allow access.
Ask your first question
Start with one only Things can answer.
What your IT team will want to know
How Things connects, when Littlebird uses it and where your data is kept
- Littlebird is SOC 2 Type II compliant, verified by an independent audit. The report is in our Trust Center.
- Encrypted in transit and at rest, and hosted on AWS in the United States.
- Littlebird never sells your data.
- HIPAA is available once you accept the BAA in the app.
- You can pause Littlebird, exclude apps or delete your data at any time.
TThings at a glance
Sign in to Things in your browser, and Littlebird connects through Things’s own server
When you ask in Chat, when a routine you set up runs, and when it prepares you for a meeting
It also sees Things when it’s the active window, unless you exclude it
Things connects on every plan, including the free one. See pricing
Open Integrations, find Things under Connected, open its settings and remove it
Questions about Littlebird and Things
What does connecting Things add?
Review your lists and add to-dos on your Mac Littlebird uses Things when you ask in Chat, when a routine you set up runs and when it prepares you for a meeting. Even before you connect it, Littlebird sees Things when it’s the active window on your screen, unless you exclude it.
What do I turn on in Things?
In Things, open Settings, then General, and turn on Enable Things URLs. Without it, Littlebird can read your to-dos but can’t add or change them.
Does Things work with Littlebird on Windows?
No. Things runs on a Mac, so Littlebird uses it on your Mac.
Does my Mac need to be on?
Yes. Littlebird reaches Things while your Mac is on, awake and online with Littlebird running, even with the Littlebird window closed. If your Mac is asleep or off, Littlebird tells you, and a scheduled routine that needs Things waits for your Mac to come back, for up to about a day.
What does Littlebird need on my Mac?
Full Disk Access for Littlebird, so it can read your Things lists.
Littlebird is both my personal assistant and researcher. It’s simply the best personal productivity tool I’ve ever tried.
Try Littlebird with Things today
Download Littlebird, connect Things and ask your first question
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