Everything you love about Things 3.
Plus the AI it never got.
Things 3 is beautiful — and stuck. No AI, no MCP, no web or Windows, and no major update in years. Lume keeps the calm, native design and adds an AI assistant, an MCP server, and agents that actually do your tasks.
Things 3 still has no AI
It’s the complaint in every “best Things alternatives” list. Lume closes the gap without giving up the aesthetic that made you fall for Things.
An assistant that manages the list
Add, find, and reschedule tasks by chatting. “Move everything tagged Acme to next week” — done, in one line.
Connects to your AI via MCP
Things lives in a silo. Lume’s MCP server lets Claude, Cursor, and Codex read and update your tasks directly.
Tasks that finish themselves
Assign a to-do to Claude Code or Codex and it does the work in the background, then hands it back for review.
What you keep
- The clean, fast, keyboard-first feel
- Today, Upcoming, Anytime, Someday — the structure you know
- Projects, areas, deadlines, and quick entry
- Native Mac and iPhone apps
What you gain
- A built-in AI assistant for capture and triage
- A first-party MCP server for Claude, Cursor & Codex
- Assigning tasks to Claude Code and OpenAI Codex
- A web app and a real REST API — no Apple-only lock-in
Lume vs. Things 3
Things 3 alternative — FAQ
Does Things 3 have AI?+
No. As of 2026 Things 3 has no AI assistant, no MCP support, and no way to connect it to tools like Claude or Codex. That’s the main reason people look for an alternative — and what Lume is built to fix.
Is there a Things 3 for Windows, Android, or the web?+
Things 3 is Apple-only — there’s no official Windows, Android, or web version. Lume runs on Mac and iPhone and has a full web app, so your list isn’t locked to one ecosystem.
Will Lume feel like Things 3?+
That’s the goal. Lume shares the same calm, keyboard-first design language — Today/Upcoming/Anytime/Someday, projects, quick entry — so switching feels familiar from the first task.
Can I move my Things 3 tasks into Lume?+
You can recreate your lists quickly, and the AI assistant makes bulk capture fast — paste or dictate a batch of to-dos and it files them into the right projects.