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Create to-dos in Things for new emails in Gmail

Stay organized and promote productivity with this streamlined workflow. When a new email arrives in your Gmail inbox, it will instantly create a new to-do item in your Things app. This process ensures you never miss an important task and provides a seamless way to translate your emails into actionable tasks within your daily planner. This time-saving automation lets you focus on accomplishing tasks, rather than organizing them.

Stay organized and promote productivity with this streamlined workflow. When a new email arrives in your Gmail inbox, it will instantly create a new to-do item in your Things app. This process ensures you never miss an important task and provides a seamless way to translate your emails into actionable tasks within your daily planner. This time-saving automation lets you focus on accomplishing tasks, rather than organizing them.

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    New Email

    Triggers when a new email appears in the specified mailbox.

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    ThingsThings
    Create To-Do

    Adds a new to-do to your Things Inbox.

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Supported triggers and actions

    • Label or mailbox

    • Search keywords

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    New Starred Email

    Triggers when you receive a new email and star it within two days.

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    • Label or mailboxRequired

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    • Search keywordsRequired

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    • Label/Mailbox

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About Gmail

One of the most popular email services, Gmail keeps track of all your emails with threaded conversations, tags, and Google-powered search to find any message you need.

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About Things

Things is an award-winning personal task manager for Mac and iOS that helps you achieve your goals.

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