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Switching to Sonto? You can bring your existing tasks with you. Sonto imports from Apple Reminders, Todoist, and Things 3.
Importing is part of the Manage Data window on Mac — open the Sonto menu, choose Manage Data, then the Import tab.
Importing only adds to Sonto — nothing already in Sonto is changed or removed. If you import twice, you’ll get duplicates (tags with the same name are merged). After fetching your data, Sonto shows you a list so you can choose exactly what to bring in.
The Import tab with sections for Apple Reminders, Todoist, and Things

Apple Reminders

Click Import from Reminders. The first time, macOS asks for permission to read your reminders — Sonto only asks at the moment you import, never before. Each reminder list becomes a project, and your reminders become tasks, keeping their completion, due dates, and priority.
Apple’s Reminders system doesn’t let other apps read sub-tasks, tags, or sections, so reminders come in as a flat list. Repeating reminders are imported as a single task.

Todoist

Todoist needs an API token so Sonto can read your data. In Todoist, go to Settings > Integrations > Developer and copy your API token, then paste it into Sonto and click Import. Your projects, sections (as headings), tasks, and labels (as tags) come across, along with due dates and priority.
Imports your active tasks. Completed tasks, comments, and reminders aren’t included. Sub-tasks and nested projects are flattened into their project, and repeating tasks come in as a single task with the schedule noted.

Things

Click Choose Things Database…. Because Things keeps your data inside its own private folder, you’ll point Sonto at the Things database file so it can read it. Sonto starts the file picker near where Things stores it. Your areas, projects, headings, to-dos, and tags come across, and checklist items are kept as a checklist inside the task’s notes. Things has a Someday list for to-dos you’ll get to eventually. Sonto doesn’t have a separate Someday list, so these come in tagged Someday — keeping their project or area, just without a scheduled day — so you can still round them all up in one place.
Items in the Trash and repeating-task rules aren’t imported (repeating to-dos come in as their next single task).

Availability

Importing is a Mac feature, part of the Manage Data window.

Manage Data

Backup, restore, and delete your Sonto data.

Move your data in and out

A recipe for importing, backing up, and exporting.