Support &
questions.
Everything 3 Things does, doesn't do, and how to ask for help.
Getting started.
install
Install from the Chrome Web Store. Open a new tab. The first time, you'll see a 3-screen explainer (skippable).
add a task
Type the thing. Pick an estimate (15m–4h). Hit return. Repeat up to three times.
focus a task
Click ▶ focus next to a task. The clock starts. Click ■ stop to pause. Time is preserved across pauses.
finish the day
Mark all three done. The receipt prints automatically with timings and status. Close the tab — that's the deliberate end-of-day signal.
Frequently asked.
- Why only three tasks?
- Because four is too many. The point of 3 Things is that the constraint forces a real commitment. If you can do four things in a day, two of them are not actually important.
- What if I have more than three things to do?
- You probably do. That's what your task manager is for. 3 Things is for picking the three you'll actually defend today.
- Why does it block tasks over 3 hours?
- Anything over three hours hides another task inside it. The breakdown modal makes you name both pieces. This is by design — it's the most useful feature in the app.
- Where is my data stored?
- Locally, in
chrome.storage.local. Nothing leaves your device. No accounts, no backend, no sync. Uninstalling the extension deletes everything.
- Can I sync across devices?
- No. By design. The whole product depends on a single machine being the place you keep your commitment.
- How does the streak work?
- Ship all three things in a day, the streak grows by one. Miss a day, it resets to zero. No guilt, no notifications — just the number.
- What is the "reset time"?
- The time of day your slate clears. Default is local midnight. Set it to your real wake-up time in Settings if you don't roll over at 12:00am.
- Can I hide the streak?
- Yes — Settings → Show streak → off. The number, the 30-day grid, and the receipt line all disappear.
- Does it work offline?
- Yes. Once installed, the extension runs entirely on your machine. The only network requests are for the Google Fonts used in the typography.
- How do I uninstall?
- Open
chrome://extensions, find 3 Things, click Remove. All data goes with it.
Still stuck?
Email hello@utenx.com with what happened, what you expected, and your Chrome version. Screenshots help.
For bugs and feature requests, please include reproduction steps. I read every email.