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OmniFocus
OmniFocus 1.9.4
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Personal task manager, companion widget available.   Demo ($79.95)
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OmniFocus helps you manage your tasks the way that you want, freeing you to focus your attention on the things that matter to you most. Finish that novel. Spend more time with your friends and family. Grow your business. Let us worry about keeping your goals and tasks, both personal and professional, in one ordered, easy to access system that you can depend on.

Have a look at our "At -a-glance" Quick Reference Chart in .pdf format.
What's New
Version 1.9.4:

Sync

  • The Omni Sync Server beta badge has been removed. We've got lots of people using it, but it is still in beta. We expect to change that very soon. If you want to know when the sync server leaves beta, you can follow @omnisyncserver on Twitter or watch for changes on https://sync.omnigroup.com/
Miscellaneous
  • Fixed compatibility issue with Growl 1.3 and later.
  • Fixed a bug which caused the Mac App Store edition to report an "Unable to backup database" error on quit.
  • Fixed a regression which caused the Clip-O-Tron installer to fail on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and earlier.
  • Fixed a bug which would cause the software update installer to fail if the application was locked in the Finder.
  • Fixed a bug which would cause the software update installer to fail when encountering unexpected ownership or permissions.
  • Fixed a bug where the date picker didn't appear correctly when Quick Entry was invoked in the context of a full-screen application.
Scripting
  • Worked around an issue in when using full-screen mode on Mac OS X 10.7 which would cause certain AppleScripts attempting to target the front window to fail.
Version 1.9.4:

Sync

  • The Omni Sync Server beta badge has been removed. We've got lots of people using it, but it is still in beta. We expect to change that very soon. If you want to know when the sync server leaves beta, you can follow @omnisyncserver on Twitter or watch for changes on https://sync.omnigroup.com/
Miscellaneous
  • Fixed compatibility more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later


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OmniFocus User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 1.x:
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Your rating: Now say why...
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burypromote
+2

+9

Mathias-Rhein reviewed on 09 Nov 2011
Well. If You have seen my older rants about OF, take this as a humble apology-

Going through the process of what software is fitting my organization concept best I compared OF with Things and THL- the latter has some neat input options but lacks good (and affordable) syncing, Things has the most beautiful interface and looks a lot cleaner compared to OF, but is simply not possible to handle the complexity of my planning efforts, especially at work.

The biggest advantages of this not-so-easy-to-get-started-with software is the robust syncing option through any WebDAV and the complexity one can apply to the structure.
Sync is fast and robust, no data loss ever until now.
Actions can be divided into subtasks and on the top level Folders enable You to group things into logical groups. The view is the most versatile and flexible piece of work: You set all the parameters and then simply save the perspective- this way You can create VERY individual filters that suit the need of the advanced and serious planner. Supposedly, for everyone else the interface is to confusing, as you can also see from the reviews below- these people might be better off with Things... but You will have to settle with mediocre syncing and less power, when the tasks are getting bigger and more complex.
[Version 1.9.4]


burypromote
-6

-7

MadEye29 reviewed on 03 Oct 2011
If you're looking for a program with a complicated, unintuitive interface. then this is the one for you. If you're looking for a program that you still won't understand after 6 months of use, then this is it. Go ahead and try to sort your tasks by due date, for example. Nothing happens. Want to sync with iCal? iCal has calendars. OmniFocus has contexts. Are these comparable? No, but OmniFocus requires you to match them up in order to sync. Want to see what's due each day of the coming weeks? Forget it. You can see what's due today and tomorrow, plus "Within the Next Week" and "Within the Next Month" etc. Want to see and arrange tasks on a calendar? No can do. This is the most aggravating piece of software on my Mac.
[Version 1.9.3]

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burypromote
+3

+9
Mathias-Rhein replied on 09 Nov 2011
Although I can agree on the learning curve, this post is not doing OmniFocus justice. OF syncing respective contexts to certain calendars gives you more flexibility to e.g. Sync your work places and context with Your work calendar, same for Personal and other calendar setups- so actually it not only makes a lot of sense when you consider it, it‘s also the most customizable syncing option you will find out there.

The remarks concerning the calendar integration are a bit two-edged cause basically, OmniFocus is not about events but task organization. I am always having iCal and OF simultaneously in horizontal split which gives me the opportunity to edit my events according to my task outlines. Surely better integration would be nice but since You can even just drag and drop tasks onto the calendar, this is as feasible as it gets.
For tasks with a due date you can activate a special OF task calendar in iCal which synchronizes with OF and displays due tasks at their according time.
Further cross- integration is currently being implemented as You look at the iOS versions of OF- the company already stated that Forecast view (which beats anything I have to date seen in terms of task planning) will be an integral part of OF 2.

All in all your post is a perfect example of what happens if someone espects OF to reduce chaos in Your life- instead it adapts so perfectly that it reflects your chaos to you... this might be sobering but that‘s actually the hallmark of good software- it shapes around you not the other way around.
burypromote
+4

+4

Dillinger-63 reviewed on 19 Sep 2011
Greta program, but does have a bit of a learning curve.
[Version 1.9.3]


burypromote

+86
Gazman commented on 07 Sep 2011
Anyone know when 2.0 is coming out? I really want to buy this, but don't want to buy this now and then have to pay another $40 to $50 to upgrade in a few months time.
[Version 1.9.3]

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burypromote

+406
sjk replied on 08 Sep 2011
> Anyone know when 2.0 is coming out?

Has OminGroup publicly announced when 2.0 will/might be available, or have you contacted them directly to ask?
burypromote

+86
Gazman replied on 08 Sep 2011
@sjk
They haven't publicly announced it as far as I know. I was basing my conjecture on the fact that the version number is up to 1.9.3 and that they recently released 2.0 of OmniPlan. Haven't asked them directly yet, but if I don't get a response here I'll try that.
burypromote
+1

+173

Maclover1.1 reviewed on 28 Jul 2011
I think OmniFocus is the best out there.. however it could definitely benefit from a facelift to be more in line with what we "expect" mac apps to feel like.. namely like say "Things"... all in one window.. and feeling simpler.. even if under the hood it idoes not have to be. I really don't like having floating panels "all over the place".. but it'd be mostly ergonomic.. I'm afraid otherwise OmniFocus will lose clients and possibly scare off the new ones and throw them into the arms of "Things" etc.. I almost did go there..
[Version 1.9.2]


burypromote
+5

+278

Xplicit reviewed on 22 Jun 2011
1. Works
2. Syncs
3. Not that complicated to use as I thought
4. A little expensive, but A) see 1. and B) it has several sync choices, some for free
[Version 1.9]


burypromote
-4

+42
FTBZ commented on 10 Jun 2011
I was an OmniFocus user, but I just migrate to a concurrent software.
Why migrating all my data to an other software ?
— Because OmniFocus have an interface that's no longer pleasant (the NeXT style is descending, it's grey and the toolbar is outdated in my opinion).
— Because the price for getting all apps (iPhone/iPad/Mac) is very high and it's very sad

But OmniFocus stays a good software, but perhaps a little outdated when checking the competitor.
[Version 1.9]

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burypromote
+4

+278
Xplicit replied on 15 Jun 2011
So what's outdated exactly?

After trying Things, waiting for The Hit List for a long time and having longer looks at a ton of other To Do apps I finally chose OmniFocus. It's the best concept out there, Sync with the iPhone works perfectly with MobileMe and doesn't cost.
Ok, the price could be a little lower, but considering how long v1 has been out it's not that expensive anymore.
burypromote
+2

+337
Anon-Bud replied on 12 Jul 2011
I've got OF looking great—very minimalist-like TaskPaper, without the toolbar showing.

Have you seen the iPad app? It is the most beautiful app on my iPad! It is the standard that all apps should imitate.

All this is to say that this is all relative. What looks ugly to one, may be beautiful to another. I've got all three OF apps and love them all and the synching is FREE! Over the life of those pay-to-synch apps, you'll spend much more than what you spent on OF.
burypromote
+3

+4

ongrie reviewed on 13 May 2011
It's simply the best GTD app out there! Sync perfectly with WebDAV, the iPhone App is awesome and it really helps you to manage your daily work and life.
[Version 1.9]


burypromote
+4

+4

Caye reviewed on 29 Apr 2011
Just about everything in life involves a tension between various elements. For instance, in cars there is safety vs cost.

For Omnifocus to be useful, it has to have some complexity. However, this complexity apparently puts many people off. I think that if people gave themselves a little time to learn and experiment with Omnifocus, they would find that it is very learnable. For Omnifocus to have the necessary complexity and yet be so learnable, it has to be well thought-out; with that comes expense.

Omnifocus has made all the difference in my worklife, and for that I say thank you to the Omni group. It makes me want to tell everyone about it and encourage everyone to take the time to get to know it. Often those things with you can get *now* (instantaneously) have low value; those things which have great value you must cultivate over time.
[Version 1.9]


burypromote
+5

+36

Steven P. Jobs reviewed on 15 Apr 2011
v1.9 bring some welcome improvements, mainly in bringing the Perspectives menu to the Dock and Menubar icons. Nice to see OmniGroup putting a least a bit of attention back into the OS X platform after their focus had seemed to be shifting to iOS.

Overall, this app continues to be the best of its kind on OS X.

It doesn't work precisely the way I'd prefer in every aspect, but it's still a reliable and highly useful way to manage tasks on a daily basis.
[Version 1.9]


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Novmax rated on 26 Jan 2012

[Version 1.9.4]




Pmdf rated on 21 Dec 2011

[Version 1.9.4]




Ricardo_griffith_2008 rated on 05 Dec 2011

[Version 1.9.4]



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Emrys0821 rated on 25 Nov 2011

[Version 1.9.4]



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Leonledragon rated on 07 Nov 2011

[Version 1.9.4]



+337

Anon-Bud rated on 27 Oct 2011

[Version 1.9.3]



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hugelshofer rated on 25 Oct 2011

[Version 1.9.3]



+29

Vandulus rated on 07 Sep 2011

[Version 1.9.3]



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hugelshofer rated on 07 Sep 2011

[Version 1.9.2]



+37

Llongley rated on 12 Jul 2011

[Version 1.9.1]


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Date:07 Nov 2011
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