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OmniFocus

OmniFocus - 1.5 rc 2

personal task management

All Time: (3.9)
Version 1.5 rc 2: (5.0)
Selected Version: 1.5 rc 2
Release Date: 2008-10-27
License: Beta
Downloads (version 1.5 rc 2): 448
Downloads (all versions): 13,612
Price: $79.95

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Task management shouldn't be your full time job. We've built OmniFocus to take a load off your mind by managing 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.

What's new in this version:

  • Synchronization: By far the biggest new feature of OmniFocus version 1.5 is synchronization between any number of OmniFocus for Mac and OmniFocus for iPhone databases! There are several ways to sync: most notably over the Internet with MobileMe or a web server, or locally with Bonjour. (Note that Bonjour sync with mobile devices requires OmniFocus for iPhone v1.1, which is coming soon.) With the kind help of our sneaky peek testers, we have put lots and lots of work into making synchronization as easy, as reliable, and as fast as possible. To set it up, check out the new Sync preferences and the Synchronization section of OmniFocus Help.
  • Archiving: To keep your database slim and speedy (especially helpful for synchronization), you can archive your completed or dropped items to a separate file. Just choose Move Old Data to Archive from the File menu, and then choose a cutoff date for which items to move. You can get at your archived data by choosing Open Archive.
  • View Presets: Following the example of OmniFocus for iPhone, there are now several built-in view presets in the default toolbar, for easy access to due items, flagged items, the inbox, and so on. We think these make OmniFocus much more approachable and easier to learn. If you customized your toolbar prior to OmniFocus version 1.5, you'll need to choose Customize Toolbar from the View menu again to add these new items to your toolbar.
  • Style Preferences: The new Style preference pane offers myriad ways to customize the appearance of your OmniFocus data. You can save and share style settings as theme files.
  • Creating Projects and Contexts with Hierarchy: When typing the name of a new project or context in a completion cell, you can now place the new item in your library's hierarchy, using the separator in General preferences. For instance, if your hierarchy separator is a colon, you could type ââ?¬Å?Work : Pterodactyl Upkeepââ?¬Â? into a project cell, then press Command-Return to create the new project inside your ââ?¬Å?Workââ?¬Â? folder.
  • Behavior of Enter and Escape Keys: We are trying to move away from the use of the Escape key to confirm changes, as most applications use it to cancel changes. So by default, the Enter key now switches between row selection and text editing modes, rather than moving to the note area. You can still move in and out of the note area by pressing Command-Apostrophe. You can also still use the General preferences to customize the behaviors of the Escape and Return keys in Quick Entry.
  • All-around Interface Polish: We never tire of making our applications clearer to understand, easier to use, and more pleasant to look at. Thanks to copious constructive suggestions from perceptive customers and eminent interaction experts alike, we have made countless major and minor adjustments to the way OmniFocus looks and works. Of course, please keep your feeback coming!

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Macintosh
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel

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Version 1.5 rc 2:
Overall Rating: (5.0) Features: (5.0) Support: (4.0)
Ease of Use: Not rated (0.0) Quality / Stability: (5.0) Price: (4.0)
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OmniFocus ReviewThe Best To Do Manager Available - Version: 1.7.4, 10/7/2009 12:07AM PST

Timothy Maxwell
I have used many To Do List managers and currently use Daylite to manage contacts and an action list. But, OmniFocus is better at managing To Do than any other program I have tried. However, because Daylite integrates contact management with a related action list, I am committed to Daylite.

If OmniFocus had a contact management link to address book, I sure I would move to OmniFocus. The OmniFocus link with the iPhone is really fantastic!
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OmniFocus ReviewI can't believe the previous comments - Version: 1.7.4, 9/30/2009 07:34AM PST

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jcinoz
I can't believe the recent negative feedback which to me is a travesty and must be either uninformed or biased. I'm a health professional and juggle hundreds to thousands of priorities. I have tried countless to do methods over the years from paper to computers, trying to get a better handle on the priorities of modern life which which seem to become more and more complicated despite advances in technology . Omnifocus is by far away the most useful application for better controlling this that I have every tried and a 1+ years later, despite temporarily trying every new do list manager, I still live by it, particularly now with benefit of iphone synchronisation. My wish list is that some form of prioritisation beyond flagging could be implemented to help when juggling hundreds of important items. It is as simple or complicated as you need it to be and extraordinary useful for both to do list and projects.
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OmniFocus ReviewNo way to try before you buy - Version: 1.7, 8/28/2009 02:15AM PST

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thomasmarch
There's no way to try this app before you buy it. Downloading an extracting it simply gives you a crazy message about "no password or too many people using the application - exit".

So don't bother unless you feel like shelling out $$$ without knowing what you're getting.
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