Used for years. Essential app for organization.
I’ve used OmniFocus for about 6 years now and I still love it. Many reviewing this app want it to be something it’s not. It’s a to-do list. However, it is the most powerful to-do app you will ever use. It is for organizing projects down to a granular level. It’s for people who have multiple facets of life and each needs its own special organization for their tasks. It’s for sorting related tasks into however you want to view them. It’s for alerting you about your tasks in any way you wish. It is insanely powerful and customizable. I use it for everyday to-do lists. I also used it to manage my entire last year of university when I was 39 and had a full time job and family. I use it for all of that too. This is the best organizing tool I’ve ever used. It especially helps me being bipolar and autistic when I forget about things I need to do. It always reminds me.
Keep up the good work! I can’t wait for v4!
Keep up the good work! I can’t wait for v4!
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BEWARE
Absolute garbage, scam app. Paid full price to "buy" the already overpriced OmniFocus app when it was released, only for it to become quickly obsolete and no longer maintaining even the most basic function of a simple text editing & notetaking feature. Now when you go to open up that OmniFocus app, that you supposedly own, all it allows you to see is a "proof" picture receipt that you do "own" it that they then have the audacity to say can be used to gain a discount[!] on a future version for which they now want your [more, and more, and more] money. Which brings us, finally, to now, a time when the forty-fifty dollar iPhone/iPad app is now - get this - FREE. But only so for two weeks. And only so if you create an account with them, and hand over to them your credit card payment information, with which they can indeed very soon begin charging you with recurring dings that are even higher, forgetting for a moment the matter of frequency, than they were at the beginning. GARBAGE.
Belongs in the trash disposal, or flush down the commode with the other human economic waste.
Belongs in the trash disposal, or flush down the commode with the other human economic waste.
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Lacking polish
I use and love OmniFocus on the Mac. It’s wildly powerful, and I’ve extended it with community plugins and my own Keyboard Maestro macros. The iOS app feels like more of an afterthought that hasn’t gotten the same attention. Where the Omnigroup excels at Mac software, it lags on adopting a lot of conventions that make for great iPhone and iPad apps. An example of this is swiping left or right on tasks. Many apps make use of multiple actions that can be custom mapped, so that sliding over a little in one direction gives you access to a couple actions, and more when you swipe in the other. OmniFocus doesn’t offer that level of customization. That means that, in my experience, you end up doing way more tapping to organize or even access tasks, and move more slowly in dealing with them.
I use and love this software if the Mac, and feel like I shelled out $50 for what basically amounts to a way to simply see my tasks on mobile, rather than getting a good task manager.
I use and love this software if the Mac, and feel like I shelled out $50 for what basically amounts to a way to simply see my tasks on mobile, rather than getting a good task manager.
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Was amazing but lately…
I have used Omnifocus for YEARS and it has always been my go to. It has always bee 5 stars, however for the last few months, it takes FOREVER to load on my phone and frequently freezes or shuts down while I’m using it. It also isn’t syncing reliably with my other devices. If this keeps up I will have to look for a new program to use. 😢. I can’t sit for 3 minutes for it to load to be able to add something or check it off! Please fix! 🙏🏻
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Making me pay again
I like this app. But I spent a decent amount of money on it just a few years ago. Now I am told it’s discontinued and I have to buy it again. Its disappointing. I guess they need to make money too, but try to get new customers rather than tax your existing ones. The app market doesn’t work like old software did and I don’t feel good about having to rebuy effectively the same product twice. Had I bought the product a year later I would have only had to buy it once. If I buy this new update, how long until it’s no good?
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Incredible
Longtime user, 8+ years.
To put it simply OmniFocus lives up to its name. As any great tool - it’s power and utility is determined through the work of the user rather than the tool itself.
The first two years were overwhelming. The next three were revelatory. Since then - it’s proved only to be indefatigable and indispensable. The most powerful thing you can do is consider and craft your Perspectives to suit your needs. Tags and Projects are only a foundation to GTD/organization. It takes persistent focus and flexibility (given energy levels - a quick store trip might fit best in OmniFocus to auto appear on arrival or a scrap sheet of paper impervious to fall damage) - and over time — you’ll have exactly curated task lists appearing only as needed and most critically just in time/place through location-initiated arrival & departure tags, completing the Review tab and respecting defer vs. due dates(overdue has to bring consequence). I simply adore The Omni Group for their endeavors, as OmniOutliner is equally compelling. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
To put it simply OmniFocus lives up to its name. As any great tool - it’s power and utility is determined through the work of the user rather than the tool itself.
The first two years were overwhelming. The next three were revelatory. Since then - it’s proved only to be indefatigable and indispensable. The most powerful thing you can do is consider and craft your Perspectives to suit your needs. Tags and Projects are only a foundation to GTD/organization. It takes persistent focus and flexibility (given energy levels - a quick store trip might fit best in OmniFocus to auto appear on arrival or a scrap sheet of paper impervious to fall damage) - and over time — you’ll have exactly curated task lists appearing only as needed and most critically just in time/place through location-initiated arrival & departure tags, completing the Review tab and respecting defer vs. due dates(overdue has to bring consequence). I simply adore The Omni Group for their endeavors, as OmniOutliner is equally compelling. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
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There is no equal.
OmniFocus by the Omni Group helps me run my business. I'm a GTD practitioner and have tried ALL OF THE APPS. OmniFocus allows me to create my very own workflow, and doesn't tell me how tasks should be structured. The watch app allows you to receive a perspective from the iPhone and work with it locally on the wrist. Very cool. Can't believe I have not actually taken the time to write a review as I have used the app since 2012. Looking forward to ver. 4, and will gladly pay to update the app when the time comes, and I use it on Mac and iPad, too. Made by great folks (who I have had the pleasure of meeting at their previous office) who care a LOT about customer experience. I can tell you: just take the plunge, take it slow, develop your own workflow, and only use the power features when/if the need arrives. Thanks, Omni Group!
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Meets you where you are
I’ve tried a few task managers and this is the one I’ve stuck with for several years now. You can be as simple or as intricate as you want with it. Honestly, you can just begin using it by adding tasks to the inbox and checking them off from there without getting into the other functionality - then add in the other capabilities (projects, task groups, folders, tags, etc) if and when you need them or want them. Once you really get going with OmniFocus, one of a few standout features of it vs other task managers is the ability to create custom perspectives. Once you figure out how you want to use these for your own life and work, they are incredibly powerful. Many excellent resources exist out there for getting the most of this wonderful software, and the company is a great one to support. (I also personally love OmniOutliner and have both it and OmniFocus on all my Apple devices - in fact, they are the only two pieces of software I have my Mac automatically start when I log in.)
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If you’ve struggled with the plethora of other options - this is the one…
I had originally passed over Omnifocus because it was so Apple-centric. That was a mistake. Microsoft has had decades to improve the task manager in Outlook. Complete fail. Thank you Omnifocus for providing the tools to create a microcosm of where I can create an environment, including MY structure (folders, projects and tags) where I can comfortably and reliably dump the contents of my brain. Don’t bother with so many of the other apps, too numerous to name here. Start with Omnifocus. Develop the structure that works for you. Be patient. With time, the method will emerge. You’ll wonder how you ever did without. Did I mention that your tasks can be synced to the cloud and you’ll be working with the same task list on your iPhone, iPad and Mac? Everything a task manager should be - none of the gimmicks that shouldn’t.
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Worth every penny for those who need it
OmniFocus is not for everybody, and by app standards it is pricey. But it is by far the best task planner and manager available, with simplicity in day to day use but tons of functionality to set things up the way that is best for you to get things done. It is well integrated across Apple platforms and handles Siri well, so it blends in to the day well for its target audience of professionals who want to seriously manage and control their personal time and attention. I have not needed support much but when I have it has been quick, comprehensive, and professional. This is the sort of application I am happy to pay subscription rates for to ensure its continued support. It is great.
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