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OmniOutliner 6 User Reviews

OmniOutliner 6
OmniOutliner 6
The Omni Group
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Customer Experience

Positive experience57.7% of reviews
Neutral7.7% of reviews
Negative experience34.6% of reviews

~ Based on 26 written reviews from the US App Store.

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Top reviews

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Swiss Army knife for words - Excellent !

Underwhelmed when I first tried, but now with more documents under the belt, omniout6 is proving the fastest way to transport to a rough spot, and tweak!

Viewing scale adjustment on the fly (I can do on my mac) is what I miss. But it’s not a dealbreaker.

Pinch and zoom, for true focus and comfort would be great. This avoids changing a document property, font size - I’d rather fonts fixed for consistency.

Otherwise I highly recommend this precision tool.
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Caarl101Caarl101

Couldn’t live without it.

I "run my life" off OmniOutliner. I'm a web developer, and use it to maintain information and action items for all my client setups, all my work projects, and all kinds of history relevant to both work and my personal life. It lets me organize all the thousands of bits of information that otherwise would be too burdensome to save and too difficult to find or reference.

I've used many different outliners over time, but this one is by far the most mature, comprehensive, and bug free.

Outliners--including this one--are generally advertised as planning and brainstorming tools. That, in my opinion, drastically under-advertises their true capabilities as a way to maintain and organize all the miscellaneous information we need a way to safely and conveniently save, organize, and reference every day. OmniOutliner is probably the single most important piece of software I use.

I'm using the Pro version. It does cost a few bucks, but for me it's paid for itself many times over.

(And no, I don't work for or have any kind of connection to Omni other than being a paying customer. :) )
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FssbobFssbob

Purchased ..trending up !

I have now purchased omnioutliner 6 (raised star up one).

For sequencing information, and steering with keyboard shortcuts, it has no peer. “Focus” on a line has always been wonderful.

Also the iPad version has removed the orange tint, which was too pungent and broke my focus.

The crashes appear centered around larger documents with images and pdfs. So improvement needed there.


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10 Crashes per hours (first day)

I have now got the demo running with the professional version.

On simply moving the cursor highlight, or working on content I am getting crashes like clockwork..

The concept is great and a more reliable version would be nice. Every time it crashes I lose a bit on activity of the last minute..

I’ll need to go back to outliner prof 5

BTW a better reporting method for crashes is needed. Omni is missing a LOT of crash piggybacking on users email.

Why isn’t omni login collecting crash info?

For Apple crashes it’s a snip to send out bugs without email.
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Caarl101Caarl101

Response from developer

Sorry for the trouble! We'd love to figure out why OmniOutliner 6 is frequently crashing on your Mac (we're not aware of a bug on currently shipping operating systems that could be causing this). Email is the best way to get ahold of our Support team at this point in time - if you could drop them a line at omnioutliner@omnigroup.com, we should hopefully be able to get this issue tracked down! If you do happen to be running OmniOutliner on a beta of an upcoming operating system, test build of OmniOutliner 6.3 with compatibility updates are available on our website: https://www.omnigroup.com/test/

Must have app for structured thinking

Hi, this is a must have app helping you to think in structures. Absolutely love it and use it for almost anything.

To bad the support does not react to my technical issue regarding copy and paste.
Robert MoszczynskiRobert Moszczynski

Response from developer

Thanks for taking the time to share your positive feedback about OmniOutliner! Hopefully the additional info our Support team has now followed up with resolves the issue you were encountering. Our apologies for not supplying this information about the distinction between pasting into a row vs. into the outline sooner!

Solid, Reliable.. Better Than 99% of Other Apps.

OO has come a long way over the years. The current iteration is top quality, and the UX/UI is for me, without any defects. The 2* review is a bit confusing and certainly does not replicate anything I’ve experienced. The ratings on this app were 4.5* last month, I’m unsure how it’s dropped on one review to 3.7*. It’s a great app.
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 Customer_952 Customer_952

Response from developer

We're so glad to hear about your positive experience with OmniOutliner 6 - thank you for taking the time to leave a review!

Not very stable

I was forced to create an account to use the 14 day trial; an account that I appear to have no way to close. My first attempt as using the software resulted in a crash and all my data changes lost. I submitted the crash report but the automated response told me I would not get a response about it. I imported an OPML file and converted it to native format. I then told it to convert the text dates to proper dates… it just corrupted them. I tried a second OPML file and it refused to even open that.

From what I saw, this would have been good software, but it seems unstable. I also have privacy concerns at being forced to create an account I cannot delete.
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sabarnettsabarnett

Response from developer

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback about OmniOutliner 6 - we're sorry to hear that you've encountered these stability and import issues! If you would like to troubleshoot either issue with your Support team, they can be reached by emailing omnioutliner@omnigroup.com (while we don't reply directing to every crash report that is submitted via our automated crash reporting mechanism, a member of our Support team does read and reply to every email we receive). To initiate the deletion of your Omni Account, tap the "Close Account" option when viewing your Omni Account in-app (your Omni Account can be accessed via the "License" option), or send an email to our Support team from the email address associated with your Omni Account. If you'd like to learn more about Omni's commitment to privacy, our privacy-focused mission statement and policies are available on our website: https://www.omnigroup.com/privacy

Отличное приложение

Для себя открыл заново это приложение. Рекомендую. Спасибо разработчикам.
ivan.bocharovivan.bocharov

Already purchased this, cant restore purchase

I paid a lot for this app and it wont restore. Thats not cool
Me3_zMe3_z

Response from developer

Sorry for the trouble! Our Sales team would be happy to help you resolve this issue - they can be reached by email at sales@omnigroup.com or by phone Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Pacific at 1 (800) 315-6664 or 1 (206) 523-4152.

Devil in the Detail

Ich nutze OmniOutliner seit über 20 Jahren, habe jedes Update und Upgrade mitgemacht und mich daher auch mehr als einmal über die Preis- und Upgrade-Politik der OmniGroup geärgert. Dennoch ist die Software für mich in Sachen Klarheit, Workflow und Strukturierung für jedwede Art von Informationsmanagement konkurrenzlos. Ich nutze sie für fast alles. Seit die Apps für iPad und iPhone zur Mac-Software hinzugekommen sind, hat das viele Arbeitsprozesse noch agiler und ertragreicher gemacht. Hier setzt nun aber auch meine Kritik an: Wenn man auf mehreren Geräten (Wechsel zwischen iPad und iPhone) an einer Datei arbeitet, passiert es regelmäßig, dass die ältere Dateiversion die neuere überschreibt und damit Daten und wertvolle Arbeitszeit verloren gehen. Das ist ein No-Go für eine Pro-App, die man sehr teuer bezahlt.
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sonusXsonusX

Response from developer

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback! We improved OmniOutliner's iCloud conflict management support in OmniOutliner 6.0.3, which we released at the end of February. If you're still experiencing this behavior when editing a document on multiple devices, could you reach out to our Support team so that we can look into it with you? We can be reached by email at omnioutliner@omnigroup.com. Thanks! ****** Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, uns Ihr Feedback zukommen zu lassen! Wir haben die Unterstützung für das iCloud-Konfliktmanagement in OmniOutliner 6.0.3 verbessert, das wir Ende Februar veröffentlicht haben. Sollte dieses Verhalten beim Bearbeiten eines Dokuments auf mehreren Geräten weiterhin auftreten, würden wir Sie bitten, sich an unser Support-Team zu wenden, damit wir der Sache gemeinsam mit Ihnen auf den Grund gehen können. Sie erreichen uns per E-Mail unter omnioutliner@omnigroup.com. Vielen Dank!

Worth it

Simple but powerful app. Worth every $
jesselperryjesselperry

Great app, now universal!

I’ve used OmniOutliner for years to create outlines for public speaking. I always thought it was crazy to shell out again for the Mac version when I’ve already paid a pretty penny for the iOS version. Now I’m happy to pay the upgrade subscription price and have it available on both platforms. Best outlining app out there! (If they give the other apps the same treatment, I may look into them again also.)
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Comfortably_nickComfortably_nick

Good Update

I have been using OmniOutliner since 2007 (it came free with my Mac) and I have used it almost every working day.

Every update I think “Why have they changed this again…?”. And after a few days I go on to think it’s the best version yet.

This version has had a bit of a learning curve (like trying to work out where my templates had done) but once I had spent some time working on it it’s back to normal.

The only reason I have given it 4 stars is it is not immediately obvious how to use it (such as my own templates) so it is a little effort at the start.

There may be a way of sorting custom templates from OO5 to OO6 and it’s just user error.

Bottom line though: I love this company and their software
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Reading Fan ManReading Fan Man

Response from developer

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback! It's helpful to hear about your experience moving your existing templates into OmniOutliner 6 - we'll look into whether this is a process we can improve/simplify going forward!

Improved

After many years, this app has received significant attention. It is better that is for sure and I have always liked this app. I would still like to see improvements to saved filters, like seeing the children, rather than just the parent rows, which I think is an oversight. Tagging system for rows would seem logical, and that would fit nicely with extended filter options (hacks with columns and popups just aren’t the same). I hope this is considered. The filter finds need a way of dismissing with keyboard, and should scroll to the selected row (painful in long documents), and similar to the saved filters, need to be able to see children (and cannot see parents/group hierarchy unlike saved filters). And why the global status checkbox aren’t a row level/property I still don’t know. But it definitely has improved including now being a universal app, do can’t take away from that, it’s much better on iOS.
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Annoyed customerAnnoyed customer

Caveat Emptor

What you see is here is OminiOutliner 6, not OnmiOutlines 2…which is essentially smoke ware. “Essentials” is a one column outline, no numbering and no other features except the ability move lines up and down and kick yourself for being an idiot. I have used OnmiOutliner for 20 years and this is it. For $24 I at least get to pay for seeing how bad a company can get.
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Puzzled CustomerPuzzled Customer

Response from developer

Apologies for the confusion! If you purchased OmniOutliner Essentials in error, our Sales team would be happy to look into refund options with you - they can be reached by email at sales@omnigroup.com. Detailed information about the differences between OmniOutliner Essentials & Pro is available on our website (https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/features). If you are interested in continuing to use OmniOutliner 6, and own a previous version of OmniOutliner, you are likely eligible for discounted upgrade pricing. This is also something our Sales team can assist with!

I gave up on the online Manual

The Online Manual is a paragon of obscure jargon and cryptic instructions. Good luck on learning to use it with the online manual!
cuatro4cuatro4

Response from developer

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback about the OmniOutliner 6 Reference Manual! Our team is continuing to update and improve this content. If there's a specific feature or aspect of the app you have questions about, our team of Support Humans would be more than happy to help out. They can be reached by email at omnioutliner@omnigroup.com or by phone Mon - Fri, 10am - 5pm Pacific at 1 (800) 315-6664 or 1 (206) 523-4152.

Won’t open

I spent two hours trying to get this to work. I reloaded, restarted, checked with AI what I might be doing wrong. Nothing worked. Opening the app takes you to a blank folder with all options greyed out. No way to start, no suggestions in the help sections. I’m going to bin it and use something else. I already hate this too much to ever want to look at it again
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PhiljcoatesPhiljcoates

Response from developer

We're really sorry to hear about your experience attempting to try out OmniOutliner 6! Reviewing your feedback with the team, we think you may have inadvertently been running OmniOutliner in Free Viewer mode. We're looking into how we can update OmniOutliner to make this more obvious going forward! If you would like to give OmniOutliner a try in the future, you should be able to kickoff your trial by selecting "License..." in the OmniOutliner menu in the menu bar.

喜欢

一如既往的好用，6比3设计的更合理功能也多了些。
只不过这刚出的版本，稳定性太差了，很容易闪退，希望官方能早日解决
yibajiuxiaoyibajiuxiao

Slow Burn

Ridiculous clunky sign-in. Convinced me to go elseware.
JBnewtonJBnewton

Response from developer

Thanks for sharing your experience! If you ran into trouble with a specific step of the Omni Account creation or sign in process, that is feedback that could be very helpful to our team. Any additional details you could share with us would be appreciated! We can be reached at omnioutliner@omnigroup.com or at 1-206-523-4152 Mon-Fri 10am-5pm PT.

起動時にリースブラウザが起動しない

Ver5では過去に編集したファイルがリソースとして表示され、選択できた。Ver6ではテンプレートしか選択できない。設定に「リーソースブラウザを開く」と「テンプレートを使用」があるにもかかわらず。改善を求む。
mackey_mmackey_m

Response from developer

申し訳ございません。リソースブラウザは新しいテンプレートピッカーに置き換えられましたが、一部のテキストで以前の翻訳が誤って残ってしまいました。現在、アプリケーションの完全なローカライズ作業を進めております。最近開いたファイルはファイルメニューからアクセスできますが、クロスプラットフォーム対応のテンプレートピッカーには含まれなくなりました。貴重なご意見ありがとうございます。今後のアップデートで参考にさせていただきます。

Upgrade

The upgrade from OP 5.x to this is not allowing the upgrade price but wants the full retail pricing.
Great-Scott!Great-Scott!

Response from developer

Upgrade pricing unlocks when you are signed into an Omni Account that has an eligible previous purchase registered to it. If you need assistance with getting your past purchase registered, please contact sales@omnigroup.com or call 1-206-523-4152 and we'll be happy to help. Thank you!