OmniFocus is a personal task manager by The Omni Group for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. The declared goal of the program is to be able to capture thoughts and ideas into to do lists and managed projects with tasks (actions).
The built-in Omni Automation support in OmniFocus enables you to streamline, customize, and automate your task management workflows — to make OmniFocus work the way that works best for you.
(video) Use of the Open Chosen Perspective Omni Automation plug-in for OmniFocus.
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For those new to OmniFocus 3, it is the same, extremely powerful, task manager with even more flexibility than before. OmniFocus has many ways to capture tasks — from quick entry and services on the Mac, to the share sheet and 3D Touch on iOS — and of course you can use AppleScript, URL Schemes, and Shortcuts too. Two-week free trial! OmniFocus Standard and Pro are in-app purchases, with discounts for people who bought earlier versions of OmniFocus for iOS. Or you can get OmniFocus for iOS, Mac, and web for just one price with the OmniFocus Subscription. Download the app for details. Use OmniFocus to accompl.
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Important topics and starting-points:
The “Automation Controls” section provides details of how to enable the automation controls in OmniFocus.
The “Script Security” section provides details of how to enable the execution of remote scripts (like those from this website) in an Omni application.
This website offers a step-by-step hands-on tutorial for learning the basics of Omni Automation support in OmniFocus.
The “Big Picture” section provides a high-level overview of how Omni Automation is integrated in OmniFocus.
In the Plug-in Collection you can review and download example OmniFocus plug-ins.
Got an iPad? Got OmniFocus? Got 5-minutes? Here’s your hands-on introduction to Omni Automation. (with video)
The Omni Group websites for OmniFocus:
OmniFocus URLs (Medications Example)
Inside OmniFocus (RSS)
Getting Started with OmniFocus (video)
Omnifocus Ios Shortcuts
3rd-Party OmniFocus Training:
Omnifocus Ios Keyboard Shortcuts
DuckDuckGo OmniFocus Site Search: