In this episode of The Omni Show, we sit down with Ken Case, CEO of the Omni Group, to dive into this year's 2025 Omni Roadmap Blog Post. Ken shares insights on remote work, automation improvements, and getting the inner-workings in Omni apps ready for Apple Intelligence.
One of our traditions is to set aside some time at the beginning of each year to reflect on the past and to share plans for the future: our roadmap. Learn more about our plans for OmniGraffle 8, document links that can be synced across devices and shared between team members, new features coming to OmniFocus 4, and Apple Intelligence.
January 29, 2025
Got a minute or five? Today, we'd like introduce you to Sal Soghoian's latest project, Omni Automation Vids! These are super quick snackable nuggets to show you tips, techniques, and concepts related to Omni Automation. Each episode is a short video screencast.
Today, the Omni Group is excited to release updates to its entire suite of apps, universally across platforms, ready on day one for macOS 15 Sequoia, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11 and visionOS 2. Plus, OmniFocus 4.4 introduces new functionality for Siri and Shortcuts, and new controls and actions for the Lock Screen, Control Center, and Action Button. Widgets and app icons have been optimized for tinted Home Screen display. And we've brought new gesture and widget support to OmniFocus for Apple Watch!
September 16, 2024
In this episode of The Omni Show, we're joined by Dr. Luc Beaudoin, adjunct professor of education at Simon Fraser University and head of CogSci Apps. We discuss the importance of contextual computing and the concept of ubiquitous linking, which aims to make the operation of copying and using links universal across applications and devices.
“Look, Tap, and Approve!” Install Links for Omni Automation plug-ins were originally developed in response to early experiences with the Apple Vision Pro. We like them so much, we implemented them across all platforms—first in OmniFocus and OmniPlan, and now also in OmniGraffle and OmniOutliner!
In this episode of the Omni Show, we have a special post-WWDC roadmap update with Ken Case, the CEO of the Omni Group. Ken expands on his most recent blog post, where shares valuable updates from Apple WWDC developer conference.
Apple's annual developer conference (WWDC) always brings exciting news about what will be coming to their platform, and this year's news about Apple Intelligence is no exception! After briefly reflecting on the app updates we've shipped already this year, we look ahead to what Apple Intelligence brings to the platform and how that affects our development roadmap for future updates.
June 26, 2024
In this episode of The Omni Show, we dive into the world of design with the Michael Darius, a protege of Steve Jobs and a pioneering Apple designer. Michael, whose journey with Apple spanned key years of explosive growth, shares his rich history.
In this engaging episode of the Omni Show, CEO Ken Case talks about the Omni Group's innovative 2024 roadmap. Ken and Andrew highlight Omni’s commitment to embracing new technologies - like Apple Vision Pro and visionOS. They discuss the transformation of productivity apps through 3D interaction and Voice Control.
This year's roadmap is a little different from our usual fare, because this year we're starting to work with a whole new spatial computing platform! We've always loved pushing technology forward, with apps ready on day one. We've already shipped OmniPlan for Apple Vision Pro, and today OmniFocus 4.1 enters TestFlight, joining OmniPlan on Apple Vision Pro as our second major visionOS app. We also look forward to bringing OmniGraffle and OmniOutliner to visionOS!
February 15, 2024
In this episode of The Omni Show, we chat with Carson Whitsett, a multifaceted software developer and the brain behind MacBrickout, the famous ball and paddle game. Carson, who runs Ditty Labs, shares from his vast experience in software and firmware programming plus hardware engineering, including work on medical devices, printers, machine vision technology and mobile app development.
Today we chat with Erik Hedin, a seasoned sound designer and composer from Sweden, now residing in Norway. We delve into Erik's fascinating journey from a curious child enchanted by sounds to a respected theater sound designer for over 100 shows.
Today is the day macOS Sonoma launches, and we're happy to report that our team has tested and updated OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, and OmniPlan for compatibility with macOS Sonoma. (We've even verified that OmniDiskSweeper, OmniPresence, and OmniWeb are all behaving well.) Omni Automation also continues to work smoothly on macOS Sonoma—so all of your scripts and plug-ins should continue working without any issues. And the new interactive widgets in the OmniFocus 4 TestFlight are now available on the Mac!
We know that many of our customers are as excited to upgrade to Apple's latest technologies as we are, so each year we make it a priority to have all of our apps ready for new systems on the day they become available. We're pleased to share with you today that we've tested (and updated as needed) all of our currently shipping apps for compatibility with iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10—so if you're eager to use the new operating systems, our apps are ready.
Today we chat with Mike Burke. Mike leads a software engineering group focused on customer privacy at Amazon with teams in Austin and Seattle, using all of Omni’s products in the process. He lives in Austin with his family but is originally from Sydney, Australia and has also lived and worked out of Seattle and Dublin, Ireland along the way.
In this fascinating episode of The Omni Show, we invite cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Matthew Kmiecik to discuss his career, his workflow, and how he uses OmniGraffle to make data more accessible and engaging. We dive into Dr. Kmiecik's background, his evolution from neuroscience to data science at 23andMe, and the impact of his published academic research.
On today’s episode of The Omni Show, Andrew and Omni Group's CEO, Ken Case, dissect the key takeaways from Apple's WWDC and how visionOS is set to redefine the tech landscape. Ken envisions a future rich in augmented reality, drawing parallels with the revolutionary transformation seen with the iPhone.
With WWDC now in our rear-view mirror, it's time to share our plans for the rest of the year! We're continuing full steam ahead on OmniFocus 4 and OmniGraffle 8. And peering even further ahead, we look forward to bringing all of our products to Apple's new spatial computing platform!
Today we chat with one of the Omni Groups' Support Humans, Marley Wissner. If you've ever wondered what happens after someone shares a question, comment, or feature request - Marley’s here to peel back the curtain.
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