OmniFocus for Mac 4.5.2

February 24, 2025

Requires macOS 14

OmniFocus 4.5.2 for All Platforms

OmniFocus 4.5.2 includes more powerful notifications on iPhone and iPad, a new Apple Watch complication, improvements to Smart Match, updates to our Shortcuts actions (including an all-new Sync action), better VoiceOver support for repeats, enhanced keyboard navigation on iPad, a new Omni Automation API, and a collection of bug fixes.

All Platforms

  • Omni Automation — Omni Automation can be used to change the color of a custom perspective icon.
  • Shortcuts — Sync OmniFocus action has been added.
  • In-App Purchases — In-app purchases have been streamlined to offer perpetual OmniFocus 4 licenses for all new purchases.
  • Shortcuts — Find Actions has a new “Item Type” filter, which supports filtering by action, group, or project.
  • Shortcuts — Find Projects filter for “Folder” now supports both “is” and “is not”, which apply to projects directly inside the selected folder.
  • Shortcuts — Quick Entry, Quick Open, and Sync OmniFocus actions are grouped under a new Application header.
  • Smart Match — Smart Match has been updated to prioritize consecutive letters over consecutive words, as well as words over non-contiguous capital letters, improving results when assigning projects and tags.
  • Tips — Updated “Hide feature tips” label in settings.
  • Custom Perspectives — Tagged actions inside of groups now display consistently whether or not “Preserve Hierarchy” is enabled.
  • Estimated Duration — Estimated Duration consistently uses minutes by default, instead of hours, even when “Latest Start” notifications are enabled.
  • Forecast — Actions added to groups will no longer appear to be duplicates of the selected action.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji in notes can be copied and pasted more reliably, and use consistent spacing.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji in notes display in previews for unselected rows.

Mac

  • Sync — Changes received from other devices are integrated more quickly. (The app still waits for a pause in editing, to avoid interrupting edits in progress.)
  • Defer Dates — Defer Date field in the Outline now immediately updates.
  • Forecast — Piano key date tiles at the top of the Outline highlight correctly when dragging an item across, rather than remaining purple.
  • Settings — Sync Settings load consistently, resolving an issue which could block editing of sync account settings.
  • Sync — Windows and tabs consistently restore when incorporating sync changes, resolving an issue which could unexpectedly close open windows or tabs.
  • Tips — Synced changes to the “Hide feature tips” setting immediately updates the checkbox on Mac, in addition to updating the setting.

OmniFocus for iOS 4.5.2

February 24, 2025

Requires iOS/iPadOS 17, watchOS 10

OmniFocus 4.5.2 for All Platforms

OmniFocus 4.5.2 includes more powerful notifications on iPhone and iPad, a new Apple Watch complication, improvements to Smart Match, updates to our Shortcuts actions (including an all-new Sync action), better VoiceOver support for repeats, enhanced keyboard navigation on iPad, a new Omni Automation API, and a collection of bug fixes.

All Platforms

  • Omni Automation — Omni Automation can be used to change the color of a custom perspective icon.
  • Shortcuts — Sync OmniFocus action has been added.
  • In-App Purchases — In-app purchases have been streamlined to offer perpetual OmniFocus 4 licenses for all new purchases.
  • Shortcuts — Find Actions has a new “Item Type” filter, which supports filtering by action, group, or project.
  • Shortcuts — Find Projects filter for “Folder” now supports both “is” and “is not”, which apply to projects directly inside the selected folder.
  • Shortcuts — Quick Entry, Quick Open, and Sync OmniFocus actions are grouped under a new Application header.
  • Smart Match — Smart Match has been updated to prioritize consecutive letters over consecutive words, as well as words over non-contiguous capital letters, improving results when assigning projects and tags.
  • Tips — Updated “Hide feature tips” label in settings.
  • Custom Perspectives — Tagged actions inside of groups now display consistently whether or not “Preserve Hierarchy” is enabled.
  • Estimated Duration — Estimated Duration consistently uses minutes by default, instead of hours, even when “Latest Start” notifications are enabled.
  • Forecast — Actions added to groups will no longer appear to be duplicates of the selected action.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji in notes can be copied and pasted more reliably, and use consistent spacing.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji in notes display in previews for unselected rows.

iPhone & iPad

  • Notifications — Notifications for projects or groups which contain available actions, as well as those based on location, now support Dynamic Type and include a list of remaining items, each of which can be completed by tapping on its status circle.
  • Accessibility — Custom monthly and weekly repetitions will now read their values when using VoiceOver.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji in notes no longer cause the “note with attachment” icon to display.
  • Keyboard — Project rows now expand to show metadata when selected, even after moving the project into a folder.
  • Keyboard — Row selection once again expands when using Shift–Up Arrow and Shift–Down Arrow, and now works after using the Begin Select Mode command.
  • Project/Tags Picker — Filter text is once again cleared when selecting or deselecting an item from the filtered list, and the “Go To” arrow successfully goes to the tapped item.
  • Shortcuts — Add Action, Add TaskPaper, and Complete Action consistently create actions that are part of a repeat loop.
  • Tips — “Add with Quick Entry” tip will no longer display on iPhone while the Inspector is open.

Apple Watch

  • Complication — Added Quick Entry complication, which launches OmniFocus and opens the Quick Entry editor.

OmniFocus for Apple Vision Pro 4.5.2

February 24, 2025

Requires visionOS 1

OmniFocus 4.5.2 for All Platforms

OmniFocus 4.5.2 includes more powerful notifications on iPhone and iPad, a new Apple Watch complication, improvements to Smart Match, updates to our Shortcuts actions (including an all-new Sync action), better VoiceOver support for repeats, enhanced keyboard navigation on iPad, a new Omni Automation API, and a collection of bug fixes.

All Platforms

  • Omni Automation — Omni Automation can be used to change the color of a custom perspective icon.
  • Shortcuts — Sync OmniFocus action has been added.
  • In-App Purchases — In-app purchases have been streamlined to offer perpetual OmniFocus 4 licenses for all new purchases.
  • Shortcuts — Find Actions has a new “Item Type” filter, which supports filtering by action, group, or project.
  • Shortcuts — Find Projects filter for “Folder” now supports both “is” and “is not”, which apply to projects directly inside the selected folder.
  • Shortcuts — Quick Entry, Quick Open, and Sync OmniFocus actions are grouped under a new Application header.
  • Smart Match — Smart Match has been updated to prioritize consecutive letters over consecutive words, as well as words over non-contiguous capital letters, improving results when assigning projects and tags.
  • Tips — Updated “Hide feature tips” label in settings.
  • Custom Perspectives — Tagged actions inside of groups now display consistently whether or not “Preserve Hierarchy” is enabled.
  • Estimated Duration — Estimated Duration consistently uses minutes by default, instead of hours, even when “Latest Start” notifications are enabled.
  • Forecast — Actions added to groups will no longer appear to be duplicates of the selected action.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji in notes can be copied and pasted more reliably, and use consistent spacing.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji in notes display in previews for unselected rows.

Apple Vision Pro

  • Accessibility — Custom monthly and weekly repetitions will now read their values when using VoiceOver.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji in notes no longer cause the “note with attachment” icon to display.
  • Project/Tags Picker — Filter text is once again cleared when selecting or deselecting an item from the filtered list, and the “Go To” arrow successfully goes to the tapped item.
  • Shortcuts — Add Action, Add TaskPaper, and Complete Action consistently create actions that are part of a repeat loop.

OmniFocus for Apple Vision Pro 4.5.1

December 20, 2024

Requires visionOS 1

OmniFocus 4.5.1 includes the addition of cross-platform support for Show Full Item Title, improvements to our recently upgraded Shortcuts actions, fixes to better support Genmoji, more reliable Sync, improved Accessibility support, the ability to disable our recently added Tips, and a collection of other improvements and fixes across our supported platforms.

All Platforms

  • Omni Automation — Added support for triggering a sync using Omni Automation. See OmniFocus: Release Notes in API Reference for more information.
  • Tips — Added General settings toggle to disable tips; this setting syncs between devices.
  • Shortcuts — Add Action action now prompts for an action title when running a shortcut, if one is not initially provided.
  • Shortcuts — Find Actions, Find Folders, Find Projects and Find Tags actions now support case-insensitive title search.
  • Crashes — Fixed several crashes.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji will no longer be removed from pasted content when using Paste; Paste with Original Style continues to preserve Genmoji content.
  • Shortcuts — Find Projects title search now returns results for “is” and “begins with” filters.

Apple Vision Pro

  • Appearance — Added cross-platform support for Show Full Item Title in Appearance settings. As part of that work, selecting multiple rows will now show the full title for all selected rows, matching the Mac behavior.
  • Shortcut Menu — Fixed issue that could present an outline shortcut menu (also called a contextual menu) behind the Perspectives Bar, which made it difficult to tap.
  • Shortcut Menu — Fixed issue that made it difficult to open the shortcut menu using long tap or double-tap when editing in the note field.
  • Tips — “Add with Quick Entry” tip will no longer appear on Apple Vision Pro, as it has a dedicated Quick Entry button.
  • Tips — Fixed crash related to “Customize Inspector” tip.

OmniFocus for iOS 4.5.1

December 20, 2024

Requires iOS/iPadOS 17, watchOS 10

OmniFocus 4.5.1 includes the addition of cross-platform support for Show Full Item Title, improvements to our recently upgraded Shortcuts actions, fixes to better support Genmoji, more reliable Sync, improved Accessibility support, the ability to disable our recently added Tips, and a collection of other improvements and fixes across our supported platforms.

All Platforms

  • Omni Automation — Added support for triggering a sync using Omni Automation. See OmniFocus: Release Notes in API Reference for more information.
  • Tips — Added General settings toggle to disable tips; this setting syncs between devices.
  • Shortcuts — Add Action action now prompts for an action title when running a shortcut, if one is not initially provided.
  • Shortcuts — Find Actions, Find Folders, Find Projects and Find Tags actions now support case-insensitive title search.
  • Crashes — Fixed several crashes.
  • Genmoji — Genmoji will no longer be removed from pasted content when using Paste; Paste with Original Style continues to preserve Genmoji content.
  • Shortcuts — Find Projects title search now returns results for “is” and “begins with” filters.

iPhone & iPad

  • Appearance — Added cross-platform support for Show Full Item Title in Appearance settings. As part of that work, selecting multiple rows will now show the full title for all selected rows, matching the Mac behavior.
  • Accessibility — Fixed Repeat interval of selected outline item not being provided when using VoiceOver. Previously, VoiceOver would only read “item repeats.” This change is now available in English, and will be localized in a future release.
  • Accessibility — Fixed Repeat toggle switch not being accessible when using VoiceOver.
  • Forecast — Fixed date selection being lost when switching between perspectives.
  • Sync — Fixed issue where devices could ignore some received changes, if integrating those changes was initially blocked by in-progress edits. Changes were safely preserved in the database, and newly received changes would continue to successfully sync. OmniFocus now checks during each restart to see if there are changes which have not yet been integrated, and immediately integrates them. If there are expected changes you are not seeing on your device, please quit and reopen OmniFocus. Sync log now captures more detail related to this situation.
  • Tips — Fixed crash related to “Customize Inspector” tip.

Apple Watch

  • Sync — Updated “Phone Sync” toggle label to “Optimize sync using iPhone” to clarify the function.