OmniFocus 4.5.3 for All Platforms

OmniFocus 4.5.3 includes bug fixes related to syncing, rebuilding the database, and localization.

iPhone & iPad

• Localization — Chinese Pinyin input once again works in the Project and Tags picker.

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 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.

OmniFocus 4.5 introduces new and re-written Shortcuts actions, enhanced Spotlight results (with parity on all platforms), in-app tips and guidance for getting the most out of OmniFocus, improvements to Omni Automation, additional appearance and accessibility options for Mac, and a collection of bug fixes.

Our new Shortcuts actions have been developed using the latest Apple technologies, with each action having a streamlined focus. This makes it easier to build new shortcuts, with a clearer sequence of actions, while enabling us to take advantage of future Apple releases. We have left legacy Shortcuts actions in place, to ensure that all your current shortcuts will continue working as expected, while exploring new possibilities in automation. This work continues, so please let us know what you think, if you run into any issues, or if you have any suggestions.

All Platforms

• Genmoji — Added support for Genmoji in the notes field, when supported by the operating system. Please note that syncing notes containing Genmoji to earlier versions of OmniFocus can result in errors; updating to v4.5 on all your devices will provide a more consistent experience.
• Omni Automation — Added support for new omnifocus:///project/ URLs. Using Copy as Link will continue to provide omnifocus:///task/ URLs for projects, to maintain compatibility with earlier versions of OmniFocus; this will change in a future release. See OmniFocus: Release Notes in API Reference for more information.
• Shortcuts — New and updated Shortcuts actions include Add Action (replaces Legacy: Add Item); Add TaskPaper; Complete Action (new!); Complete Project (new!); Find Actions (replaces Legacy: Find Items); Find Folders (new!); Find Projects; Find Tags; Get Action, Get Folder, Get Perspective, Get Project, and Get Tag (using Copy as Link, and replacing Legacy: Get Database Object Result from Input); Get Actions from Perspective (new!); Open Action, Open Folder, Open Perspective, Open Project, Open Tag (replaces Legacy: Show in OmniFocus); and Today’s Forecast (with added support for due, deferred, tagged, and flagged actions). Find Actions and Find Projects are in beta; please read their descriptions regarding limitations. Previous Shortcuts actions now include Legacy: in the title and summary, along with suggestions for replacement actions.
• Spotlight — Enhanced Spotlight results are now available on all platforms, and include actions, action groups, projects, folders, tags, default perspectives, and custom perspectives.
• Tips — Helpful tips and guidance will display, as you use OmniFocus.
• Shortcuts — App Shortcuts-related crashes have been fixed.

iPhone

• Automation — Improved layout of Omni Automation menu.
• Toolbar — Fixed an elusive crash.

iPad

• Automation — Improved layout of Omni Automation menu.
• Keyboard — Tapping on a row, after using hardware keyboard arrow keys to navigate, will once again select and focus on the tapped row.

OmniFocus 4.4.3 for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro

OmniFocus 4.4.3 is a minor update focused on bug fixes and sync improvements.

All Platforms

• Omni Automation — Added window.toolbarVisible property. See OmniFocus: Release Notes in API Reference for more information.
• Omni Automation — Added API to translate between database objects and URLs. See OmniFocus: Release Notes in API Reference for more information.
• Omni Automation — Added support for specifying the dropped date of a task. See OmniFocus: Release Notes in API Reference for more information.
• Shortcuts — Fixed several crashes related to App Shortcuts.
• Shortcuts — Fixed a crash in the Today’s Forecast action which would result in ignoring the setting for Show When Run.

iPhone

• First Launch — Sync button will no longer be disabled if you skip sync setup, then change your mind.

iPad

• First Launch — Sync button will no longer be disabled if you skip sync setup, then change your mind.
• Quick Entry — Fixed layout of Quick Entry when used from other apps.
• Toolbar — Fixed an elusive crash related to the popover inspector, on specific sizes of iPad.

Apple Watch

• Sync — Apple Watch app will no longer attempt any database maintenance tasks, reducing sync times. These tasks are still handled by OmniFocus on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro.