OmniPlan 4.2

OmniPlan 4.2 for Mac introduces support for macOS 11 Big Sur. This release is a macOS Universal app, which can run natively on both Macs with Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs.

• macOS Big Sur — OmniPlan has been fully updated for compatibility with macOS Big Sur.
• macOS Universal App — OmniPlan now runs natively on both Macs with Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs
• App Icon — App icon has been updated to feel at home on macOS Big Sur.
• Localizations — Localization improvements.
• Omni Automation [PRO] — Omni Automation has been updated with improved security and per-script approval for external scripts.
• Overview — Gantt Overview now supports Dark Mode.
• Leveling — Tasks are now leveled based on the highest priority item assigned to a resource, rather than the highest priority item at the highest point in the outline.
• Microsoft Project [PRO] — Fixed a bug that could cause resource assignments to fail to export to Microsoft Project.
• Scheduling — Fixed a bug that could cause negative lead/lag values to be discarded.
• Scheduling — Improved scheduling behavior related to Daylight Savings Time.
• Violations — Complete information about dependency loop violations is now immediately displayed in the Violations window.
• Stability — Fixed various crashes.

Version 4.1

OmniPlan 4.1 adds localizations and fixes a variety of bugs.

• Localizations — OmniPlan is now localized in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.
• Documentation — Updated the reference manual with additional information about new features introduced in OmniPlan 4 (reference manual is currently only available in English).
• Inspectors — A more obvious indication is now displayed in the Inspector when no value is specified for a color and improved consistency of none and default values in color popup menus.
• macOS Big Sur — Improved compatibility with macOS Big Sur.
• Dependencies — Entering invalid prerequisite/dependency values no longer causes OmniPlan to hang.
• Inspectors — Dependency editor popover no longer jumps unexpectedly when changing dependency type.
• Leveling — Fixed a bug that could cause F→S dependencies between two ASAP tasks in an ALAP project to be ignored when leveling.
• Microsoft Project Import [PRO] — MPP and XML files are now successfully imported when dropped on the OmniPlan icon in the dock when OmniPlan is not already running.
• Omni Automation [PRO] — Added missing support for Formatter.Duration.
• Scheduling — Restored ability to set different values for Effort and Duration on tasks without resources assigned.
• Sync Actions [PRO] — Fixed a bug that could cause previously configured Sync & Sharing actions to be incorrectly listed as NOTITLE
• Templates — Adjustments have been made to the default templates.
• Violations — Deleting a task with a violation now immediately clears warning from the task’s collapsed parent group in the outline.
• Stability — Fixed a crash that could occur when copying a resource.

Version 3.14.4

• Scheduling — Restored ability to set different values for Effort and Duration on tasks without resources assigned.

Version 4.0.2

• Omni Automation [PRO] — Fixed a bug that allowed Omni Automation Plug-Ins to be run in OmniPlan standard (Omni Automation requires OmniPlan Pro).
• Timelines — Addressed a bug that could cause date headers to fail to display on a Mac running a beta OS.
• Trials — Improved behavior on final day of trial.
• Crash Reporting — OmniPlan crash reports can now be submitted on a Mac running a beta OS.
• Stability — Fixed a crash that could occur when scheduling a recurring task.
• Stability — Editing the slack limit field in the Milestone Inspector no longer triggers a crash.
• Stability — Fixed a crash related to interval cost tracking.
• Stability — Accessing the purchase menu item no longer crashes on Macs running a beta OS.

Version 3.14.3

• Documentation — Updated the reference manual.
• Omni Automation [PRO] — Various Omni Automation improvements. Detailed notes about automation API changes in this release can be found in the API Reference Release Notes.
• Timelines — Addressed a bug that could cause date headers to fail to display on a Mac running a beta OS.
• Crash Reporting — OmniPlan crash reports can now be submitted on a Mac running a beta OS.