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.

OmniFocus 4.4.2 for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro

iPhone & iPad

• Notes — Additional fix to address a bug that could cause note edits in the inspector to be copied to a different item.

OmniFocus 4.4.1 for All Platforms

All Platforms

• Stability — Styling note text via Omni Automation no longer triggers a crash.

iPhone & iPad

• Keyboard — Project and Tag pickers now support Chinese Pinyin input on iOS/iPadOS 18.
• Keyboard — Pressing the tab key now confirms autocomplete suggestion when appropriate.
• Notes — Additional fix to address a bug that could cause note edits in the inspector to be copied to a different item.
• Notes — Addressed a bug that could cause new note content entered in Inspector to be lost after some types of navigation.
• Notes — Addressed a bug that could cause link formatting in notes field to bleed into notes field of other selected items.
• Sharing — Popovers now layout correctly when sharing to OmniFocus on iPadOS 18.
• VoiceOver — Fixed a bug that could cause sidebar projects/tags list contents to be inaccessible by VoiceOver after toggling Show Sidebar button.

OmniFocus 4.4 for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch

OmniFocus 4.4 introduces new Quick Entry, Quick Open, and Open Perspective functionality, brings new gesture and widget support to Apple Watch, and improves compatibility with newer OS versions.

OmniFocus 4.4 requires macOS 14 Sonoma, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, or visionOS 1. Some features may not be available on all supported OSes.

All Platforms

• OS Compatibility — Improved compatibility with newer versions of macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS.
• Shortcuts — New Quick Entry, Quick Open, and Open Perspective shortcuts.
• Spotlight — Quick Entry, Quick Open, and Open Perspective shortcuts are now included in Spotlight search results on supported OSes.
• Localizations — Localization updates.
• Widgets — Widgets no longer allow for selection of custom perspectives when OmniFocus is running in Standard mode.

iPhone & iPad

• Control Center — Customize Control Center with resizable new Quick Entry, Quick Open and Open Perspective controls available in the Control gallery.
• Lock Screen — Replace the controls at the bottom of the Lock Screen for new Quick Entry, Quick Open and Open Perspective controls to quickly access your most frequently used OmniFocus features.
• Action Button — Customize the Action Button to launch Quick Entry, Quick Open, or a perspective (requires iPhone with Action Button).
• Home Screen — App Icon and widgets have been optimized for light, dark, and tinted display.
• Widgets — Tapping on a date in Forecast Widget now launches OmniFocus to selected date in Forecast.
• Outline — Date fields now display in time-only format in outlines grouped by date (matching Mac behavior).
• Outline — Row swipe now action now displays correct tag icon.
• Settings — Removed deprecated “Show Explanation in Today Widget” setting.
• Sync — Fixed a bug that could temporarily block displaying synced changes.

Apple Watch

• Gestures — Double tap now activates Quick Entry or completes the displayed item (double tap gesture requires supported Apple Watch).
• Widgets & Complications — New widget type displays Inbox, Forecast, and Flagged item counts in Smart Stack and on supported watch faces.
• Widgets & Complications — Item completion is now supported in new interactive widgets in Smart Stack and on supported watch faces.
• Widgets & Complications — Additional watchOS complication options now highlight key elements using the watch face’s accent color.
• Siri — Siri capture has been updated for parity with functionality available in iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, allowing for assignment of project and tags on capture.
• Quick Entry — Quick Entry button is now displayed when viewing outline.