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.