OmniFocus

OmniFocus

Sample project in OmniFocus with "focus" selected to hide other projects. Column at right shows contexts for each item.
Developer(s) The Omni Group
Stable release 1.9.4
Development status Active
Operating system Mac OS X, iOS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
Available in English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and Simplified Chinese
License Proprietary
Website OmniGroup.com

OmniFocus is a personal task manager by The Omni Group for Mac OS X and iOS. The declared goal of the program is to be able to capture thoughts and ideas into to do lists.[1] The program uses concepts and techniques described in the book Getting Things Done (commonly abbreviated as GTD) by David Allen.

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History

OmniFocus has its roots in the Kinkless kGTD add/scripts for the Omnigroups OmniOutliner product.[2] Kinkless (kGTD) was developed by Ethan J. A. Schoonover to enable those following the GTD methodology. The Omni group subsequently brought Ethan along with Merlin Mann to form a project team to create the OmniFocus application.[3]

iOS version

OmniFocus is available on several Apple products, including the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad. Ken Case, chairman and CEO of OmniGroup has been quoted as saying that the "iPhone version of OmniFocus was not to be merely a companion to the desktop version".[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ OmniFocus Overview, http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/
  2. ^ Forrest, Brady (2006-10-21). "The Story of KGTD and OmniFocus". OReilly Publishing. http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/10/the-story-of-kgtd-and-omnifocu.html. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 
  3. ^ Roger, Cyril (2007-05-08). "The Story of KGTD and OmniFocus". onsoftware. http://en.onsoftware.com/omnigroup-interview-part-1/. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 
  4. ^ Ecker, Clint (2008-06-15). "Ars at WWDC: Preview of OmniFocus for the iPhone". Ars Technica. http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/06/15/ars-at-wwdc-preview-of-omnifocus-for-the-iphone. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 

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