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Everything. This is the most powerful to do list manager in the world. I use about 10% of its full potential and I still think it's worth more than I pay for it. It syncs perfectly, it has intuitive keyboard shortcuts that make to-do list creation easy, it allows parallel or sequential projects, it allows projects within projects, it uses contexts so that you only worry about tasks while you can do them, and that's only scratching the surface of what Omnifocus can do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The software is very powerful, and at times it can feel like by not learning more about it, I'm throttling myself, but it isn't very easy to learn beyond the base level of what it can do without a certain amount of knowledge or dedication. It also offers so many options that early on it can be overwhelming to figure out exactly how you want it set up, especially for people with less traditional tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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OmniFocus is very flexible and fluid. It hides a lot of features in the interface gracefully, so they're there when you need them, but not drawing attention away from your work. Between views, projects, and tags, whatever your individual workflow for task planning, it can probably handle it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's really pretty hard to use OF comfortably without at least some of the pro features, and the cost and feature gap between versions is significant. Omnigroup is moving toward a subscription model (who isn't?), but the price is steep—$100 a year for a single app. Otherwise, it's around $150 for both iOS and Mac, which you'll want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
OmniFocus is an extremely powerful and customizable task management program that follows the GTD principles. OmniFocus has a relatively steep learning curve, but if you're willing to put in the time and effort to learn the program, it can be an extremely powerful tool to help organize your projects and tasks. It's available across a variety of platforms including MacOS and iOS/iPadOS. As with any task management application, it is dependent on the user keeping up with tasks and not continually deferring them until they become overwhelming. OmniFocus also has a rich user community and forum willing to share best practices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
OmniFocus' biggest strength, its customizability and flexibility, can also be its biggest weakness. It is not an application that is easy for the user to simply pick up and use, instead it requires some learning to get the most out of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Easy to use, UI and UX focus on task management, and synchronization between desktop and iOS devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
integration with other task management apps, such as working with colleagues on Windows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I love the ability to organize my projects both for home and for work, and sharing with my partner and colleagues to collaborate on shared project tasks. It's easy to see at a glance where we're at. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The mobile version is a little clunky but I usually use the desktop version. I do wish that there were more integrations with other softwares that I use frequently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
With OmniFocus I know what's important to do today, and which order to do it in. Tags are a lifesaver! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is a steep learning curve that can be daunting for some people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It helps organize all your tasks, prioritize the urgency level in a manageable way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It's pricey and they don't give group discounts especially if you want all access for mobile and desktop Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Ability to brain dump tasks and sort them out later. Refactoring tasks into projects, creating perspectives to see just certain kinds of tasks, and great search and filtering all make my more productive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I wish there were more ways of filtering. For example, you can't filter for tasks that are due in a certain date range. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
If you've been in the GTD (Getting Things Done) mindset, Omnifocus can keep you on track, whether your projects are simple or extremely complicated. All the details get gathered in one place, so you can see EVERYTHING that's coming up, and of course you get to set contexts for dealing with every task. Different perspective views allow you to view your to-dos by project, by context (now handled in Ominfocus 3 by tags), or my most-used view, is the Forecast View, which incorporates calendar items as well as tasks I've set. Deadlines are easily set and progress tracked. Data can flow in from wherever you have it: You can turn an email into a task in a click; notes from OneNote or Evernote can be linked to any task (and the links can be set in both directions -- go to your notes and research from an Omnifocus task, or click in the note to go back to the task). Reminders are seamless to implement, all your "stuff" is in one place so you can make sure nothing gets forgotten. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Not the easiest learning curve, but it does a lot, so I guess that's understandable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
