OmniFocus is a powerful tool designed to follow David Allen’s Getting Things Done.I go into the details of GTD here but the simple version is that it’s a method of getting things out of your mind and into a trusted organizational system. The main purpose is to free up your mind to have ideas, not hold them. There is an updated version of my OmniFocus setup and the inspiration behind it. The newly released app FocusGTD3 is now compatible with OmniFocus 3 with full support for tags, and more advanced repeat rules. USE OMNISYNC SERVER OR YOUR OWN. FocusGTD works with OmniSync Server. or you can also use another WebDAV shared drive. In addition, FocusGTD3 can also be used offline without synching to Omnifocus. ADD TASKS FROM SHARE. Todoist, Facilethings, and Nirvanahq are probably your best bets out of the 34 options considered. 'Multi-platform compatibility' is the primary reason people pick Todoist over the competition. This page is powered by a knowledgeable community that helps you make an informed decision.
OmniFocus is a powerful app, with many customization options. If you’re new to OmniFocus, you may want to start small, and work your way up to the more powerful features if you end up needing them. This article offers additional resources (some of them from third parties), grouped by level of comfort with task management strategies and the OmniFocus app.
If you’re new to task management…
- Have you heard of GTD? Getting Things Done, a book by David Allen, describes a time management method for stress-free productivity. Many OmniFocus users implement GTD principles in their OmniFocus apps.
- Check out our white paper, where we discuss how you might implement GTD in OmniFocus.
If you’re new to the OmniFocus app (on iOS or Mac)…
- Read the latest version of our OmniFocus manuals, written by our own Documentation team.
- Come hang out in our Slack team, and ask questions of your fellow OmniFocus users!
- View answered questions on our forums, and ask new ones!
- Search our Support Help Center for how-tos, troubleshooting suggestions, and answers to common questions.
If you’re looking to become a power user…
- Check out our user spotlights, workflow tips, and more at Inside OmniFocus.
- View free and paid content created by Tim Stringer at Learn OmniFocus.
- Pick up a copy of Kourosh Dini’s book, Creating Flow with OmniFocus.
- Enroll for David Sparks’ OmniFocus Field Guide.
If you can’t find the answers to your questions in the resources above, please contact our Support Team at omnifocus@omnigroup.com.
Last Modified: Apr 3, 2019
Gtd In Omnifocus
OmniFocus is a great place to store well-defined projects and actions in a highly-structured way but isn’t generally the best place to house things like project support materials, reference information, and that random (and brilliant) idea that you had while out walking the dog earlier today.
Notion can be a great complement to OmniFocus. It’s essentially a blank canvas that can be used to store a wide variety of information, everything from free-form notes from your brainstorming session to a detailed database of feature requests that you’ve received from your clients.
You can use Notion to house your personal information (e.g. your purpose in life and aspirations spanning years) and it can be used to share information and keep a team on track (e.g. as an internal wiki and as a place to share quarterly goals). The number of use cases is limited only by your imagination!
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It’s easy to reference anything you have stored in Notion from OmniFocus projects and actions. Simply choose “Copy Link…” from the “…” menu and paste the link into the note field of the related OmniFocus project or action.
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For example, if you have a page in Notion that contains ideas for your blog post, you could create a repeating “Review: blog ideas” action in OmniFocus that shows up on your radar every week. If you decide to go ahead and write one of these posts, you could create a “Write: blog post about…” to OmniFocus and include a link to the notes about this blog post that you’ve captured in Notion. OmniFocus prompts you to take action and Notion contains the information you need to move forward.