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CEO of the Omni Group, a small software company based in Seattle. (We make OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, OmniPlan, OmniWeb, etc.) I'm currently more active over on Mastodon at <https://mastodon.social/@kcase/>.

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Test builds of OmniFocus 4.7 are now available! This update introduces a range of exciting new features: Planned Dates, mutually exclusive tag behavior, improved repeats, and much more. Learn more, including how to sign up to help test, here: discourse.omnigroup.com/t/omnifocus-...

08.07.2025 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mac Power Users #804: From NeXT to Liquid Glass, with Ken Case - Relay Ken Case is the CEO at The Omni Group and has been developing for Apple platforms for decades. He shares with Stephen and David how he got his start in technology, what Apple gear he uses, his approach to customer communication, and his thoughts on WWDC.

Mac Power Users 804: From NeXT to Liquid Glass, with Ken Case

Ken Case is the CEO at The Omni Group and has been developing for Apple platforms for decades. He shares with Stephen and David how he got his start in technology, what Apple gear he uses, his approach to cu... http://relay.fm/mpu/804

06.07.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Had a fun conversation on this week's Mac Power Users with @ismh86.net and @macsparky.bsky.social, ranging from punched cards and Apple ][ in the '70s through developing for NeXT in the '90s to considering how to tastefully use Liquid Glass in the present. Hope folks enjoy!

bsky.app/profile/rela...

07.07.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Liquid Glass buttons featuring glyphs representing OmniFocus and OmniGraffle, floating over a background image of Lake Tahoeโ€”alluding to Omni's roadmap and macOS 26 Tahoe. (The buttons are rendered in Dark Mode on beta 2.)

Liquid Glass buttons featuring glyphs representing OmniFocus and OmniGraffle, floating over a background image of Lake Tahoeโ€”alluding to Omni's roadmap and macOS 26 Tahoe. (The buttons are rendered in Dark Mode on beta 2.)

What an exciting WWDC25! Liquid Glass. Foundation Models. iPad windows.

After, we like to take a moment. To quote Ferris Bueller, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Today, we share our post-WWDC update!

www.omnigroup.com/blog/omni-ro...

02.07.2025 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for letting me know! (Fixed.)

06.05.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A road through a valley in a forest heading towards mountains in the distance, with light glyphs representing OmniFocus and OmniGraffle in the foreground. The image of the road was generated by Apple Intelligence via Image Playground, then cropped and composited with the glyphs using OmniGraffle.

A road through a valley in a forest heading towards mountains in the distance, with light glyphs representing OmniFocus and OmniGraffle in the foreground. The image of the road was generated by Apple Intelligence via Image Playground, then cropped and composited with the glyphs using OmniGraffle.

One of our traditions each year is to reflect on the past and to share plans for the future: our roadmap. Learn about our plans for OmniGraffleย 8, document links that can be synced and shared, new features coming to OmniFocus, and Apple Intelligence.

www.omnigroup.com/blog/omni-ro...

29.01.2025 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If there are any questions I can answer about what's new or different in OmniFocusย 4, please don't hesitate to reach out!

24.12.2024 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I totally missed the new keyboard shortcuts in #OmniFocus until a tip told me.

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23.12.2024 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.2.

Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.2.

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Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.3.

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Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.4.

Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.5.

Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.5.

- 4.1 โ€” brought the app to Apple Vision Pro
- 4.2 โ€” added new perspective rules like "has date in range"
- 4.3 โ€” support for device Focus Filters
- 4.4 โ€” lock screen controls, tinted home screen, Apple Watch double-tap
- 4.5 โ€” powerful new Shortcuts, Genmoji, Mac appearance customization

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13.12.2024 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.0.

Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.0.

Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.1.

Banner image from the blog post introducing OmniFocus 4.1.

OmniFocus 4 shipped one year ago today! 4.0 brought a unified, approachable, modern, customizable interface to the app on all its native platforms.

Which of the major updates since then has been your favorite?

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13.12.2024 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A year ago today #omniFocus @omnifocus.omnigroup.com 4.0 was released, and I feel like @kcase.bsky.social and the team at @omnigroup.com have made so much progress on it in the last 365 days! Thank you for the commitment to quality, gang! #GTD #taskmanagement

13.12.2024 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Banner image from the blog, with icons representing improved areas of functionality in OmniFocus 4.5: font/appearance settings, in-app tips and guidance, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and Apple Intelligence "Genmoji."

Banner image from the blog, with icons representing improved areas of functionality in OmniFocus 4.5: font/appearance settings, in-app tips and guidance, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and Apple Intelligence "Genmoji."

Weโ€™re delighted to announce OmniFocus 4.5, a powerful update tuned to make you more productive through automation, integration, and customization.

www.omnigroup.com/blog/omnifoc...

11.12.2024 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An automaton making a short presentation about Omni Automation. The presentation references OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, and OmniPlan.

An automaton making a short presentation about Omni Automation. The presentation references OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, and OmniPlan.

Got a minute or five? Today, we'd like introduce you to Sal Soghoian's latest project, Omni Automation Vids! These are super quick snackable nuggets to show you tips, techniques, and concepts related to Omni Automation. Each episode is a short video screencast.

www.omnigroup.com/blog/omni-au...

04.12.2024 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As a studio thatโ€™s always building apps, itโ€™s crucial for us to stay up to date with the best in the business. Hereโ€™s a starter pack of some of our favorite apps and the studios behind a few of them.

go.bsky.app/PeVtxjv

26.11.2024 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I find it sad that our industry has trained so many people to expect that a free trial is going to automatically convert into some sort of payment when the trial ends, unless they somehow cancel the trial.

(In all of our apps at @omnigroup.com, the trial simply ends.)

26.11.2024 14:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We also shipped an OmniFocus 4.4.3 update yesterday! It has a number of improvements, but one of the most notable is improved sync times on Apple Watch:

โ€ขย Sync โ€” Apple Watch app will no longer attempt any database maintenance tasks, reducing sync times.

26.11.2024 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How Joel Clermont Uses OmniFocus Today, we dive deep with Joel Clermont, a web app developer, Laravel framework expert and co-host of theย No Compromisesย podcast.ย ย We look into the nuanced ways he's been using OmniFocus (since version...

If youโ€™re into productivity, planning, or OmniFocus check out my podcast appearance on The Omni Show. It was fun! theomnishow.omnigroup.com/episode/how-...

18.11.2024 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mac test builds:

omnistaging.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/

TestFlight for iOS, iPadOS, visionOS (and, after a delay, macOS):

www.omnigroup.com/test/

Enjoy!

26.11.2024 01:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not to rest on our laurels, today's test build of OmniFocus 4.5 introduces new and updated Shortcuts actions across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro; Genmoji; improvements to Omni Automation; and Mac support for custom fonts and a black background.

26.11.2024 01:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

OmniFocus is a finalist for #AppStoreAwards Mac App of the Year!

When we built OmniFocus 4 with Appleโ€™s new SwiftUI technologies, our goal was to make the app approachable and easy to use. We're thrilled Apple has named us an award finalist for "fostering focus with simplified task management"!

25.11.2024 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Welcome! We're the Omni Group, a small software company based in Seattle. We make award-winning productivity apps for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro, such as:

- @omnifocus.omnigroup.com
- @omnigraffle.omnigroup.com
- @omnioutliner.omnigroup.com
- @omniplan.omnigroup.com

25.11.2024 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
App Store Awards 2024 Finalist: OmniFocusย 4.

App Store Awards 2024 Finalist: OmniFocusย 4.

What a wonderful bit of news to wake up to! This morning the App Store announced the finalists for the Apple #AppStoreAwards for the best apps and games. For Mac App of the Year, they wrote: "OmniFocus 4, for fostering focus with simplified task management."

www.omnigroup.com/blog/apple-n...

25.11.2024 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Summary: We think that valuing respect and humility, along with working hard to create great software products, helps us contribute more to the world than we take from it. And we hope that spreading these values through our work inspires others to do the same!

25.11.2024 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There are always new things to learn, and if we listen to our customers, community, and each other with humility we'll learn much more quickly than if we bring our own hubris to each problem.

25.11.2024 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Core Value: Be humble

Decades of experience may have taught us some of the questions we need to consider in our workโ€”but it's important to remember that we still don't know all the questions, much less all the answers.

25.11.2024 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Privacy at Omni - The Omni Group - The Omni Group The sitemap offers an easy way to browse all pages on omnigroup.com.

Truly respecting our customers leads to profound outcomes in our workโ€”such as our stance on privacy, that your data is yours (www.omnigroup.com/privacy). Another implication of being respectful is our policy of being honest about the state of our products (and everything else).

25.11.2024 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A lack of respect leads to conflict rather than reconciliation By treating everyone and everything around us with respect, we strengthen every interaction and every relationship.

25.11.2024 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Four Horsemen: Contempt Contempt is the worst of the four horsemen and the most destructive negative behavior in relationships. Gottman tools can help you beat it.

Core Value: Be respectful

One of the strongest foundations for any relationship is respect. We may not always see eye to eye with everyone we encounter, but, as John Gottman found (www.gottman.com/blog/the-fou...), a lack of respect is poisonous to any relationship.

25.11.2024 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We believe that improving the world we live in is the highest priority in life, and that our company is an extension of ourselves and not a separate, amoral entity. We believe we can contribute to and improve the world around us every day through the work that we do.

25.11.2024 07:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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