OmniFocus Subscriptions are optional

You can still purchase and use OmniFocus for Mac and OmniFocus for iOS individually if you prefer.

OmniFocus will make a randomly generated email address with your username—and you can add multiple addresses if you'd like. When you send an email to this address, OmniFocus will add a new task to your Inbox with the subject line as the task name and the body of the message as the note—including attachments and basic formatting.

• OmniFocus is a desktop app for Mac, PC and Linux computers to manage all your OmniFocus accounts in one place. Manage multiple OmniFocus accounts. Switch between OmniFocus accounts with keyboard shortcuts. Run OmniFocus in self-contained, distraction-free windows. Pin and launch OmniFocus quickly from dock or taskbar.
• OmniFocus 2 Pro offers extensive AppleScript support for expanding the app with additional workflows. One potential way to use AppleScript in OmniFocus is to batch-change due times. Attached below is a modified version of Dan Byler’s Defer script that we’ve updated for OmniFocus 2, which finds any.

Subscribing to OmniFocus gives you the option to pay monthly or yearly for access to OmniFocus on all of your devices. From the App Store versions of OmniFocus for iOS and Mac, you can purchase the cross-platform OmniFocus Subscription. From our website, you can purchase the same cross-platform option, or the OmniFocus Web Add-On (for customers who already own the standalone version of OmniFocus for Mac or iOS).

No matter where you subscribe, your Omni Account tracks your subscription so that you don’t accidentally subscribe twice.

Try before you buy with an Omni Account

Trials of our applications are no longer linked to the subscription or purchase process, so with an Omni Account you can start a trial and have no fear of being charged at the end. Learn more about trialing an app with an Omni Account here.

• Accessing your subscription
• Managing or cancelling your Subscription

Subscribing via the Omni Store

To purchase a subscription direcly from Omni, visit the Omni Store and choose OmniFocus for the Web from the main store page. You’ll be asked to log in to your Omni Account, or create a new Omni Account if you don’t have one.

Already using OmniFocus?

If you use the Omni Sync Server to sync your OmniFocus data, you already have an Omni Account: use your Omni Sync Server credentials to log in here.

After logging into your Omni Account, choose a subscription type:

• OmniFocus Subscription—Includes OmniFocus Pro for Mac, OmniFocus Pro for iOS, and OmniFocus for the Web.

• OmniFocus Web Add-On—This subscription lets customers who already own the standalone version of OmniFocus for Mac and/or iOS use OmniFocus for the Web at a discounted price.

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Select a monthly or yearly subscription, enter your payment details, and click Pay and Subscribe. If your purchase is successful you’ll see a summary of your account status and subscription information.

Once you have an active subscription, sign into your Omni Account on each of your devices to unlock the Pro features.

Subscribing via the App Store

The Mac App Store version of OmniFocus for Mac is pictured below, but OmniFocus for iOS uses the same subscription flow with slightly different visuals.

To subscribe using an App Store version of OmniFocus, download OmniFocus for iOS or the Mac App Store version of OmniFocus for Mac. The first time you launch the app, you can choose to Try or Buy.

If you already have OmniFocus for iOS installed, head to Settings > In-App Purchases to begin the subscription process instead. In OmniFocus from the Mac App Store, choose the In-App Purchases item in the OmniFocus app menu.

When you’re prompted to choose OmniFocus 3 for iOS/Mac or OmniFocus Subscription, tap or click Subscription Options. Monthly and yearly subscription options are available.

Try before you buy with an Omni Account

Trials of our applications are no longer linked to the subscription or purchase process, so with an Omni Account you can start a trial and have no fear of being charged at the end. Learn more about trialing an app with an Omni Account here.

Signing in to your Omni Account

If you use the Omni Sync Server to sync your OmniFocus data, you already have an Omni Account: use your Omni Sync Server credentials to log in here.

Before your subscription can be billed, you’ll be asked to log in to your Omni Account, or create a new Omni Account if you don’t have one.

After you finish signing in to your Omni Account, confirm your purchase. If you purchased as part of the OmniFocus first-run experience, you’ll continue on to database setup.

Once you have an active subscription, sign into your Omni Account on each of your devices to unlock the Pro features.

Accessing your subscription

OmniFocus for Mac and iOS

If your subscription includes OmniFocus Pro for Mac and iOS, signing into the Omni Account which you used to subscribe will unlock Pro features in each app.

• OmniFocus 3 for Mac—Download from the Omni website (direct OmniFocus download link). Click Restore during first run to unlock OmniFocus Pro by signing in to your Omni Account. If you’ve already gone through the first run experience, choose Sign in to Omni Account from the OmniFocus app menu.

• OmniFocus 3 for iOS—Download from the iOS App Store. Tap Restore during first run to unlock OmniFocus Pro by signing in to your Omni Account. If you’ve already gone through the first run experience, choose Omni Account from the OmniFocus Settings and enter your Omni Account credentials.

OmniFocus for the Web

Once your subscription is active, you can log in to OmniFocus for the Web using your Omni Account credentials at https://web.omnifocus.com.

Managing or cancelling your Subscription

For App Store subscriptions

Manage your OmniFocus subscription via the central iTunes subscription management page. This page is also accessible via the Omni Account and In-App Purchase sections of OmniFocus Settings on iOS and the corresponding OmniFocus app menu items on Mac.

The subscription management page shows the date on which your subscription will renew. You must cancel your subscription at least 24 hours before this date to avoid being charged. If you start a subscription with a free trial, the first renewal date will be two weeks after your subscription begins.

For subscriptions purchased directly from Omni

If you subscribed in the Omni Store, you can manage or cancel your OmniFocus subscription via the Omni Accounts interface at https://accounts.omnigroup.com/.

The Omni Group provides some excellent resources to help you get the most out of OmniFocus.

OmniFocus is developed, sold, and supported by the Omni Group. This Seattle-based company has been developing productivity software for many years and has a talented team with a passion for producing meticulously crafted apps.

Here are some of the resources that the Omni Group provides to help you make productive use of OmniFocus.

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Help Menu — The Help menu in OmniFocus 3 for Mac is a good place to start. Most notably, selecting OmniFocus Help will open the built-in manual. This is also a convenient place to access OmniFocus News and Release Notes. If you need some help from the Omni Group’s outstanding “Support Ninjas”, select Contact Omni to drop them a line.

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OmniFocus Apps — Download OmniFocus 3 for Mac from the Omni Group’s website or the Mac App Store and put both the Standard and Pro features through their paces. Similarly, the OmniFocus for iOS (that supports iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch) is available through the iOS App Store.

Inside OmniFocus — This website showcases OmniFocus-related workflows and tools and is a natural complement to Learn OmniFocus. The Working With OmniFocus 3 section documents a wide range of OmniFocus workflows. And the Tools & Services area shows how OmniFocus pairs well with other services and tools.

OmniFocus Videos — The Omni Group has a large and growing collection of videos that cover features Mac and iOS versions of OmniFocus, stories of OmniFocus in the Field and recordings of talks from past events.

OmniFocus Manuals — The Omni Group provides excellent manuals for OmniFocus 3 for Mac and OmniFocus 2 for iOS. Visit the Omni Group’s Manuals page to access the latest version of the manuals for all of the Omni Group’s apps.

OmniFocus Support — The Omni Group has a well-deserved reputation for provided excellent support. The OmniFocus Support page contains contact information, support articles and answers to frequently asked questions about OmniFocus.

Omni Group Forums — The Omni Group hosts active user forums for troubleshooting issues and sharing suggestions, with a section dedicated to OmniFocus. Among other things, this can be a great place to get advice on OmniFocus setups and workflows. If you have feature requests, it’s best to email them to the Omni Group by choosing Help > Contact Omni (Mac) or Settings > Contact Omni (iPhone, iPad). Requests made through the forums don’t tend to get logged.

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Omni Group Slack Workspace — If you want more real-time discussions than the forums provide, consider requesting to Join the Omni Group Slack Workspace. Frequent contributors include members of the Omni Group team, including CEO, Ken Case.

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OmniFocus 3 for Mac Keyboard Shortcuts — To maximize your efficiency, it’s worth spending some time getting to know OmniFocus’ keyboard shortcuts. The following graphic (click on it to enlarge) shows the keyboard shortcuts for OmniFocus 2 for Mac. This guide is equally useful in OmniFocus 3 for Mac. Just change “contexts” to “tags” and you’re good to go!