![]() ![]() However, I suppose you could schedule a Weekly Review in Things 3 as a repeating task. I’ve missed the Weekly Review. While Things has a handy placeholder for Someday/Maybe, it doesn’t have a built-in Weekly Review feature like OmniFocus does. OmniFocus doesn’t have a Someday/Maybe bucket, but Things does. I’ve missed Someday/Maybe. A ‘Someday/Maybe’ bucket is something that the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology suggests you use to keep ideas. It’s a nice way to see your progress, and I found it motivating to try and ‘close’ pies by the end of the day. Things 3 introduces ‘Progress Pies,’ a neat visual representation of how close you are to completing a project. It’s a quick and easy way to schedule dates when writing tasks. Natural language processing is fun. You can use natural language for dates in both Things 3 and OmniFocus, but I’ve sometimes run into bugs while using this in OmniFocus. Tasks jump between Things on macOS and iOS in seconds. I often have to trigger manual syncing for OmniFocus on my iPhone to get it up to speed, and even syncing on macOS takes a while when booting. Things Cloud is fast. Cultured Code’s syncing engine is fast. Both Things and OmniFocus let you organize projects into folders (Things calls them ‘Areas’), but Things 3 goes further and gives you Headings, another way to visually organize projects into clear hierarchies. Things 3 isn’t just designed to look good. It’s colorful, spacious and full of delightful animations that make using the app a joy, something I could never say about the staid OmniFocus. Things 3 is delightful. Things has always been more beautiful than OmniFocus, and version three is the loveliest one of all. But from a long-time OmniFocus user’s perspective, I don’t think I’ll be switching back. I’ve been playing around with it since it was released two weeks ago, and there are things about it that I really like. ![]() That’s why it’s a big surprise that Things 3 is finally here. I’ve been using OmniFocus for the past four years and had given up on Things 3 ever shipping. Some people waited, others (like myself), moved on. This app has a history: it was first released in 2007, won an Apple Design Award in 2009, and Things 2 was released in 2012.Īt the end of 2013, Cultured Code announced that they were working on Things 3, and then … it never came. Learn more about sponsoring 3 is the latest update to Things, a to-do list for macOS and iOS from Cultured Code. Check out OmniFocus 2 for yourself! « Recap: May 21st, 2014 | Markdown: here, let me show you » There’s also a whole new website called Inside OmniFocus to collect helpful information on workflows, systems, tools, and services that all work with OmniFocus. If you’re looking for some help getting started, Omni provides “Support Short” videos shot just for OmniFocus 2’s new interface. OmniFocus 2 is available for $39.99, or you can get a Pro License for $79.99 to add the more advanced features. Reviewing in general is slicker, too, and I can flip through my projects, update tasks and catch “blocks” in my workflow quickly and easily. Well, it’s on my desktop now, and it’s awesome. It’s extremely useful, and one of the primary reasons that I’ve always reviewed my tasks on my iPad instead of my desktop. If you’ve ever used OmniFocus on the iPad, you’re familiar with the “Forecast” view, which shows you all of your upcoming due dates combined with calendar events and more. This includes Custom Perspectives, Focus mode and advanced scripting support, leaving all the rest of the power of OmniFocus 2 in the standard package at a lower entry price. The “advanced” features that have previously only made new users feel uncomfortable with settling in have been moved out to OmniFocus 2 Pro. What’s more, OmniFocus 2 is even cheaper than ever. ![]() Entering tasks, notes, and details like contexts, “defer dates” and recurring tasks is more intuitive than ever. All of the features, palettes and interface have been redesigned, and not just to look better. Hot off the press, the new version has a lot to offer! I’m excited to have OmniFocus 2 for Mac as this week’s sponsor. ![]()
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