Well, it seems that finally we can see what’s behind the guys at Omni Group. It’s about the hiper-hyped OmniFocus GTD-enabled software announced several months ago, we finally have a face. They posted a first screen-shot, and from what I saw it looks pretty interesting. I am a public fan of their products – OmniPlan proved to be an incredibly valuable resource for my company project plannning so far – and I constantly use their OmniOutliner for quick sketches or fast annotating documents.
This is the original screenshot of what they offer – of course, all the credits and copyrights goes to them – so far…
What we may expect in the first – still unknown release date – version of OmniFocus:
• Quick entry panel, accessible via keyboard shortcut from any application
• Import for kGTD documents
• Focus feature for opening a specific folder or project in its own window
• Project or context work views, both with extensive filtering and sorting options
• iCal synchronization (enabling you to get to Palm and other devices)
• Printing support that will include printing to index cards
• Project outlines include hierarchical tasks and task groups
• Pop-up calendars for assigning start, due and completion dates
• Project and task filtering by project state, dates, next actions, available actions and more
• Rich text support for project and task notes
• Ability to attach files to any task or project
A part of the more orthodox GTD-centric approach, iGTD does already all of this. And the latest version, (1.3.5 at the date of this article) offers .Mac integration and MailTags integration. Wow, we do live interesting times. I am already impatient to see more of the OmniFocus, signed on they beta tester list, and hope to get my hands on fresh, beta realease ASAP 
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Thanks for this review and screenshot. This should prove to be a helpful app.
Mike
Hi,
I read some of your post from your blog, after I became interested in GTD and read David Allen’s book.
On one post in the romanian version I found out that iGTD is not going to be developed and that you switched to OmniFocus. On iGTD site I didn’t see some sign that the guy is not going to develop the program further. And what about Things?
I want to implement the hi-tech version of GTD process and I could use some advice on choosing a good software for this.
Since you tested these softwares, please give me/us your impressions/advice on them.
Thanks, and good luck with your relocation and have an excellent “new life”.
Regards,
Emil
P.S. As fi scris in romana pe blogul tau romanesc, dar nu am inteles exact daca acesta mai este de actualitate pentru tine.
Toate cele bune
Hi,
And sorry for answering so late. I plan to write some extensive reviews of OmniFocus and Things (at least their iPhone versions, for sure) so maybe you will find some advice there.
From the top of my head, I can tell you to go with iGTD. Although the developer seems to be absent, the code is solid. After a while, you can switch to Things for a more refined interface. And if you are ready for a steep learning curve and really, really need the state of the art in GTD-like organizational tools, go for OmniFocus. As I told you, it has a somehow difficult period of learning it, but after that it’s really a breeze.
Hope it helped