Looking ahead, we will continue many of the themes from last year.
When macOS Monterey shipped in October, we were again ready with Shortcuts support for all of our Mac apps, integrating Shortcuts with Omni Automation to put the full power of our apps in the hands of those who use them. When iOS 15 shipped in September, we had app updates ready so customers could immediately leverage new features like Focus and Live Text. Of course, that isn’t all we were doing throughout the year we issued updates to all of our apps. Fortunately, we bet on the right horse Apple continued to improve Swift and SwiftUI this year, allowing us to “skate to where the puck is going to be” and keep our focus on our primary goal of improving the flow of using OmniFocus. Back in 2020, I shared that we were redesigning and rebuilding our apps based on the latest Apple technologies, particularly SwiftUI. We really appreciate all of the insights that you have shared with us, about both form and function-as the year progressed, you inspired us to innovate with OmniFocus in some amazing ways.Īs usual, we watched Apple’s announcements closely during their Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), which is when we learned about planned changes coming to Apple’s platforms. One of the great things about having so many people engaged through TestFlight is that it’s given us the opportunity to experiment: revisiting earlier design decisions, while staying grounded and responsive to immediate feedback. Happily, the response was overwhelmingly enthusiastic! By mid-August we had invited thousands of eager testers to the TestFlight, and we now have more than 7,000 testers. In May, we shared a first look at the redesign work we were doing for OmniFocus 4, and we invited you all to join the OmniFocus 4 TestFlight and to offer feedback. Gone are the days where you would need to purchase OmniPlan for each platform independently! Our redesigned licensing system makes it easy for customers to purchase OmniPlan from any store and to use those licenses on any platform.
This means that anyone who purchases an OmniPlan license can use it on all supported platforms: iPad, iPhone, and the Mac.
We started last year by shipping OmniPlan 4 for iPad and iPhone, completing our first truly Universal product. We truly hope that all of you, wherever you are, remain safe and well. Last year, we quietly settled into our new groove of working and collaborating remotely during this global pandemic. For more than a decade, we’ve published an annual roadmap in January that reflects on the progress we made over the past year and shares our plans for the upcoming year.