Release Notes:

OmniOutliner for Mac

What's New, Updated, or Fixed in This Release

Recent Changes

Version 5.8.2

  • Omni Automation [PRO] — Omni Automation now supports storing and accessing credentials in the Keychain. For more details about this change and other recent Omni Automation improvements, see the API Reference Release Notes (available via the Automation menu in the menu bar).
  • Omni Automation [PRO] — Allow configuring keyboard shortcuts for plug-in actions.
  • Site Licenses — The process for licensing OmniOutliner via a site license has been simplified: customers who authenticate our apps using their own SAML servers can now enter their email address to initiate the authentication process.
  • Omni Automation [PRO] — Addressed a crash that could occur when evaluating an Omni Automation script that results in an error.
  • Styles [ESSENTIALS] — Fixed a bug with unsupported styles being included in pasted text that would cause files to be recognized as Pro documents.

Version 5.8.1

OmniOutliner 5.8.1 is a minor update focused on bug fixes.

  • Omni Automation [PRO] — Omni Automation now supports calls to network resources that require authentication or use a RESTful API. For more detail, see the API Reference Release Notes.
  • Localizations — Localization improvements.

Version 5.8

OmniOutliner 5.8 for Mac introduces support for macOS 11 Big Sur. This release is a macOS Universal app, which can run natively on both Apple Silicon Mac and Intel-based Mac computers.

  • macOS Big Sur — OmniOutliner has been updated for compatibility with macOS Big Sur.
  • macOS Universal App — OmniOutliner now runs natively on both Apple Silicon Macs and Intel-based Mac computers.
  • Omni Automation [PRO] — Omni Automation has been updated with improved security and per-script approval for external scripts.
  • App Icon — The app icon has been updated to feel at home on macOS Big Sur.
  • Licensing — The ‘Unlock OmniOutliner’ button in the Free Reader mode bar opens the Omni Accounts window instead of the legacy License Panel.