Release Notes:

OmniGraffle for Mac

Release Notes: What's new, updated, or fixed

Recent Changes

Version 7.18.6

  • Stability — Fixed a memory leak triggered by rapidly changing zoom levels with images on the canvas.
  • Omni Automation [PRO] — Improved Omni Automation’s memory management.

Version 7.18.5

  • Omni Automation [PRO] — Omni Automation improvements. For more detail, see the release notes in the API Reference.
  • General — Saving new documents prompts for name and location when allowing OmniGraffle to store documents in iCloud Drive.
  • Groups — Connected lines inside of groups transform along with the whole group.
  • Omni Automation [PRO] — Scripts added to the toolbar are correctly validated.
  • AppleScript [PRO] — Addressed a permission error that could occur on macOS Big Sur the first time “Open Scripts Folder” is selected in the Help menu.

Version 7.18.4

  • Sidebar — Fixed a bug that would cause canvas previews to continually reload.
  • First Run — Fixed a bug that could cause OmniGraffle to display an inaccurate error message after signing into an Omni Account associated with an expired trial.

Version 7.18.3

  • 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 OmniGraffle 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.

Version 7.18.2

  • Inspectors — Document windows will not display an empty right sidebar when using inspectors in floating or palette mode.
  • Exports — Fixed a macOS Big Sur compatibility issue with missing images in bitmap formats under certain circumstances when transparency was not included.
  • Sidebar — Fixed a bug causing images to be missing from the canvas preview under certain circumstances.
  • Omni Automation — Fixed crash triggered by remote script URLs that result in a Promise.

OmniGraffle 7.18.1 is a minor update focused on bug fixes.

Version 7.18.1

  • 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.
  • Text — The Substitutions menu is available under the Edit menu.
  • Localizations — Localization improvements.
  • Misc. — Stopped OmniGraffle from being assigned as the default owner of .framework files on macOS Big Sur. Logging out or rebooting may be required for the change to take effect.
  • Stencils — Submitting a stencil to Stenciltown on macOS Big Sur no longer causes OmniGraffle to hang.

Version 7.18

OmniGraffle 7.18 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 — OmniGraffle has been updated for compatibility with macOS Big Sur.
  • macOS Universal App — OmniGraffle now runs natively on both Apple Silicon Macs and Intel-based Mac computers.
  • Point Editor Tool — Command-Click a selected point to deselect it.
  • Omni Automation [PRO] — OmniGraffle now recognizes simple plug-ins that use the .omnigrafflejs file extension.
  • Omni Automation [PRO] — Omni Automation has been updated with improved security and per-script approval for external scripts.
  • AppleScript — Embedded AppleScript support has been updated with improved security to require per-script approval.
  • App Icon — The app icon has been updated to feel at home on macOS Big Sur.
  • Inspectors — Updated the appearance of the color well.
  • Text — Text stays sharp on non-retina displays while editing.
  • Export Panel — Keyboard focus starts in the export format options instead of on the PNG button. The selected format has a new appearance to differentiate it from the others.
  • Bézier Objects — Additional fixes for adding points to Bézier paths.
  • Inspectors — Fixed the width of the Flexible Canvas buttons to resize based on the text.
  • Images — PDF images set to tile and scaled up really large render on-screen and export with the correct resolution.
  • Lines — An alert will display when there are lines are missing enough points to define it. Points will be automatically created to allow the file to open.