GTD Software comparison: MindManager vs OmniFocus
MindManager |
vs OmniFocus ▼ |
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|---|---|---|
| Company |
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| Company name | The Omni Group | |
| Rating | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ |
| TRO Ready | ✓ | 𐄂 |
| Key features |
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| Description | Graphical task mapping tool that can support GTD. | Full-featured task manager for Mac and iPhone. |
| Home page | MindManager | OmniFocus |
| Tro training | No TRO training available. | No TRO training available. |
| Platform | Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista | |
| Requires | Online standalone or supplement for Win/Mac versions | Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later, or iPhone 3G |
| Version |
8.1 (Win); 7 (Mac), Web released: 2009-02-24 |
3.3.6 released: 2019-09-19 |
| Release date | 2009-02-24 | 2019-09-19 |
| Type | Commercial | Commercial |
| Has free version | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free version notes | Free 21 day trial | Free 14 day trial |
| A paid version is available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full price low | $99 | $19.99 |
| Full price high | $349 | $79.95 |
| Made specifically for GTD | 0 | |
| Syncs with | Outlook (direct integration); Exchange Server (via Outlook); WinMobile and Pocket PC PDAs (via Outlook ActiveSync) | iCal (auto sync); multiple OmniFocus Mac or iPhone DBs (manual, MobileMe, Bonjour, iDisk, WebDAV); TaskPaper, TXT, HTML CSV (manual export) |
| Sync methods | Direct Database Update | Automatic Sync |
| Mobile access |
Web Access Mobile App |
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| Email-to-task support | None | Emails are automatically tasks |
| Categories | Unlimited contexts | Unlimited contexts |
| Time boxing | No time boxing support | No time boxing support |
| Number of date fields | ✓ | ✓ |
| Has reminders | 𐄂 | ✓ |
| Can automatically prioritize tasks | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Project support | Projects can be nested within other projects | Projects can be nested within other projects |
| Calendar integration | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar | No support for integration between the tasklist and calendar |
| Features URL | www.mindjet.com/us/products/mindmanager_pro7/details.php?s=1 | www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/features |
| Screenshots URL | ||
| GTD setup notes | ||
| Data can be manipulated via an API | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Short details | A professional task list featuring contexts and projects with different filtering and sorting options. | |
| Category dimensions | 2 | |
| Persistent reminders | 𐄂 | 𐄂 |
| Number of priority levels | 0 | |
| Number of prioritization dimensions (besides dates, categories, etc.) | 0 | |
| Collaboration and team support |
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| Date last reviewed | 2016-04-11 | 2019-09-29 |