But that’s not a promise we’re comfortable making. (Which also means if you delete something accidentally, there’s a chance we can restore it. Your data will be deleted from the sync server, will then cease to exist in our daily backups, and then cease to exist in our weekly backups. But all functionality that you see right now is free, and we have no plans to start charging! (But note that the apps themselves, including OmniFocus for the Web, are not free.) Can I pay you anyway? If we add some new feature that takes up a lot of processing power, a ton of storage, or delivers coffee every morning, we reserve the right to charge for it. At first, we weren’t sure if it would require a subscription or fee to make ends meet.īut we found out that a small, caffeinated team could get all the data to the right places. Learn more about setting up iCloud Drive. For current versions of OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle and OmniPlan, Omni recommends syncing via iCloud Drive, because of its reliability, accessibility and direct system integration. We started Omni Sync Server because we wanted to align our needs, goals, and customer expectations. OmniPresence is a legacy solution for syncing documents across iOS and macOS devices. Not so if Apple shuttered iCloud for good. So even if something catastrophic happened to all of us at The Omni Group and the server cabinet bill wasn’t paid, you’d still be able to continue on. (Note, though, that the one thing this doesn’t work with is OmniFocus for the Web.) On a computer in your basement, on an Amazon server somewhere, or some Raspberry Pi in a cupboard in a shed. If you want all of your data under your control, you can set up your own WebDAV server. When we developed Omni Sync Server and OmniPresence (as a feature), we wanted to focus on three things: open-source technologies, portability, and longevity. There’s a big advantage to using Omni Sync Server and OmniPresence, though. But that doesn’t cover everything, like OmniFocus syncing. You can use iCloud for syncing files using Document Providers, a global file picker introduced in iOS 8. There’s more, too: read all about Publishing and Subscribing. In OmniPlan Pro, we sync your entire plan and all its changes so that you can collaborate with others. OmniPlan Standard offers document syncing through OmniPresence, just like with OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle.You set it up once and changes are automatically pushed to the rest of your devices - and to OmniFocus for the Web. For OmniFocus, your entire database syncs with the server, including Perspectives and important settings.For OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle for iOS, you decide which documents you want on the server, using OmniPresence.(Which is what people tend to compare themselves to when talking about security.) We think that that would be an accurate thing to say, yes!Ĭommunication to and from the server is encrypted using a secure HTTPS connection, just like the traffic between your computer and your online banking website. You also use your Omni Account to sign in to OmniFocus for the Web (subscription required). Support is built-in to each app in a few different ways, but each is very easy to set up on Macs, iPads, and iPhones. The Omni Sync Server is a completely free way to keep your Omni applications in sync with each other.
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