Plug-Ins: The Action Template Generators
The Action Template Generators provide a simplified way to quickly create a single-file plug-in template customized to your needs.
There is an Action Template Generator for each Omni application.
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| OmniFocus | OmniGraffle | OmniOutliner | OmniPlan |
| TAP|CLICK TO VIEW GENERATOR | |||
To “generate” a plug-in:
1) Simply fill-in the content to be used for the plug-in metadata and choose an input option from the “Input” popup menu:
(⬇ see below ) Template Generator for OmniOutliner
2) To view the generated template in a new browser window, select the “Show Template” button, and a new window displaying the template code will open:
3) Select the “Download” button at the bottom right of the window, to download the generated plug-in template file to your device, ready for you to edit and add your processing code!
Open in Editor
If you are using either Textastic or BBEdit as your script editing application, select their buttons at the bottom right of the initial generator window to open the template directly in those applications for editing.
- Textastic • (macOS/iPadOS/iOS) • By Alexander Blach, complete editing support for multiple languages including JavaScript. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Macs.
- BBEdit • (macOS) • Bare Bones Software. Versatile extensible text and code editing for macOS.
Get Started
To begin the process of creating a new plug-in, TAP|CLICK one of the Omni Application Tempalte Generator images at the top of this page.