Omni Automation Podcast

Episode 001: What is Omni Automation?
A short overview of Omni Automation: what it is, and what it does, and how can you take advantage of powerful tools that come with every app from The Omni Group.

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(0:00) (TOP) “Omni Automation” is the set of automation tools, included with the applications from the Omni Group: OmniFocus, OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle, and OmniPlan.

(0:17) (TOP) Many Omni customers install these tools, by selecting from hundreds of free Omni Automation plug-ins; activating an “Install Link,” and approving the installation.

(0:30) (TOP) Plug-ins can be launched from the Automation Menu or by keyboard shortcuts, accelerating complex processes, such as the export and sharing of data between applications.

(0:45) (TOP) In addition, Omni Automation integrates with Apple’s Shortcuts, expanding its scope and abilities, to integrate directly with Omni applications and documents.

(0:58) (TOP) Through Shortcuts, Omni Automation gains access to system services, resulting in productivity tools that make it easier to get things done.

(1:11) (TOP) Plug-ins and Shortcuts, provide an excellent way to automate your production scenarios.

(1:18) (TOP) Omni Automation’s robust JavaScript support, provides full scriptability, for all Omni apps, on all host Apple devices.

(1:29) (TOP) Every Omni application, includes a Console window, into which Omni Automation scripts, can be entered and run.

(1:43) (TOP) To enable scripts to be hosted externally, and to provide a mechanism for applications to automate the transfer and control of data between them, every Omni Automation script can be expressed as encoded “Script URL’s,” or “Script Links,” embeddable within webpages, and triggerable via user interaction.

(2:05) (TOP) Script links can also be integrated with networked data sources, to automate the transfer and formatting of information.

(2:15) (TOP) And links can be generated and triggered by third-party apps, to transfer data directly to Omni applications.

(2:23) (TOP) Omni Automation also integrates industry-standard REST API, and support for HTTP Requests, with Keychain Credentials, to enable scripts and plug-ins to securely retrieve data from internet services.

(2:40) (TOP) For detailed documentation and plug-ins, for all of Omni’s applications, visit: Omni dash Automation dot com. Thank you!