Overall, how are you liking OmniFocus 2 relative to OmniFocus 1?

I really want to love OF2, and most of it I do. But upgrading at this stage would be a backward step in my productivity.

I like:

  • The new sidebar on the left
  • The inspector on the right
  • The forecast view is great
  • Love the review mode

Not so keen on:

  • I miss being able to see project list down the side of the inbox. I can’t always remember what I’ve called a project, and having to scroll through the tiny pop-up list is a pain.
  • I miss being able to see in the project list which projects are not just manually on hold, but are date-deferred.

The deal breaker that will likely prevent me upgrading:

  • There’s too much clutter as I look down my task lists with the 2-line view. I need to be able to collapse them into a single line view to see just the tasks themselves, without all the extra project/context/note/dates information. I keep going back to OF1 to actually get stuff done.
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