Round trip from Drafts to OmniFocus and back

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#1

With the implementation of the new autosave parameter in the URL scheme, I’m finally starting to port some of my methods away from the Auto-Parser and into the new automation methods. And since it’s been working quite well, I thought I’d share the one I use most: adding from Drafts.

omnifocus://x-callback-url/add?x-success=drafts4://&name=[[title]]&note=[[body]]&project=Blog%20Post%20Ideas&context=Running&autosave=true

This will add an item to Drafts with:

  • the title of the draft becoming the name of the task.
  • the body of the draft becomes the note of the task.
  • the project of Blog Post Ideas.
  • the context of Running.

Obviously, you can change the last of those two to get what you want. Enjoy!

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#2

on OF url scheme page there’s seemingly no mention of autosave parameter. what does it do?

#3

It bypasses the need to hit “Save” in OmniFocus. It adds the task without the need to confirm.