![]() ![]() And as I discovered, iThoughtsHD had the settings to do just that. And this is exactly why I wanted to try Rob’s script: I was looking for a way to visualize my entire OmniFocus database as a horizontal outline. iThoughtsHD is, in my opinion, the best mind-mapping app available on the iPad, which, by fiddling around with the settings, can also become a powerful text-based outliner. In his script, Rob focused on native iThoughts export. The AppleScript is useful if you want to run the script every once in a while the shell version is recommended if you want to run everything without having to click on dialog boxes. ![]() The Python version can be used to run the script from the shell or automatically using, say, Hazel the AppleScript requires manual interaction as it’ll ask you to specify a filetype for exported documents and a location in the Finder. To sum up, the script is available in two versions: an AppleScript and a Python script. General instructions are available in the official thread at the OmniGroup forums. But there’s so much more the script can do if you start customizing it. Unlike other solutions, Rob’s script looks directly into the SQL OmniFocus database cache to get its data – quite a feat on its own. I tested Rob’s script with my OmniFocus database, and after several improvements he made to the script, I feel comfortable enough with linking to it here. Then, yesterday, Rob released a new version of the script which adds native iThoughts support and plain text exporting options, as well as settings for colors, templates, and filters. RobTrew picked up the task and, on the OmniGroup Forums, released an initial script to export from OmniFocus to OPML. ![]() In the post, he wrote that, however, he was reaching to the Mac community to see if anyone would be able to build a more powerful and reliable solution with filters, color options, and more control on the exported data. There are some great FAQs and videos for iThoughts on the app developer’s website.A few weeks ago, Michael Schechter found a way to export an OmniFocus for Mac database to OPML to visualize it in mind-mapping apps like iThoughts and MindNode. Then, having a huge range of formats to export to means that I can share these ideas with pretty much anyone I need to, or move it into another application in order to turn it into a linear format to work from. This app has changed my life! Being able to create mind maps whenever and wherever I am means that I’m not locked to my desk or my computer when I want to create vibrant, visual documents that I can use to store ideas and information. Over 70 shortcuts for external keyboard.Exports to Word, PDF, PowerPoint, Xmind, Mindview and many other formats.Fully customisable visual attributes (e.g.progress, start/end dates, priority, effort) Add notes, images, hyperlinks, icons, doodles and attachments.This map can then be exported via email or cloud-storage to any other person or device – even if they have different mind mapping software. And you can use the note feature to add extra details. It lets you incorporate images, hyperlinks and various other resources into each idea. Use it to create detailed visual plans, take colour-coded notes, or just to throw down as many ideas as you can about something, wherever you are. IThoughts is a touchscreen, mind mapping tool for the iPhone and iPad. ![]()
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