Nov 15, 2025 6:30 AM

How to Use the New AI Features in OmniFocus, the Power User’s To-Do List

One of the Mac’s most popular productivity apps is incorporating generative artificial intelligence in a way that keeps it offline, private, and customizable.

Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff; Emilija Manevska/Getty Images

A lot of apps are adding artificial intelligence to their products in the most in-your-face manner possible. Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are all adding colorful buttons and pop-ups to their user interface, and barraging their customers with marketing emails, all of which are loudly begging users to try out the new AI features.

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