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Download the free OmniFocus Plugin

OmniFocus is a great "Getting Things Done" tool. With the Mailplane "Clippings" Plugin you now create tasks based on Gmail conversations or searches. The plugin creates tasks that contain a link to the conversation or Gmail search.

The plugin in action

In Mailplane select some text and then press the OmniFocus clipping key to bring up the dialog box:

OmniFocus Screenshot I
In OmniFocus you can click the link inside the task to open the conversation in Mailplane: OmniFocus Screenshot II

Requirements

  • OmniFocus, you can download and buy it here
  • Mailplane 2.0 beta or better
  • Gmail 2 (the old Gmail 1 won't work)

Installation

  1. Download the plugin dmg and open it
  2. Open Finder and goto /Users/"your name"/Library/Application Support/OmniFocus
  3. Create a folder named "Plug-Ins" if needed (see second screenshot)
  4. Move the plugin to the "Plug-Ins" folder
  5. Restart OmniFocus
OmniFocus Installation Screenshot I
To check if everything went well, open OmniFocus then go to "Clippings preferences": OmniFocus Installation Screenshot I