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iGTD just keeps getting better

I've been using iGTD for some time and am planning a review of how I've integrated it, MailTags, Mail Act-On, and a few other tools into a very powerful GTD system on my MacBook. But I'm on vacation in Telluride right now at the Bluegrass Festuval and that will have to wait.
Written by Marc Orchant, Contributor
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I've been using iGTD for some time and am planning a review of how I've integrated it, MailTags, Mail Act-On, and a few other tools into a very powerful GTD system on my MacBook. But I'm on vacation in Telluride right now at the Bluegrass Festuval and that will have to wait. For now, I thought it worth mentioning that a new release has just come out with a number of great new features and integration with other popular Mac applications. Here's the list of what's new in version 1.4.5:

New features:

  • F-key integration with PathFinder, Yojimbo and MacJournal
  • cutting and pasting tasks support - use it to move your tasks between contexts and projects (it works great with new type-ahead feature, see below)
  • Quick Tags feature: you can define your favourite tags with key shortcuts Alt+1...9
  • you can also access the Quick Tags via a popup menu (use the button near the Tags field)
  • tasks with tomorrow's due dates are marked orange
  • contexts/projects containing tasks with today's/tomorrow's due dates are marked red/orange - you won't miss them!
  • better integration with Apple Mail - you can send yourself an e-mail with subject like 'todo: @home wash the dishes' and it will be pushed to iGTD (read more)

Keyboard improvements:

  • type ahead feature for all folders: type first few letters to switch between contexts, projects, smart folders and archive categories - no matter where the focus is (I love it!)
  • type-ahead for tasks: you can activate it in preferences
  • by default, the tree gets collapsed before switching between folders with type-ahead - you can change this behavior in preferences
  • hit Shift+Return to add a new task or archive item - works like Cmd+N
  • hit Shift+Return to add a new context, project or archive category on the same level as selected item - a totally new feature
  • hit Shift+Alt+Return to add a new subcontext, subproject or archive subcategory for selected item - works like Cmd+Shift+Alt+N :-)
  • left arrow key collapses the current tree branch both if the parent item or if any of its children are selected - like in OmniOutliner

Fixes:

  • colouring the tasks with today's due dates works OK now
  • broken smart folder filters for due dates fixed
  • View menu 'Refresh' action works again
  • sorting smart folders works in case-insensitive mode
  • 'Include sender in task names' MailTags option works fine if checked off
  • Return key start the edit mode for selected smart folder's name

iGTD is donationware right now.  A Pro version is in development and a special discount is planned for people who have made a donation.

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