The guys over at Omni are on a roll, they just released a beta of the highly anticipated GTD application OmniFocus and today they announced the availability of the OmniGraffle 5 beta. The new test release is Leopard-only and has a bunch new features, headlined by a completely new layout engine, with new tools (including a Quick Look plugin), and native support for the Microsoft Visio file format (VSD) as well as stencils (VSS) and tools (VST).OmniGraffle 5.0b1 is available for download from Omni. Pricing and final availability have not yet been announced.
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12-01-2007 @ 9:16PM
Bryan Hughes said...
Either I haven't used OmniGraffle enough or this upgrade is a significant improvement. It has OmniGroup's amazing attention to detail and the ability to import Visio diagrams makes this a "must have" app for any software designer.
Definitely worth downloading the beta and taking it for a spin.
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12-01-2007 @ 11:08PM
Ethan Schoonover said...
It looks like our OmniGraffle 5 beta press release hasn't populated to our news page yet, so I'll add the pertinent info here:
Pricing & Availability
OmniGraffle 5.0 beta requires Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) and is available for trial download immediately. Any OmniGraffle 4 purchases made on or after October 31 will receive a free upgrade to OmniGraffle 5 when it ships in early 2008. At release, OmniGraffle 5 Standard will be available for $99.95. Upgrades from OmniGraffle 4 Standard will be available for $39.95. OmniGraffle 5 Professional will be available for $199.95 with upgrades from OmniGraffle 4 Professional costing $99.95.
-Ethan
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12-02-2007 @ 12:49PM
Gar said...
I'm sure this will be a for pay upgrade when it comes out, it has a lot more power than my version 4 pro does. Especially nice is that I have been able to open every Visio file my day job has sent me that version 4 couldn't open. Very nice!
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