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How to modify the Print style sheet in OmniFocus 2 and 3

This article has not been updated for OmniFocus 4.

OmniFocus’ print template is styled using CSS. If OmniFocus finds a printing style sheet called HTMLExportTemplate.html in its sandboxed Application Support directory, it will use this instead of the standard template. If you’re familiar with using CSS, you can make your own adjustments to customize the print layout.

Your rendition of this document should be placed within the sandbox container for OmniFocus in your user Library — the same place where OmniFocus stores the local copy of your database. To access this location, switch to Finder and choose Go > Go to Folder… from the menu bar, then paste in the path below that corresponds with your version of OmniFocus:

OmniFocus 2

  • Direct Download from Our Website: ~/Library/Containers/com.omnigroup.OmniFocus2/Data/Library/Application Support/OmniFocus

  • Mac App Store: ~/Library/Containers/com.omnigroup.OmniFocus2.MacAppStore/Data/Library/Application Support/OmniFocus

OmniFocus 3

  • Direct Download from Our Website: ~/Library/Containers/com.omnigroup.OmniFocus3/Data/Library/Application Support/OmniFocus

  • Mac App Store: ~/Library/Containers/com.omnigroup.OmniFocus3.MacAppStore/Data/Library/Application Support/OmniFocus

Any changes you make to the your HTMLExportTemplate.html file will be used upon your next print. If you want to go back to the default, just remove that file from that folder and OmniFocus will go back to using its built-in settings.

To get started, you can download these custom style sheets that we’ve modified:

The All-Black Template has changed the color value of .context, .project, .dates, .notes, .projectcount to #333333, so notes and dates will print as black instead of gray.

The Compact Template has changed the action info’s margin-bottom value to .1em to fit more lines on the printed page.

The download also includes a Default Print Template which — as the name suggests — is the original print template that OmniFocus uses by default, which you can use as a starting point for your own custom style sheet.

Happy editing!

Last Modified: Dec 13, 2023

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