If you are fortunate enough to participate in the alpha-testing program for OmniFocus, you will likely start to hunger for one super-tasty feature that is almost/maybe/but not quit-yet supported… the ability to send email to the OmniFocus Quick Entry window.

I know, I know, it’s only a matter of nano-moments before the coding ninjas at OmniGroup introduce full Mail integration with Clipping Services. But for those of us with ants-in-the-pants (or who just really, really, really need email support NOW) this post is for you!

Here, you will find an AppleScript that lets you create an action in the OmniFocus Quick Entry window from one (or more) messages in Apple Mail. Simply highlight the desired email, run the script, and a new action appears with a note containing the content of the message and a link back to Apple Mail.

Other scripts have been tried along these lines in the past. But this approach has two distinct advantages. First, you get instant confirmation that the script actually worked. But more importantly, you can leverage OmniGroup’s existing technology to edit the action’s project, context and other fields, prior to sending it to OmniFocus!

Requirements

• OmniFocus (Revision 92714 or greater)
• MailTags 2.1
• Mail Act-On (Recommended)

Installation

1. Download and extract Mail to Quick-Entry to your desktop.
2. Open the folder and move the “Mail to Quick-Entry” script to the “~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Mail/” folder on your computer (”~” is shorthand for your “home” folder).

For keyboard access, I highly recommend Scott Morrison’s free plug-in, Mail Act-On. Alternately, you can also create a Trigger in QuickSilver. Or you can even supersede the entire Apple Script Menu with the more versatile FastScripts by Red Sweater Software.

Usage

1. Highlight one or more messages in Apple Mail and run the script.
2. The Quick Entry window then displays a new action with a appears with your new action.

Special Thanks

Thank you to Tim Wood and Curt Clifton for helping to eliminate that “one last bug”!