Omnimo 5 Official Launch

We finally released the long awaited 5th version of Omnimo. Now I don't need to tell you there are countless improvements in this release. This time we even have a changelog, thanks to the git log generator. But I might as well point out some of the key improvements:

Windows 8 Panels and Sidebar

If you use Omnimo to simulate Windows 8 then you're in luck. We added a bunch of Windows 8 styled Panels and a Sidebar, similar but quite different from the one in Windows 8. The Panels, depending on which theme you pick, will be 120px in the win8 theme, but you can resize them one by one or all of them from the settings.

Usability improvements

Now the gallery arrow is a menu that allows you to access the main galleries quickly. We also added Settings that allow you to change some of the core configuration in Omnimo. Improvements were made to the Style gallery as well. You can change the fonts of pretty much everything from there. One cool feature that was added is that you can close EVERYTHING on middle-click. Not just the panels, but also the config windows, galleries and apps! 

Panel Creator

We had the Panel Creator before, but this time it's included in Omnimo and with more features. You can create 3 types of Panels - normal, Windows 8 and large icon versions. A convenient gallery is provided to save and manage your created panels.

Hubs and Kiosk Apps

Those are still quite experimental, but Hubs and Kiosk apps work in a similar fashion as the Windows 8 apps do. Basically a fullscreen website or a config. Make sure to check out Angry Birds and Cut the Rope from the Kiosk Apps gallery.

Bug fixes and performance improvements

Thanks to Xyrfo's insanely awesome omnimo tester script, we managed to find and fix hundreds if not thousands of consistency issues. Performance was also improved by adding updatedividers to panels which update in real time. The code is super clean and pretty now, everything is done by the books.


We included a way to save most of your variables and settings during the install, so if you have Omnimo 4.1 or earlier, your settings should be preserved. However you should make a backup of the WP7 folder just in case, if you have made any larger personal modifications.



There may be first-day bugs, if you encounter any please tell us and we'll fix them quickly.

Enjoy Omnimo 5.0

P.S. We have a Facebook page now, don't forget to Like us if you like Omnimo :)

Get Omnimo here: http://omnimo.info

And remember, as there are some malware spreaders infecting Rainmeter suites, only download from trusted sources. If in doubt, use virustotal.com to scan them.

1M Downloads and Github

This day marks a special milestone of achievement for the developers of Omnimo. A humble project that started almost two years ago reached one million downloads today. Most of you probably don't know that this project was supposed to be much smaller. When I came up with the early concept in the middle of March, I intended it to have approximately 12 panels and several text items. Nothing more. However, shortly after the concept, Xyrfo joined the project. And with our combined passion and ambition, as well as with some help from others, we managed to create the biggest Rainmeter suite ever. Xyrfo did some amazing stuff for the project. Things without which it would just remain but a dream of a madman. But he did it! For that, he deserves no less recognition than I do.

And of course, we would like to thank the community for all the support! You guys are awesome! Nothing motivates doing a project better than to see people use and enjoy the product. We're glad that we had the possibility to work without constraints. Something that could be taken away from us in the future (ACTA/SOPA etc ).

I asked Xyrfo to give a statement for this grand milestone, and here it is:

"...Why did I get dragged into this?..."
-Xyrfo* on January 26th

_{*Not cited, the quote is a guess, but approved by Xyrfo^[1]}

Github Announcement

To mark this special event, we created a github repository for Omnimo. This will make it easier for us to track issues, keep our development in sync, as well as open up the possibility for others to join the project. Currently we uploaded the existing version of Omnimo. I'm already starting to list recent bugs to fix for the next version. If you are on github and interested in taking part in this project, feel free to submit a pull request and do your modifications.

Repository link: github.com/fediaFedia/Omnimo/