The LiberNovo Omni SE, Omni Gen and Omni Pro are one chair underneath: the same Bionic FlexFit backrest, 153–186 cm fit range and 136 kg rating. The Omni SE adjusts its lumbar by hand with no battery, the Omni Gen adds motorised lumbar and OmniStretch, and the Omni Pro adds a ventilated seat, Gabriel fabric and an aluminium base.
- All three trims use LiberNovo's Bionic FlexFit backrest: eight flexible panels on 16 pivot points that reshape as you move, with the seat, backrest, armrests and headrest linked so they recline together.
- Fit range on every trim is 153–186 cm, with a maximum user weight of 136 kg under BIFMA testing and 110 kg under the stricter European EN 1335 standard.
- The Omni SE sets lumbar depth with a manual dial giving 40 mm of travel; the Omni Gen and Omni Pro use a motorised actuator with 50 mm of travel and a five-minute OmniStretch cycle.
- All three trims lock at five recline angles between 105° and 160°: 105°, 115°, 125°, 135° and 160°.
- The Omni Pro's Active AirFlow seat uses a 4,000 rpm centrifugal fan that LiberNovo rates at up to 36 hours on low or 9 hours on high per charge, at about 40–41 dB on low.
- The Omni Gen and Omni Pro are rated for about 30 days per charge with one stretch cycle and a few lumbar adjustments a day; the Omni SE has nothing to charge.
- Aussie Chair is the authorised LiberNovo retailer for Australia and New Zealand, with the Omni range on the floor at our Sydney and Melbourne showrooms.
Last updated October 2026. Specifications checked against LiberNovo's current product pages and FAQ in October 2026.
What do all three LiberNovo Omni chairs share?
Every trim is built around the same idea: a backrest that moves with you instead of asking you to set it. LiberNovo's Bionic FlexFit backrest is eight flexible panels stacked on a central spine, linked through 16 pivot points and 14 dual-connection points, so the contact area reshapes as you lean, twist or slump. The Dynamic Support System ties the seat, backrest, headrest and armrests together, and the armrests slide back up to 100 mm when you recline rather than being left behind.
The shared fundamentals are the same on every trim: five recline positions from 105° to 160°, a multi-density foam seat that is firmer under the sit bones and softer at the front edge, a hydrophilic memory-foam headrest, 4D armrests, and the 153–186 cm fit range with a 136 kg rating. The seat has no depth slider on any trim; you choose a 45 cm or 48 cm seat when you order. Every trim carries BIFMA X5.1 and GREENGUARD certification, and the Omni won the iF Design Award and the Red Dot Product Design award in 2026.
The LiberNovo range on our Sydney floor. The three Omni trims look alike because they are alike; the differences are in the lumbar, the electronics and the materials.
LiberNovo Omni SE: the manual trim with nothing to charge
The Omni SE removes everything with a plug. There is no motor, no battery and no OmniStretch cycle; lumbar depth is set by a screw dial behind the backrest with 40 mm of travel, and the left armrest has no button pad. Everything else stays: the full Bionic FlexFit backrest, the linked recline with its five positions, the same foam seat and the same fit range. The base is glass-fibre-reinforced nylon and the upholstery is LiberNovo's micro-elastic fabric. LiberNovo sells the SE in a single colour, Obsidian.
Choose the SE if you would rather turn a dial once than charge a chair, if you want the fewest parts that can fail, or if the two-year electronics warranty on the powered trims is the thing holding you back. Tom's Guide, the one outlet that has tested all three trims side by side, found the dial a bit awkward to reach behind the backrest, which is the trade-off for the simplicity.
The Omni SE's lumbar dial on our Sydney floor. One turn sets the depth, and the dynamic backrest does the rest.
LiberNovo Omni Gen: the motorised trim
The Omni Gen is the 2026 generation of the standard Omni, the chair that launched the line, and LiberNovo's own description is that it keeps the electric lumbar and adds the five-position recline and more adjustment flexibility. The headline feature is the motorised lumbar actuator, driven by two arrow buttons on the left armrest and moving the support forward and back across 50 mm. A third button starts OmniStretch, a five-minute cycle in which the lumbar slowly extends to full depth and retracts, which reviewers tend to use in recline as a stretch rather than at the desk.
Power comes from a 2,200 mAh, 12 V pack that charges over USB-C in about 3.5 hours; LiberNovo rates it at about 30 days with one stretch cycle and a handful of adjustments a day, or up to a year with occasional use. If the battery runs flat, the chair still works as a chair; only the powered adjustment stops. The Gen uses the same nylon base and micro-elastic fabric as the SE, and at Aussie Chair it comes in Graphite and Glacier. Choose the Omni Gen if the motorised lumbar and OmniStretch are the point and seat ventilation is not.
The motorised lumbar actuator that the Omni Gen and Omni Pro share, photographed on our Sydney floor. The Omni SE replaces it with a manual dial.
The left-armrest controls on the powered trims: two arrows for lumbar depth and one button for OmniStretch.
LiberNovo Omni Pro: the ventilated trim
The Omni Pro keeps the motorised lumbar and OmniStretch, then changes the parts you touch. Active AirFlow puts a 4,000 rpm centrifugal fan under the seat that moves air through the perforated cushion, with two speeds, a seat sensor that pauses it when you stand, and LiberNovo's rating of up to 36 hours on low or 9 hours on high per charge from a larger 3,000 mAh battery. The upholstery is Danish Gabriel Atlantic fabric rated to 110,000 Martindale rubs, OEKO-TEX certified, flame-retardant and machine-washable, and the base is die-cast aluminium alloy instead of nylon, which is why the Pro weighs about 25 kg against the Gen's 22 kg.
At Aussie Chair the Pro comes in Graphite and Glacier. Choose the Pro if you run warm at a desk, if you want the most durable fabric and base in the line, or if pet hair on the micro-elastic fabric would bother you; the Gabriel fabric sheds it.
The Omni Pro's seat in cutaway: the fan sits under perforated foam and moves air through the cushion, so the effect is gentle ventilation rather than a breeze.
Omni SE vs Omni Gen vs Omni Pro: the differences in one table
The main differences are in this table; everything else is shared by design.
| Feature | Omni SE | Omni Gen | Omni Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbar adjustment | Manual dial, 40 mm travel | Motorised, 50 mm travel | Motorised, 50 mm travel |
| OmniStretch cycle | No | Yes, 5 minutes | Yes, 5 minutes |
| Recline lock positions | 5 (105°–160°) | 5 (105°–160°) | 5 (105°–160°) |
| Battery | None | 2,200 mAh, USB-C | 3,000 mAh, USB-C |
| Seat ventilation | No | No | Active AirFlow fan, 2 speeds |
| Upholstery | Micro-elastic fabric | Micro-elastic fabric | Gabriel Atlantic, 110,000 Martindale |
| Base | Reinforced nylon | Reinforced nylon | Die-cast aluminium alloy |
| Chair weight | About 22 kg | About 22 kg | About 25 kg |
| Colours at Aussie Chair | Obsidian | Graphite, Glacier | Graphite, Glacier |
| Seat depth options | 45 or 48 cm, chosen at purchase | 45 or 48 cm, chosen at purchase | 45 or 48 cm, chosen at purchase |
| Warranty (LiberNovo Australia) | 5 years frame | 5 years frame, 2 years electronics | 5 years frame, 2 years electronics |
The first two rows are the decision for most people. If the motorised lumbar and the stretch are what drew you to LiberNovo, the SE is not the chair; if you were never going to press the buttons, the Gen's electronics are parts you would never use. The Pro is a separate question about heat and materials rather than ergonomics, because its backrest and lumbar behave exactly like the Gen's.
Which LiberNovo Omni should you buy?
- Buy the Omni SE if you want the dynamic backrest with nothing to charge and nothing electronic to fail, or if the two-year electronics cover on the other trims bothers you more than the stretch feature attracts you.
- Buy the Omni Gen if the motorised lumbar and OmniStretch are the point and you do not need seat ventilation.
- Buy the Omni Pro if you run hot, if you want the Gabriel fabric and aluminium base, or if you want the longest-wearing materials in the line.
- Sit-test first if you are near the edges of the fit range. Reviewers put the practical floor nearer 163 cm than LiberNovo's 153 cm, and above 186 cm no trim changes the geometry; the Omni family is one size, and taller or heavier sitters should look at the LiberNovo Maxis instead.
The Omni Pro's die-cast aluminium base, the visible difference from the nylon base on the SE and Gen.
The honest cons, trim by trim
Some drawbacks are shared. The seat cushion is about 5 cm thick, and lighter sitters sometimes feel the seat base through it, while a couple of Omni Pro owners on Reddit report the seat bottoming out. The lumbar on every trim adjusts in depth only, not height, so if your lumbar curve sits unusually high or low the support can land as a nudge in the mid-back. The armrests pivot and slide easily, which is convenient until you lean on one and it moves, and the left-armrest buttons on the Gen and Pro are easy to press with an elbow. The seat has no depth slider, so the 45 cm or 48 cm choice has to be right at purchase; a 170 cm reviewer still had thigh overhang on the 48 cm seat, and a long-legged 180 cm sitter found it a little short.
Trim by trim: the SE's dial is awkward to reach behind the backrest, and the micro-elastic fabric on the SE and Gen collects pet hair. The Omni Pro's fan is audible on high and shortens the time between charges, and at least one reviewer found the Pro's seat less padded than the original Omni's because the fan takes space under the cushion. Across the line, LiberNovo launched its first chair on Kickstarter in mid-2025 and shipped it in late 2025, so nobody has a ten-year-old Omni to show you, and the electronics carry a two-year warranty against five on the frame under LiberNovo Australia's policy.
Is LiberNovo a legitimate brand?
Yes, and the numbers are public. The Omni's Kickstarter closed in August 2025 with 11,620 backers and about ten million US dollars pledged, and the chair went on to win the iF Design Award and a Red Dot Product Design award in 2026. The honest other half is LiberNovo's Trustpilot score, 3.0 from 179 reviews in October 2026, where the complaints are mostly about direct-order shipping delays and returns, with a smaller share about loose armrests and missing parts. Buying from local stock removes most of that risk: the stock is held in Australia, you can sit in the chair first, and warranty support is handled locally. Our 30-day Omni review covers the Aeron comparison and the long-term questions in more depth.
FAQ
What is the difference between the LiberNovo Omni SE, Omni Gen and Omni Pro?
All three share the Bionic FlexFit backrest, five recline positions from 105° to 160° and the 136 kg rating. The Omni SE uses a manual lumbar dial with no electronics. The Omni Gen adds motorised lumbar and the OmniStretch cycle. The Omni Pro adds Active AirFlow seat ventilation, Gabriel fabric, an aluminium base and a larger battery.
What is the LiberNovo Omni Gen?
The Omni Gen is LiberNovo's 2026 generation of the standard Omni. It keeps the 50 mm motorised lumbar, the OmniStretch cycle and the 2,200 mAh battery of the chair that launched the line, and adds the five-position recline shared with the Omni SE and Omni Pro. The original Omni locked at four angles.
Does the LiberNovo Omni still work if the battery dies?
Yes. The battery powers only the lumbar motor and the OmniStretch cycle. The recline, the dynamic backrest, the armrests and the seat height all work with a flat battery; you just lose the powered lumbar until you recharge, which takes about 3.5 hours over USB-C on both the Omni Gen and the Omni Pro.
Does the Omni SE have lumbar support without electronics?
Yes. The Omni SE keeps the full dynamic backrest and replaces only the motorised depth adjustment with a screw dial that moves the lumbar through 40 mm of travel. You set the depth once by hand, and the backrest panels still flex and follow you continuously after that, exactly as they do on the Gen and Pro.
Should I choose the 45 cm or 48 cm seat on a LiberNovo Omni?
There is no depth slider, so choose at purchase. LiberNovo makes both depths for every trim; the product page shows which are listed for each colour. Reviewers around 168–173 cm tend to prefer the 45 cm seat and sitters above that the 48 cm, but thigh length matters more than height, so try both depths on our showroom floors.
How long does the LiberNovo Omni Pro battery last with the fan on?
LiberNovo rates the Omni Pro's 3,000 mAh battery at up to 36 hours of ventilation on low or 9 hours on high, and at about 30 days of use with the fan off and one stretch cycle a day. Tom's Guide, running the fan plus regular OmniStretch, charged about every two weeks.
Is the LiberNovo Omni Pro worth it over the Omni Gen?
Only if you want what it changes: seat ventilation, the Gabriel Atlantic fabric, the aluminium base and a larger battery. The backrest, lumbar motor, OmniStretch and recline positions are the same, so the Pro is not more ergonomic than the Gen. Reviewers who tested the Pro against the earlier Omni describe it as a refinement rather than a different chair.
Sit in all three before you decide
The trims differ in what is powered and what it is wrapped in, not in how the backrest supports you, so ten minutes in each is usually enough to settle it. Book a visit to our Sydney showroom (Unit 11, 46-50 Wellington Rd, South Granville NSW) or our Melbourne showroom (Shop 1a/280 Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading VIC) through our showrooms page, and try the Omni SE, the Omni Gen and the Omni Pro back to back. Already decided? Every trim and the LiberNovo footrest are in the LiberNovo range, delivered across Australia and New Zealand from local stock as the authorised LiberNovo retailer for both countries.
