LibreNova Omni Pro and Omni SE Review: Two Ergonomic Chairs for Long Sitting Sessions

Introduction

If you spend eight, ten, or even twelve hours of your day sitting, at some point your chair stops working for you and starts working against you. After testing hundreds of chairs, the LibreNova Omni is a chair that can fix that. It stops the constant shifting and the back pain that can set in after just a few hours, keeping you fresh through a full work day so you still have energy for extra hours of gaming or side projects at night.

This review covers the newly released Omni Pro, LibreNova’s flagship model where they put all their best technology and high-end materials. But alongside it, they quietly released the Omni SE. This might be the sweet spot for many of you.

Assembly and First Impressions

The chair comes very well packaged and assembly took about 15 minutes. It’s a logical flow and the big instruction board helps, plus it uses only one tool for everything. Before the chair was even fully assembled, two specific upgrades to the arms were already visible, and those are covered in detail later.

The bones of the Omni Pro remain the same as the original version. For many, the seat is what made the original Omni so special. They use a multi-density foam, firmer to the rear to support your sit bones, and then softer towards the front to keep your circulation healthy. The result is a seat that feels plush. Even though most high-end ergonomic chairs offer good seat support, many find them too firm due to their thin seat pad. The Omni, on the other hand, is inviting. You sink in just enough to feel held, but not locked into place.

Both seat depth options remain, the 45 cm and 48 cm. One thing worth noting on the 48 cm option specifically: LibreNova has another great change here. They reinforced the front edge with denser, thicker cushioning. It still stays soft right to the edge with very little pressure on the backs of your legs, but the raised contour keeps you from sliding forward off the seat. This is something that people complained about with the original, and that sliding feeling was noticeable. This change makes a real difference in how that seat feels.

The Omni Pro: Flagship Comfort and Cooling

The Omni Pro adds active airflow seat ventilation, and LibreNova uses premium materials to make sure this is more than just a gimmick. It’s a quiet centrifugal fan built into a five-layer breathable structure. This draws cool air upwards and keeps the seat surface dry through extended sessions. It has two levels and a battery that lasts 14 plus hours on low and around 9 hours on high.

There’s also a smart sensor system. If you leave the chair and come back within 30 minutes, the fan automatically resumes where you left off. After 30 minutes, it will need a manual restart, but it’s a nice touch that shows they thought about real-world use. On low mode, it’s so quiet it’s difficult to hear it above normal room noise, and yet you can absolutely feel it working. Kick it up to high and it’s genuinely a strong cooling sensation.

Even if you don’t necessarily run hot, there are still moments in a long session where a thickly padded seat starts to build up heat, and this eliminates that before you would notice it happening. A favorite time to use it is transitioning back from a walking pad, that moment where you’re warm from moving and then you sit back down into cool airflow.

The Omni backrest somehow manages a suspended feel with no hard edges to dig into your shoulders. It moves with you. If you twist or lean, it follows along. So, whether you’re sitting bolt upright for serious tasks or deep in a recline, your weight distributes evenly and the backrest just moves with you.

Looking at the fabric, this is another pro upgrade to the chair. This is the Danish Gabriel Atlantic fabric, a European premium textile rated for over 100,000 rubs. That’s twice as high as the standard Omni soft touch stretch olefin fabric. So, it’s truly made for the long haul. The olefin does have the edge for being softer to the touch and more stretchy, but the Gabriel is more commercial grade and gives the chair a more professional look. In the actual sit test, the fabric didn’t seem to affect the seat’s softness.

The Pro keeps the powered piston for adjustable lumbar and the Omni stretch traction feature. You can dial in the lumbar just like a car seat or let the stretch cycle push your spine into a nice reset. It’s a feature that truly feels amazing.

Headrest: A Genuine Upgrade

The Pro’s headrest has a lot going for it. It’s plush, it’s height and depth adjustable, and it’s included in the price of the chair. LibreNova actually upgraded the adjustability on the Pro versus the original. The height travel is now 120 mm, which is 40 mm more range than before. So, the lowest position drops further down to accommodate for more body types.

The depth is also extended to 90 mm with a thickened central cushion, and the rearmost position sits 10 mm lower. This really makes the difference in the recline comfort. And finally, the tilt range widens from 32 to 37 degrees. So, it just gives you that little bit of extra customization. Because of the adjustability and the way they integrated it with the backrest, it’s not only comfortable sitting upright, but also great in those recline positions. Some brands charge hundreds extra for a headrest this good.

Armrests That Finally Go Low Enough

During assembly, some good surprises were found, and it starts with the arms. This is an area where the Pro really separates itself from the original. Two specific issues with the arms in the first version have been fixed.

The most important fix is the height. The arms now go lower. The biggest complaint with the original was that even at the lowest setting, the arms sat just a bit too high. That pushed the shoulders up and caused tension over time. Now that the chair arms go low enough, the arms can actually relax at the sides. On top of that, they softened the arm pads. The original pads were pretty good, but these are a definite improvement with a much better squish to them. You still get the full range of adjustments with depth, pivot, and width, and they’re all solid. With the height and the padding fixed, these have jumped from B-tier arms into high A-tier.

Recline Options for Focus and Relaxation

LibreNova upgraded the Omni’s recline in the Pro by adding an additional recline position, bringing it up to five. The new 115 degree balance mode was the missing link. The 105 degree position is great for focus, but by adding one more lock-in point in the range, it lets you really dial in how far back you want the backrest to tilt.

At the 135 degree position, this is a sweet spot. It allows you to take the weight off your spine while still being functional enough to reach your mouse. It might be the best working recline found in any chair. And the Omni’s super deep 160 degree setting will really give you that nap or relaxation break. But, the best thing you can do for your back is not just taking breaks reclining, but also taking breaks from sitting, period. Mixing in standing or using a walking pad throughout the day is a great approach.

Another upgrade you’ll see with the Pro is the base. LibreNova swaps the nylon base for a high-grade aluminum alloy base. The more premium materials give you that extra piece of mind for durability, and the look really anchors the high-end appearance of the chair.

The Omni SE: Simpler, Lighter, Still Excellent

In first impressions of the original Omni chair, there was a list of things to see improved. This included the armrests, the seat depth, the arm and headrest wobble, and finally, the suggestion that the seat would get warm. The Omni Pro solved every single one of those issues. But, there was still one major thing on the wish list: a lower price version of the Omni with no electronics. And they actually built it.

This is the Omni SE. It’s the Omni stripped to its purest form. The same seat, same back, same headrest, but with manual lumbar support instead of the electronics. That means no battery to charge and no electronic warranty to worry about. The great news is the manual lumbar is super responsive. So, it’s very fast to go from fully retracted to extended for full support.

Overall Buying Advice

Let’s break these down. The Omni Pro is S-tier comfort. It’s the full package for those who want the flagship materials, Omni stretch, and the cooling system. The Omni SE is S-tier overall. It takes one of the best seating experiences in the game and makes it even higher value by stripping away some of that complexity. It’s exactly the chair that was asked for, and the fact that LibreNova built it tells me they’re paying attention.

There’s only a couple chairs that have ever earned the top rank, and the LibreNova Omni has earned a spot alongside these S-tier chairs.

Conclusion

Both chairs share the same excellent seat, backrest, and headrest design. The choice comes down to whether you want the flagship cooling system, powered lumbar, and premium materials of the Omni Pro, or the simpler, more affordable Omni SE with its manual lumbar and no electronics to worry about. Either way, you’re getting one of the best seating experiences available for long workdays.