Must Have for College Students
I am a college freshmen and I believe this app is an absolute must-have for college students. Depending on your learning style, you may be able to just use this during class for notes. But I have to write things down, and thus, take up extra time turning my notes into an outline. But once it's in here, it's on the variety of devices I use. I can access my outlines anywhere. It's organized and clean look allows me to print out, or email my outlines to my friends who skip lectures. Or I can easily turn my outlines into flashcards, via flashcard apps. This app has so many uses for so many different needs. You need to buy this, you won't regret it! My only gripe is that there's no highlighting feature. It's a small issue, but for students it's essential.
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Best Outlining App for Plain Text and OPML
I am ScreenWriter and I use this app daily. Cloud sync had made this a first page app for me. I need a few things: 1)Allow for preserving hierarchy of tabbed outlines by pasting plain text with tabs as indents. 2) sync tabs independently of outlines. 3) sync manual sort order of outlines. 4) add an export option for plain text via open in and/or share sheet with tabs preserved. 5) allow sync with dropbox as plain text sync so that I could sync with Daedalus or editorial. 6) allow for copy and paste to disclude or include plain text numbers or bullets instead of the dashes. Currently I use texttool to kill the dashes if I paste to drafts and re-import using the online import tool (also, there should be a button for importing next to the help button). I currently use the import feature with texttool as a work around for 4,5 and 6. 7) Finally, enhance the url callback scheme so tabbed outlines in drafts can be be pushed to outliner easily as tabbed plain text. At the very least copy and paste fixes would help until 7 is done.
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The best to date
I've used quite a few outliners over the last 3 decades on dozens of systems, and although there have been better ones on systems that no longer exist (ie Amiga, DOS, etc), this is currently my favourite. Simple, easy to use, does what I expect it to, and above all, no extra fluff or feature bloat. Also has a good number of export/import options. If you need something to organize and outline your thoughts, this is the way to go!
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Most used Ap
This is the Ap I use everyday, and the one which I wouldn't do without. I used to have ListPro on a Windows phone for To Do lists, and wanted something similar for iPad and iPhone. I chose Outliner because the software allows you to nest items and it is easy to indent them or to move them up or down without the need for complicated menus. The software doesn't try to organise you: it is a tool. Simplicity is its great virtue. I was able to import existing lists from ListPro with considerable ease. I have found myself using Outliner not only for lists and outlines, but also for taking notes - I just find it easier to use than some of the dedicated programmes designed for note-taking, and it is easy to reorganise material afterwards.
I use this Ap everyday, and can't rate it highly enough. It synchronises to a web version which, although clunky, means that you have access to your material wherever you have access to a computer. Also, it makes keeping everything synchronised across devices is easy. You used to have to remember to synchronise, but the latest update does it automatically - a great improvement.
I use this Ap everyday, and can't rate it highly enough. It synchronises to a web version which, although clunky, means that you have access to your material wherever you have access to a computer. Also, it makes keeping everything synchronised across devices is easy. You used to have to remember to synchronise, but the latest update does it automatically - a great improvement.
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Outliner notetaker
I hoped this app would help me with essay planning. It has decent text space for brief notes. A bit over priced. Tree diagram for main points would be useful. Save to PDF/photo function would also be good rather than just email function. It has task complete function which might be handy.
Great outliner and keeps getting better
This is one if the first apps I purchased when I got my first iPhone about 4 years ago. It was the first one I saw that synced to a web version, allowing you to work with your outlines on a desktop or laptop. It's been in active development and gotten better and better.
I've purchased way too many apps over the years and this one is one of the best. It's always been way ahead of the competition.
I've purchased way too many apps over the years and this one is one of the best. It's always been way ahead of the competition.
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Love it
So simple, have been using for years now and is a good example of where managing the tool doesn't get in the way of managing my tasks etc. also good for brainstorming
Good Product; but needs bug fixes and improvements
This is a good product that I just downloaded a week back and started using it heavily on work and for personal stuff. I think to make this a 5 star, it needs to fix/improve following:
FIX:
1. Syncing through Dropbox is kludge. As I keep alternating between iPad and iPhone, it repeatedly creates conflicted copies despite taking care that I sync one with changes before. Why can't it sync through iCloud automatically in the background like many other apps do.
2. When it creates Conflicted copy after sync, it completely messes up setting for Outline, e.g. it would unselect "show number" or "hide completed". Why can't is keep the settings intact?
IMPROVE:
1. Need date and time for an outline, if its item contain tasks that I want to do on a fixed date and time
2. Need tags to be at the item level instead of at the Outline level. For example, if there is a travel checklist, I should be able to use tags to filter in items that are required when I am driving, or when I am flying, or item that are required during summer vs. those required during fall or winter etc. Similar use of tag could be for shopping list to filter in items to be purchased from grocer A, while others from grocer B or other stores etc.
This tagging feature is already available in other Task List apps, but their major drawback is that these are not outliners.
FIX:
1. Syncing through Dropbox is kludge. As I keep alternating between iPad and iPhone, it repeatedly creates conflicted copies despite taking care that I sync one with changes before. Why can't it sync through iCloud automatically in the background like many other apps do.
2. When it creates Conflicted copy after sync, it completely messes up setting for Outline, e.g. it would unselect "show number" or "hide completed". Why can't is keep the settings intact?
IMPROVE:
1. Need date and time for an outline, if its item contain tasks that I want to do on a fixed date and time
2. Need tags to be at the item level instead of at the Outline level. For example, if there is a travel checklist, I should be able to use tags to filter in items that are required when I am driving, or when I am flying, or item that are required during summer vs. those required during fall or winter etc. Similar use of tag could be for shopping list to filter in items to be purchased from grocer A, while others from grocer B or other stores etc.
This tagging feature is already available in other Task List apps, but their major drawback is that these are not outliners.
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Perfect app
This app is exactly what I was looking for. It’s a rocksolid outliner that synchs (backs up on the web) in an instant. As a fiction writer, I was looking for a way to list upcoming scenes on my iPad so I could work on the ideas in the evening. But I wanted this outline to be available on my desktop too. With CarbonFin, not only can I access the outlines on the web site — I can change them all I want, using my desktop keyboard. And then when I open them on the iPad in the evening, everything is up to date. For $5, this little app streamlined my writing process and made everything easy and accessible. Not only that, but it’s a snap to import the outline into Scrivener so it’s available as I write the scenes. I couldn’t be more pleased.
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Favorite Outliner
I've tried almost all of them, this is easily my favorite - although, for me, the biggest glaring hole is the app's inability to produce quick, elegant output - like, I want to be able to email all or a self-defined portion of an outline in an attractive format without an additional attachment - I want to be able to email to someone else or to myself so I can print ... Please, please add this. One more request would be to duplicate the functionality of some other outliners - the ability to select a line (with or without existing an existing sub-structure) and enter a mode where all you see is that section of the outline - and you have full, normal editing functionality in that mode. When you're done, tap a button, and you're back to the normal view, with everything intact. They improve things slowly, but they never seem to screw up, either - in my experience, nothing ever breaks. I just wish they'd add my two pet wishes! But I do use this app all the time, it's one of my core iPhone/iPad workhorse apps.
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