# Outline: Notes and More — Personal Knowledge Base

> Structured note-taking and personal knowledge base organizer with cloud sync. (iPhone/iPad app by GORILLIZED CORPORATION.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outline-notes-and-more/id604802021 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [GORILLIZED CORPORATION](https://appshunter.io/developer/538029499)
- Category: Productivity, Business
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.72/5 from 68 App Store ratings · 464 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.1 · 148 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2013-03-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outline-notes-and-more/id604802021/reviews.md

## What is Outline?

Outline: Knowledge Organizer is a powerful tool for managing notes and projects. It's compatible with MS OneNote and made for those who value structure and order. Create, connect and synchronize notes of study, work or personal goals.

TAKING NOTES
Start with a simple step: take notes in a convenient editor.
— Put a text in any place like in a paper notebook.
— Move ideas across pages and sections.
— Add text, images, lists, tables and even embedded links.
— Visualize notes with tags and to-do lists.

INFORMATION STRUCTURING
— Sort notes out to sections, topics or projects.
— Adjust tags to find what you need within seconds.
— A simple hierarchical organization helps take even big data under control.

APPLE PENCIL - HANDWRITING AND DRAWING SUPPORT
— Handwrite notes with Apple Pencil
— Sketch diagrams or annotate printouts
— Combine handwriting with text, images, and tables

CONVENIENT SEARCH
An instant search enables you to find information even in thousands of notes. Use filters in order to find necessary data fast, and forget about what it’s like to get lost in information chaos.

ANNOTATE PDFs
To collect related documents in one place, add them as file attachments. PDF files can be inserted as printouts for annotation. This way Outline becomes a universal tool for storing and working with your data.

DATA SYNCHRONIZATION
All your notes are synchronized between devices as Outline is compatible with popular clouds such as Box, Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive, WebDAV, SharePoint or even your own one. Keep working from home, at the office or on the go — your data is always at your fingertips.

INTEGRATION WITH MS ONENOTE
— Work with OneNote files on Mac, iPad and iPhone.
— Synchronization with OneDrive and SharePoint for collaborative work.

SECURITY AND PRIVACY
Your data is under reliable protection:
— Data stored locally or in the cloud.
— Password protection and encryption of sections.
— Automatic locking for added security.

Download Outline for free and make sure that it’s easy to structure and manage knowledge. Try it right now!

STAY TUNED WITH OUTLINE
Subscribe to:
— Facebook: facebook.com/outlineapp
— Twitter: twitter.com/outlineapp
Text to support@outline.app for questions. Learn more at https://outline.app.

By using this app, you agree to standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Rich text editor with images, links, and tables
- Hierarchical organization and tagging
- Apple Pencil handwriting and drawing support
- PDF annotation and file attachments
- Cross-device synchronization via cloud services
- MS OneNote integration
- Password protection and encryption

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Outline Pro (Yearly) | $99.99 | per year |
| Outline Standard (Monthly) | $4.99 | per month |
| Outline Pro (Monthly) | $9.99 | per month |
| Outline Standard (Yearly) | $49.99 | per year |


## What do users think of Outline?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Powerful note-taking features
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
- 🔒 Reliable syncing with cloud services
- 💡 Compatibility with OneNote files

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and data loss issues
- 🔋 High memory and battery consumption
- 👎 Unreliable syncing and file corruption
- 🚫 Lack of essential features like spell check, tables, and font customization

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Notebooks and sections randomly disappearing or becoming corrupted
- Syncing issues causing data loss and incompatibility with OneNote
- Frequent crashes and freezes, especially when performing common tasks
- Inability to rename or reorder notebooks and sections

**Most requested features**

- Add spell check and autocorrect functionality
- Improve syncing reliability and stability
- Introduce more formatting options and customization
- Implement better search and organization tools
- Add support for drawing, handwriting, and equations

## Recent user reviews (10 of 464)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outline-notes-and-more/id604802021/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2026-08-31, version 6.2606.2*

I can’t live without this APP.

### 1/5 — Non, vous allez perdre vos tectes

*2026-08-15, version 6.2606.2*

Certains problèmes: la synchronisation entre les appareils n’est pas simple avec iCloud. Il perd vos dernières corrections. IL plainte tout le temps quand j’ai voulu exporter mes textes pour e pas les perdre. Pas fiable.

### 1/5 — Deleted the App Today

*2026-07-12, version 6.2606.2*

It seems that Outline has gone the way of so many other apps—make users subscribe and pay for more and more features of their product, otherwise you are stuck with a subpar product and an awful experience. I honestly tried to use the app today because I am searching for a note-taking product to use. I spent an hour entering notes, only to discover that to use a feature I wanted and needed, I had to pay for a subscription. I don’t need a subscription for the features I want. I don’t want AI, I just want a full-features note-taking app as is, not a product that behind paywalls their most needed features. Sorry, the app is deleted and I have moved on.

### 5/5 — Perfect

*2026-06-17, version 6.2606.2*

Outline provides the perfect space to organise and experiment with various projects and musings that are still some way from completion. I have found it very useful for my otherwise wayward academic work (PhD). Highly recommend for students of all stripes and at all stages of learning

### 3/5 — Outline Replace OneNote

*2026-05-22, version 6.2602.0*

I really liked OneNote. Two catastrophic fails for me are the difficulty of exporting and moving Notebooks and being chained to Onedrive. I have a lot of Notebooks and was going to have to buy more space. So, I switched to Outline. It has worked very well but is ‘buggy’. Just today I’ve had to close the app twice to clear a problem. The first problem was just reorganizing pages. The second problem was it just locked up and I could no longer navigate. 

Though I lack some confidence in Outline because of this bugginess, I am still going to use it and hope the developers improve it.

### 1/5 — Great app, but ONE BIG CAVEAT!

*2026-04-06, version 6.2602.0*

This app does almost everything I need. I can’t believe that as old as this app is, it does NOT support different fonts, and even when you copy/paste, it doesn’t always keep the same font/style you pasted.                THIS IS A BIG DEAL!              I don’t care what the developer says. There is a review on here that is SEVEN years old that addresses this, and the devs STILL haven’t seen fit to add font and style support. Shame on them! 2026.04.06 update: I have been trying for over an hour to sync data from iPhone to desktop. I THINK I am about to get it done, but no way it should be this complicated! Take that star-rating down to 1/2 star!

### 3/5 — Good

*2026-03-17, version 6.2602.0*

I am switching from Onenote to Outline as I prefer the iOS system to windows. This was a good switch, there are older reviews that are pretty negative but I am enjoying the app. I would find it would be better if it was a little more kept up and updated. I do see that every few weeks to month theres a new update. I do have issues with the app freezing in the middle of my work. It also has issues synching. I would like some improvements to the features. Overall it’s a great app. I am going to keep testing it for the next month and subscribe if I decide to stick to it.

### 1/5 — Its rubbish

*2026-02-25, version 6.2602.0*

Steer clear

### 1/5 — Encore une appli avec abonnement

*2026-02-01, version 6.2601.0*

J’avais acheté cette application il y a quelques années… et maintenant il y a un abonnement juste pour faire une recherche dans mes propres notes… quelle blague… et qu’elle arnaque… Pour ma part hors de question de payer de payer un abonnement pour ce genre d’application qui ne fait rien d’incroyable…

### 1/5 — Does not even open without crashing

*2026-02-01, version 6.2601.0*

Opening the app is nearly impossible, it crashes before it even starts.

## Frequently asked questions about Outline

### What does Outline: Notes and More do?

Outline is a powerful tool designed for managing notes and projects, acting as a personal knowledge base. It allows users to create, connect, and synchronize notes, supporting rich content like text, images, tables, and embedded links. It also offers PDF annotation and robust search capabilities to help users organize and access their information efficiently.

### What are the key features of Outline?

Key features include a rich text editor, hierarchical organization with sections and tags, Apple Pencil support for handwriting and drawing, PDF annotation, cross-device synchronization via various cloud services, and integration with MS OneNote. It also provides strong security features like password protection and encryption.

### How much does Outline cost?

The application is free to download and use, offering core functionality. It also includes in-app purchases, which likely unlock advanced features or expanded capabilities for users who require them. Specific pricing for these in-app purchases can be found within the app itself.

### What devices is Outline compatible with?

Outline is designed for Apple devices, including Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It supports synchronization across these devices using popular cloud services such as Box, Dropbox, iCloud, OneDrive, WebDAV, and SharePoint, ensuring your data is accessible wherever you are.

### How can I use Outline for my studies or work?

Outline is ideal for students and professionals who need to manage large amounts of information. You can use it to organize lecture notes, research papers, project plans, and meeting minutes. The ability to connect notes, add rich content, annotate PDFs, and synchronize across devices makes it a versatile tool for learning and productivity.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.2606.2 — 2026-06-15

This release fixes an important issue where images pasted onto the first page of a section could fail to save if that section had just been renamed. After updating, your pasted images and notes save reliably in all cases.

We recommend installing this update to keep your content safe. Thank you for using Outline!

### 6.2606.0 — 2026-06-05

Read-Only Notebooks
Protect any notebook from accidental edits — mark it read-only in Notebook Properties.

Redesigned Sync Status
A clearer sync indicator shows progress at a glance, with an "unsynced changes" dot so you always know what's pending. You can now close a notebook while it's still syncing, and each notebook remembers its sync state between launches.

Faster, More Reliable Sync
• Notebooks now sync in parallel, so multiple notebooks finish faster
• iCloud: slow transfers now recover instead of hanging, with clearer error messages
• OneDrive & OneNote: fixed notebooks reopening with the wrong name and deleted sections reappearing
• WebDAV / NextCloud: fixed a sync crash on servers that report locking support
• Better handling of offline connections

Faster Search & Performance
Fixed search hangs and freezes, and made page and section switching noticeably faster.

Also in this release
• A smoother first-launch and onboarding experience
• Many crash fixes, including on ink-heavy pages and during navigation
• Subscription settings polish and stability improvements

Thank you for using Outline! Questions or feedback? Reach us at support@outline.app

### 6.2604.0 — 2026-04-17

bug fixes and stability improvements

### 6.2602.0 — 2026-02-25

Recent Notebooks
Quickly access your recently opened notebooks right from the Open Notebook screen.

Page List Sorting
Sort pages by Name, Date Created, or Date Modified — ascending or descending. Sort preferences are saved per section. Available from the right-click context menu.

Page List Status Bar
See page count and active sorting at a glance at the bottom of the page list.

Other Improvements
Search UI improvements
SharePoint and WebDAV notebook opening improvements
Various stability and performance fixes

### 6.2601.0 — 2026-01-16

Tag Summary Enhancements
• Multi-Selection Support: Select multiple items in Tag Summary for batch operations
• Replace Tags: New ability to replace tags across multiple snippets at once
• Remove Tags: Quickly remove tags via the context menu
• Advanced Filtering: Filter by page modified date and tag modified date
• Sorting Options: Sort by tag modified time; new "Group by None" option

Recently Accessed and Recently Modified Pages
• New Recent Pages UI: Improved navigation and visual presentation for recently accessed and modified pages
• Settings Dialog: Configure recent pages behavior through a dedicated settings dialog
• Rich Tooltips: See Name, Path, and Date in tooltips for recent items

Visual Improvements
• Current Item Indicator: New visual indicator highlighting the currently selected item in page list and notebook tree
• Search Indexing Indicator: New progress indicator showing when Spotlight indexing is in progress
• Improved Selection Colors: Advanced algorithm for accent colors on unfocused selections

Drawing & Inks
• iPad Drawing Improvements: Added more padding on the right side of iPad to make drawing easier at the edge
• Highlighter Visibility: Text beneath highlighter strokes is now more visible
• Reduced Flickering: Less flickering when switching to draw mode
• Scroll Improvements: Fixed ink scroll glitches on palm rest

Image Importing
• HEIC Support: Added HEIC format to supported image import formats

Background Sync
• Improved iOS background sync reliability and safety

Other Improvements
• Various bug fixes and stability improvements
• "Clear All History" button now keeps the current page
• Page paper style pattern selection now scrolls to the selected pattern
• Delete/Close menu items now use red color for clarity
• New notebook/register button uses updated background color

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All apps by GORILLIZED CORPORATION: https://appshunter.io/developer/538029499

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