Outline: Powerful Notes

Outline: Powerful Notes

by GORILLIZED CORPORATION

104 ratings
50 reviews

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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • July 24, 2012
  • May 3, 2022
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About

This app offers a flexible knowledge management system for organizing notes, ideas, and documents. It allows users to type, draw, annotate, and attach files, with robust organization and syncing capabilities across multiple cloud services. Secure your sensitive information with password protection for individual sections.

Type, write, or draw anywhere on a page
Organize ideas with sections, pages, and groups
Full-featured text editor with styles, lists, and tables
Annotation tools including pens and highlighters
Attach files and insert printouts for annotation
Sync data across multiple cloud services
Password protection for sensitive sections
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What's New in Outline

3.2205.0

May 3, 2022

Fixed problem with DropBox session expiration

User reviews

No Updates

The app has potential, but I do not think anyone is updating it. First, it keeps crashing every time I paste something from another app. Next, it has no video ability. Lastly, if you have a background color and erase something, you will be erasing the background color also.

I really like to the way it looks, but cannot use it for teaching until these problems are resolved.
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Desktop app pretending to be a mobile app

This is a desktop app, it has in no way been properly optimized or reworked for a mobile experience. It basically works as a less feature rich version of OneNote, but with a bunch of scaling issues and poor navigation.

Also has serious problems with common functions like selecting text. I could only select and copy 3 or so sections before the prompt just wouldn’t show up anymore and I had to restart the app.

Overall not worth the money, if the developer actually cared they’d offer a free trial so you could see how it works. I requested my money back immediately.
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Crashing

I just purchased the app for my iPad and every time I click on the app it doesn’t open it just goes back to the home page. I have it on my Mac and it works great. Not sure if this can be fixed but I would love to have on my iPad as well.

Great Product!

After an update from OneNote, I was looking for alternative, and I found Outline. Before downloading, I was nervous because of some of the reviews, but after several days of using the product for myself, I think it deserves a lot more credit.

As someone who is nostalgic, the interface is the first thing that grabs my attention since I am not a fan of where design is going in general with software. The UI has nice contrast, it is easy to navigate, and everything about it is very intuitive.

Unlike the iPad version of OneNote, I am able to indent pages without having to go online or use OneNote from another device. I am also able to create long lengths of text, bullet points, bullet point icons, and even attach PDFs. I was having trouble with selecting and moving PDF attachments, but just any product involves time to learn, I realized that there was an option to unattached it from the background.

The only criticism I have, which is why I am giving it 4 stars instead of five, is that it does not look like I can rename notebooks or reorder pages. I can rename pages and reorder notebooks, but not the other way around. This is inconvenient because mistakes can occur, and re-editing needs to be done without having to delete and start over. It is not clear to me the proper work around for this.

But aside from that, I highly recommend this product to others. Great job!
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What’s the point?

It lacks even the basic features of the standard OneNote, not to mention other useful features such as multiple window, palm rejection etc etc.

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FAQ

What can I do with Outline: Powerful Notes?

Outline allows you to create and manage knowledge by typing, writing, drawing, and annotating on pages. You can organize your ideas into sections and pages, attach files, and sync your data across various cloud services. It's designed for sketching ideas, organizing notes, annotating documents, and keeping journals.

How does the organization feature work?

The app provides a visual hierarchy for your ideas. You can create sections, pages, and groups of sections within a notebook, customizing them for specific subjects. This structure helps you avoid getting lost and makes managing your data simple and intuitive.

Can I protect my notes?

Yes, you can protect your sensitive data with section password protection. This feature uses industry-standard encryption algorithms to keep your information safe. You have fine-grained control over when protected sections automatically lock.

What cloud services does Outline support for syncing?

Outline supports a multitude of sync methods, including Box, Dropbox, iCloud, WebDav, and iTunes (manual transfer). It also offers OneDrive and SharePoint support as part of its OneNote compatibility.

Is this app compatible with Microsoft OneNote?

Yes, Outline works with local OneNote files on your iPad or Mac. You can also synchronize with OneDrive or SharePoint to collaborate on notes with colleagues who use OneNote. It supports OneNote 2010 and later file formats.