# Outlinely - Outliner & notes — Organize your notes & thoughts

> Elegant outliner and writing tool for organizing notes, ideas, and tasks. (iPhone/iPad app by Glam Software Co, Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outlinely-outliner-and-notes/id1170878793 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Glam Software Co, Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/507155895)
- Category: Productivity, Business
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.94/5 from 53 App Store ratings · 24 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2016-12-22
- Data updated: 2026-06-28
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outlinely-outliner-and-notes/id1170878793/reviews.md

## What is Outlinely?

# Keeper of knowledge and ideas
Outlinely is the home for all your notes, thoughts, ideas and todos. It’s an elegant outliner and writing tool, with a robust document management system, designed to help you stay organized.

# Seeing the big picture
Your notes, ideas, plans, and to-do-lists, can grow sophisticated; Outlinely has all the tools you need to make sense of them. You can organize your notes and ideas into elegant-looking outlines, and keep complexity under control.

# Work anywhere
* Requires a Outlinely Pro in-app subscription.
Outlinely is available for all your devices, including iPhone, iPad or Mac, so you can access all of your notes and ideas from anywhere when inspiration strikes. Outlinely uses iCloud to sync your documents seamlessly.
  
# Search anything
* Requires a Outlinely Pro in-app subscription.
You might want to make changes to or review your outlines regularly. With full-text search, you can find anything in the Library in a blink of an eye.

# Features

Library and Folders
- Each document is an outline.
- Organize documents into Folders & Subfolders.
- Access documents from anywhere with iCloud.
- Bookmark a document and access them quickly from the Favorited folder.
- Embedded link to other documents in Library.

Search anything
- Full-text search the entire library.
- Search and go to any topic in an outline instantly with Search & Navigate.

Powerful outliner
- Organize topics into hierachical structure.
- Expand to reveal detail, collapse to hide detail.
- Drag & Drop to reorder items.
- Add notes and links.
- Insert images
- Make checklist, checkboxes, completed status.
- Add formatting : Bold, italic, size, highlighted, strike-through.
- Tags & Autocompletion

Versatile writing tool
- It’s almost magical that Outlinely is both an outliner and a writing tool.
- Markdown syntax highlighting.
- Keyboard’s Accessory Bar provides many outlining functions.
- Word count, character count.
- Typewriter & Focus Mode.

Import and Export
- Import OPML files directly (Outline Processor Markup Language).
- Export your outline to: PDF, OPML, Markdown, and plain-text formats.

Other
- X-Callback-URL Support
- Archive completed items
- Read-Only Mode
- Icons for Library's Groups

iOS & macOS
- Available for iPad, iPhone and Mac.

## Outlinely Pro - Sync and more
- Sync between all your devices
- Themes: Access the collection of beautiful themes.
- Export to PDF, OPML, Markdown
- Search entire Library from anywhere
- Fullscreen Mode
- Typewriter & Focus Mode

Subscription is optional. If you choose to purchase Outlinely Pro to enable Pro features, subscriptions will be charged to your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. The price is $14.99 per year, and may vary by location.

## SUPPORT
You can contact us at outlinely@glamdevelopment.com or find us @outlinely on Twitter. We’re awaiting your feedback!

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Terms of Service: http://glamdevelopment.com/outlinely/tos

## Key features

- Hierarchical outlining
- Full-text search
- Document organization
- Markdown support
- Import/Export (OPML, PDF, Markdown)
- Cross-device sync (Pro)

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro | $14.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Subscription | $31.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 24)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outlinely-outliner-and-notes/id1170878793/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Terrible app with zero support

*2023-04-20*

I hate this app and the headache it has caused me so much. I had to pay for the lifetime subscription 4 times one for each of my devices even though it says it has iCloud and family sharing capabilities. Nobody’s available to help. It’s a mess

### 5/5 — Thank you

*2023-04-19*

I’ve enjoyed using this app. What I appreciate most though is have a lifetime option instead of only a subscription to unlock all the features. Between this app and Noto I feel productive and organized.

### 1/5 — Lifetime Subscription Expired

*2022-10-29, version 1.6.2*

The Pro lifetime subscription on this buggy abandonware just impossibly expired.

**Developer response:** Hi, the link feature is working properly. Please send us an email to troubleshoot the problem.

### 1/5 — Flawed

*2021-02-10, version 1.6.2*

I like the design and implementation of Outlinely and enthusiastically subscribed to use across iOS and my Mac. I use outlining as a strategy to draft long form writing and to plan for my work, so any software I use MUST BE stable and reliable. Unfortunately, I discovered that this software is neither only after a week or so with intensive use and experienced multiple (sometimes daily) crashes with loss of data. I caution others against this software if you value your data and your time.

### 5/5 — WELCOME BACK! 🤗

*2021-01-05, version 1.6.2*

I am SO glad to see this app is being maintained again. 😍Outlinely is THE best app for quickly outlining and organizing my thoughts. Despite the few issues after the iOS 12 and 13 updates, I continued to use it and pay the annual subscription fee because the other apps out there just didn’t meet ALL my needs. THANK YOU for keeping it on my homepage.

### 3/5 — After update my text doesn’t shown correctly

*2020-12-29, version 1.6.2*

I updated the app recently. After update my right to left text doesn’t shown correctly and all of my text is shown left aligned.

### 3/5 — Incompatible with latest MacOS. No updates in a long while.

*2020-08-24, version 1.5.2*

As many others here, I am quite hesitant to purchase anything simply because this app is getting obsolete with zero indication from the developers of any possible progress. Mac version is already incompatible with 64bit OS.
Too bad, really, it could be a great outliner.

### 1/5 — Rarely updated, better options available

*2020-02-10, version 1.5.2*

This app always showed potential, but the developer has a habit of making a few small changes and then letting the app languish for months at a time with no major new features. Why pay a subscription for an app that isn’t getting developed? Besides, there are better options out there now.

### 3/5 — Where is Outlinely?

*2019-12-14, version 1.5.2*

This app is really great, but it looks like all development might have stopped. I submitted a question to the developer via their support link, but no response. There are some issues with iOS 13 but no fixes and no updates in over a year. Hate to see such great apps die like this. Outlinely has some great features that set it apart. Hopefully it comes back to life.

### 1/5 — Needs update

*2019-11-11, version 1.5.2*

The app does not work with the latest version of iOS. I cannot even give feedback in the app.

## Frequently asked questions about Outlinely

### What is Outlinely?

Outlinely is an elegant outliner and writing tool that helps you organize notes, thoughts, ideas, and to-do lists into hierarchical structures. It features a robust document management system and syncs across your devices.

### What devices is Outlinely available on?

Outlinely is available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, allowing you to access your notes and ideas from anywhere.

### Can I import and export my outlines?

Yes, Outlinely supports importing OPML files and exporting your outlines to PDF, OPML, Markdown, and plain-text formats.

### How does Outlinely handle organization?

Outlinely allows you to organize documents into folders and subfolders, create hierarchical outlines, and bookmark important documents for quick access.

### Does Outlinely have a search function?

Yes, Outlinely offers full-text search for your entire library, enabling you to find anything in a blink of an eye. The Pro version allows searching from anywhere.

### What are the benefits of Outlinely Pro?

Outlinely Pro offers features like syncing between all your devices, access to beautiful themes, advanced export options, fullscreen mode, and typewriter/focus mode.

### How much does Outlinely Pro cost?

Outlinely Pro is available via a subscription priced at $14.99 per year, with a 14-day free trial. Pricing may vary by location.

### How often is Outlinely updated?

The app was last updated on December 13, 2020, with the latest version being 1.6.2. This indicates a moderate update frequency.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.6.2 — 2020-12-13

- We updated Outlinely with a new beautiful icon
- Bug fixes

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