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- Chocolatey
choco install workflowy - Homebrew
brew install --cask workflowy
About Workflowy
Workflowy keeps everything in one list of bullets that you indent to create structure, instead of separate documents and folders. A bullet can act as a note, a folder, a to-do or a document, and you can zoom into any branch to focus on it.
Lists sync across the web app, desktop apps for Windows, Mac and Linux, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. The free plan limits you to 100 new nodes per month; Pro removes the limits, and a Teams option exists for shared use.
Strengths
- One nested list replaces folders and documents
- Apps for desktop, mobile and web with sync
- Simple interface with few distractions
Limitations
- Free plan caps new nodes at 100 per month
- Requires an account and cloud sync
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree plan with 100 nodes per month; Pro costs $6.99 per month billed annually.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Workflowy
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service
- Account
- Required
- Best suited for
- People who think in outlines and want one list for notes and tasks
- Categories
- Note-taking, Office tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Roam Research
A networked note-taking outliner for connecting related ideas into a graph of linked notes.
Roam Research is a paid web outliner adding linked notes in a graph and real-time collaboration, without Workflowy's native desktop and mobile apps.
Checkvist
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RemNote
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Bike
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Bike is a paid Mac-only outliner that stays fast with large outlines, uses standard file formats and supports scripting, without cloud sync or mobile apps.
OmniOutliner
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Org mode
A GNU Emacs major mode for notes, outlines, to-do lists and documents kept in plain text.
Org mode is a free, open-source GNU Emacs mode that keeps outlines, tasks and agendas in plain text files, but requires Emacs and has a steep learning curve.
Workflowy as an alternative
Listings that name Workflowy as an alternative.
TreeSheets
Organize ideas in a grid of nested cells.
Workflowy organizes everything as one nested tree of bullets with synced desktop, mobile and web apps, but is closed source and caps free nodes monthly.
Twos
An app for quickly writing down notes, to-dos, reminders and events organised by day.
Workflowy keeps notes and tasks in one nested outline across desktop, mobile and web, organised by hierarchy instead of by day.
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