Foldout AlternativesNote-taking Tools and other similar apps like Foldout

Foldout is described as 'The single-pane outliner that Windows users have been searching for for years, free! Extensive keyboard commands make outlining a fast-paced and smooth experience' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Foldout for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, iPhone, Web-based and iPad apps. The best Foldout alternative is Workflowy, which is free. Other great apps like Foldout are Dynalist, OmniOutliner, Tana and Indigrid.

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  1. Workflowy icon

    Workflowy

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    Manage your thoughts and projects with infinite levels of indentation, easy syncing with mobile apps, and features like hoisting and inline notes. Suitable for personal use, task management, and seamless team collaboration.

    324 Workflowy alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Workflowy screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Infinite hierarchical depth
    2.  Tagging
    3.  Nested lists
    4.  Hierarchical Structure
    5.  Kanban Board
    6.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Subtasks
    10.  WYSIWYG Support
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Full-Text Search

    Workflowy VS Foldout

     

    • Workflowy is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Foldout.

    • Workflowy is the most popular free alternative to Foldout.

    • Workflowy is Freemium and ProprietaryFoldout is Free and Proprietary
  2. Dynalist icon

    Dynalist

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    Dynalist is a web app that lets you break down and organize your thoughts in the format of lists.

    86 Dynalist alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Web

    Top Dynalist Features

    1.  Infinite hierarchical depth
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Search by tags
    4.  Note organization
    5.  List making and management
    6.  Dark Mode
    7. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    8.  Hierarchical Structure
    9. Google Calendar icon  Sync with Google Calendar
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Real time collaboration
    12.  Works Offline

    Dynalist VS Foldout

     
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    OmniOutliner

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    OmniOutliner is a start-to-finish writing app. Perfect for collecting information, outlining Big Ideas, adding structure to any sort of writing, and much more. From grocery lists to email drafts to long-form composition.

    77 OmniOutliner alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    OmniOutliner screenshot 1

    OmniOutliner Features

    1.  Hierarchical Structure
    2.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    3.  Brainstorming
    4.  Note organization
    5.  Outliner
    6.  Multi Column View
    7.  Programmable
    8.  Outline organization
    9.  Outline folding

    OmniOutliner VS Foldout

     

    • OmniOutliner is the most popular commercial alternative to Foldout.

    • OmniOutliner is Paid and ProprietaryFoldout is Free and Proprietary
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    Workflowy

    Manage your thoughts and projects with infinite levels of indentation, easy syncing with mobile apps, and features like hoisting and inline notes. Suitable for personal use, task management, and seamless team collaboration.

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    Tana

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    Tana's combination of simple concepts lets you build anything. Easily turn raw notes into tasks, bugs, follow-ups and more with Supertags. Everything in Tana is connected in a graph, so you can leave files and folders behind. Data flows to where it needs to be.

    22 Tana alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Tana screenshot 1

    Tana Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Cloud Sync
    4.  Calendar View
    5.  Real time collaboration
    6.  Outliner
    7.  Tagging
    8.  Bidirectional links

    Tana VS Foldout

     
  7. Indigrid icon

    Indigrid

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    A new medium for your ideas—augment your thinking with a text editor designed for structuring lists. Side-by-side views allow 3 modes of thinking.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Indigrid screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last version is from 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Outliner
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Brainstorming
    4.  Sidebar
    5.  Portable
    6.  Outline organization
    7.  Kanban Board
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Outline folding
    10.  Tree structure
    11.  Outline mode
    12.  Side-by-Side View

    Indigrid VS Foldout

     
    Comments about Indigrid as an Alternative to Foldout
    Serely Lalla
    Positive Oct 23, 2019
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    Indigrid is a folding outliner, like Folding. It is an offline software for Windows with infinite hierarchical structure.

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    • Indigrid is Free and ProprietaryFoldout is also Free and Proprietary
    • Indigrid is LightweightFoldout is not according to our users
  8. Zavala icon

    Zavala

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    Zavala is a modern take on a traditional outliner. It supports all the things you want in a Mac app like multiple windows, keyboard shortcuts, a customizable toolbar, and a full menu bar.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Zavala screenshot 1

    Zavala Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    3.  Outliner
    4.  Sync with iCloud
    5.  Note organization

    Zavala VS Foldout

     

    • Zavala is the most popular Open Source alternative to Foldout.

    • Zavala is Free and Open SourceFoldout is Free and Proprietary
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    TreeLine

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    TreeLine just stores almost any kind of information. A tree structure makes it easy to keep things organized. And each node in the tree can contain several fields, forming a mini-database. The output format for each node can be defined, and the output can be shown on the screen...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    TreeLine screenshot 1

    TreeLine Features

    1.  Personal Information Manager (PIM)
    2.  XML import / export
    3.  Export to JSON
    4.  JSON Pretty Print
    5.  YAML to JSON

    TreeLine VS Foldout

     
  11. Journalify icon

    Journalify

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    Journalify is a modern, intuitive platform that enables users to transform their life through journaling. It provides a space where you can focus on writing, free from worries about privacy and accessibility.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    Journal example

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Encrypted Backup
    3.  WYSIWYG Support
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Real time collaboration
    9.  Full-Text Search

    Journalify VS Foldout

     
  12. Checkvist icon

    Checkvist

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    A professional list-making tool. Minimalist, keyboard-centric online outliner and task management application. Free sharing, unlimited lists, free import and export. Markdown and code support. Good for geeks 🤓 and keyboard lovers 💻.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Dark UI scheme

    Top Checkvist Features

    1.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    2.  Content Filtering
    3.  Calendar Sync
    4. Google Calendar icon  Sync with Google Calendar
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Real time collaboration
    7.  Cloud Sync
    8. Zapier icon  Zapier integration
    9.  Wiki-like local linking
    10.  Save Attachments
    11.  Streamlined interface
    12.  Integrated Search

    Checkvist VS Foldout

     

    • Checkvist is the most popular SaaS alternative to Foldout.

    • Checkvist is Freemium and ProprietaryFoldout is Free and Proprietary
  13. Legend icon

    Legend

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    Legend (formerly Moo.do) is a notepad, a to-do list, and an outliner, but with advanced features that make the cloud-based application much more useful than any of those tools would be on their own.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Legend screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Live Preview
    3.  AES-256 Encryption
    4.  Recurring Tasks
    5.  Hierarchical Structure
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  File Tagging
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Calendar View
    11.  Subtasks
    12.  Calendar Integration

    Legend VS Foldout

     
  14. Visual Outliner icon

    Visual Outliner

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    Visual Outliner is an outliner software for Windows, and it uses OPML as native file format. It's not just another tasklist application, but a real outliner editor that can be used to write, view, modify, and maintain hierarchically arranged text.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Visual Outliner Blackboard Theme

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Import/Export OPML Feeds
    2.  Outline folding
    3.  Styles based on outline hierearchy
    4.  Outline organization
    5.  Drag and Drop
    6.  Outliner
    7.  Brainstorming
    8.  Data export/import
    9.  Brainstorm mode
    10.  Theme changing

    Visual Outliner VS Foldout

     
  15. Tkoutline icon

    Tkoutline

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    Tkoutline is a single pane, cross-platform outline editor written in Tcl/Tk . With this editor, information can be structured hierarchically in an outline and outlines can be hyperlinked together to create a web of outlines.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tkoutline screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Subtasks
    2.  Portable
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Hierarchical Structure
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Outliner

    Tkoutline VS Foldout

     
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