Opal Alternatives

Opal is described as 'Lets you organize just about anything — ideas, reports, lists, notes, projects, graphics — in the form of an outline. If you used Acta, you’ll love Opal' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to Opal for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, Windows, Android and iPad apps. The best Opal alternative is Orgzly Revived, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Opal are OmniOutliner, Orgzly, Zavala and Visual Outliner.

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  1. Orgzly Revived icon
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    Outliner for taking notes and managing to-do lists.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • Orgzly Revived is the most popular Android alternative to Opal.

    • Orgzly Revived is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Opal.

    • Orgzly Revived is Free and Open SourceOpal is Paid and Proprietary
    • Orgzly Revived is Privacy focused and LightweightOpal is not according to our users
  2. OmniOutliner icon
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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.

    79 OmniOutliner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • OmniOutliner is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Opal.

    • OmniOutliner is the most popular commercial alternative to Opal.

    • OmniOutliner is Paid and ProprietaryOpal is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. Orgzly icon
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    You can keep notebooks stored in plain-text and have them synchronized with a directory on your mobile device, SD card, Dropbox, or over WebDAV.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
    • Orgzly is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Opal.

    • Orgzly is Free and Open SourceOpal is Paid and Proprietary
    • Orgzly is LightweightOpal is not according to our users
  4. Zavala icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Visual Outliner is the most popular Windows alternative to Opal.

    • Visual Outliner is Freemium and ProprietaryOpal is Paid and Proprietary
    • Visual Outliner is LightweightOpal is not according to our users
  6. Dashword icon
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    Dashword is by far the most convenient and user-friendly tool for creating any semantic network, be it your business idea, an abstract of a lecture on computer science, a script for a movie or a recipe for your favorite dish.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    Password Locker is the only iOS Screen Time blocker that completely eliminates workarounds. It helps you stay focused by patching all known loopholes in Apple's Screen Time, ensuring you can't disable your app restrictions on impulse.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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