Vimflowy Alternatives

Vimflowy is described as 'Innovative, open-source notebook and list making app that combines the infinite list and note taking powers of Workflowy with a Vim like workspace' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Vimflowy for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPhone, iPad, Windows and Android apps. The best Vimflowy alternative is GNU Emacs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Vimflowy are Workflowy, Dynalist, Org mode and OmniOutliner.

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  1. GNU Emacs icon

    GNU Emacs

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    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    178 GNU Emacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor
     

    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Vimflowy.

    • GNU Emacs is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Vimflowy.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceVimflowy is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU Emacs is Customizable, Privacy focused and LightweightVimflowy is not according to our users
  2. Workflowy icon

    Workflowy

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    Offers limitless nested lists for outlining, instant sync on web and mobile, real-time collaboration, file and photo uploads, kanban boards, tagging, offline editing, hoisting for branch focus, content sharing, text highlighting, and Dropbox auto-backup.

    345 Workflowy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    • Workflowy is the most popular Web-based, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Vimflowy.

    • Workflowy is Freemium and ProprietaryVimflowy is Free and Open Source
    • Workflowy is LightweightVimflowy is not according to our users
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    Workflowy

    Offers limitless nested lists for outlining, instant sync on web and mobile, real-time collaboration, file and photo uploads, kanban boards, tagging, offline editing, hoisting for branch focus, content sharing, text highlighting,...

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  7. OmniOutliner icon

    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.

    79 OmniOutliner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    OmniOutliner screenshot 1
     

    • OmniOutliner is the most popular commercial alternative to Vimflowy.

    • OmniOutliner is Paid and ProprietaryVimflowy is Free and Open Source
  8. Orgzly icon

    Orgzly

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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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  10. 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.

    239 Indigrid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. 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 💻.

    102 Checkvist alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

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

    • Checkvist is the most popular SaaS alternative to Vimflowy.

    • Checkvist is Freemium and ProprietaryVimflowy is Free and Open Source
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  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.

    169 Legend alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  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.

    70 Visual Outliner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Visual Outliner Blackboard Theme
     
  15. Outlinely icon

    Outlinely

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    Indispensable information organization tool for knowledge workers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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