Zavala is described as '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' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Zavala for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Zavala alternative is Logseq, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Zavala are Notesnook, Zettlr, AFFiNE and Trilium Notes.
The product offers three primary types of views — phone book views, calendar views, and notepad views. Central to the program's design is an outlining structure and the ability to easily manipulate information regardless of in which view it was entered.
