An Outlining App That Is A Joy To Use

I don't know why I haven't mentioned this app before. It is an outlining app that is really very good. I’ve been using it as both a browser-based web app and an iOS device App. The web app is CarbonFin’s Outliner Online. An account is free and can be used as a standalone web app. One of the nice features is being able to share outlines with others for collaboration; or you can publish the outline so that it can be viewed by browser by anyone with the URL. Even a tablet browser works pretty well with the Outliner Online to give you mobile access.

However, if you are on the iOS platform, the $5 universal App is actually a much better experience than the web app on a computer. Even on an iPhone.
Some of the features of iOS App, Outliner by CarbonFin:

• Show check boxes or not
  
• Add notes
• Show notes or not
  
• Numbering or not
  
• Multiple sub levels
  
• Rearrange the order by dragging
  
• Exporting
• Synching

You can export your outline as a Text email; or as an attachment in .txt or .OPML format (used for other outlining programs). Synching your outlines with your account or with Dropbox makes them available on your iOS devices and any browser.

The pictures below show some of the options. The picture on the left shows me using Outliner to keep a checklist of management tasks that I was working on.

The ability to add a note to the item could be used to capture instructions, background, examples, or descriptions - any text you like. And, of course, Outliner can be used for anything that lends itself to a outline format. Some ways I’ve used Outliner:

• Plan a critical letter
  
• Outline a presentation
  
• Plan a special business project
  
• Document Owner’s program
  
• Outline a website
  
• Develop a master packing list for travel
  
• A TO-DO list of tasks
  
• End-Of-Month checklist of accounting tasks/procedures
  

iPad screenshot

Options Menu

Editing Menu