search as-you-type and filter-as-you-type

Posted by MadaboutDana
Jan 14, 2014 at 05:31 PM

As a matter of fact, Tomboy does have an outliner view, although it’s not immediately apparent. It’s the ‘Search All Notes’ view, and lists Notebooks on the left, with a list of notes on the right. It doesn’t have a third pane (showing individual notes), unfortunately, but notes are very quick to launch.

It’s not, strictly speaking, a full outliner, because there’s no hierarchical structure (apart from Notebooks and two ‘virtual’ categories: All Notes and Unfiled Notes). But as a general note-taking applet, it’s very pleasant to use.

While CintaNotes is indeed a close equivalent, there are other very good sticky note apps out there. Probably the best Windows-optimised equivalent is Zhorn Software’s Stickies, which has a management window similar to the Tomboy ‘Search All Notes’ view, and is also still free.