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Best outliner software for windows ?
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Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 3, 2019 at 11:43 AM
Ahmed fawzy wrote:
>I want to use the outliner in studying and lectures preparations
This can mean a lot of different things, which might be best served with different types of software.
“Outliner” - at least as it’s used on this forum - is a catch-all term that refers to very different types of software in terms of their use and functionality.
a) One big group could be called “notes databases”, which are for capturing, annotating, organising, storing, recombining and recalling information.
b) The other big group could be called “thinking and writing tools,” which help with developing ideas and outlines, and then with turning them into a final text.
c) There are also a few that try to combine the above two categories.
Are you looking for a), b) or c)?
Keep in mind that c) normally means increased complexity, a steeper learning curve or some compromise that undermines the functionality of a) or b).
Posted by Paul Korm
Jan 3, 2019 at 12:22 PM
Interesting looking app, “iroha note”—visually. It’s an Adobe Air app, which is somewhat of a dead end, and hasn’t been updated, it seems, in a very long time. So there may be no there, there.
Looks like the map view of Tinderbox without the rest of the iceberg.
http://www.at-iroha.jp/en/en-irohanote-intro
Ahmed fawzy wrote:
>iroha note
Posted by Ahmed fawzy
Jan 3, 2019 at 01:04 PM
I think I have uses for the three groups
1- I can use group a to make a data base of cards to retrive information
2- I can use group b to outline lecture notes
3- group c may be a good AIO option and I donot mind learning curve
I apprechiate examples of all three groups
Also If the program has a good presentation ability this will be great
Dr Andus wrote:
Ahmed fawzy wrote:
>>I want to use the outliner in studying and lectures preparations
>
>This can mean a lot of different things, which might be best served with
>different types of software.
>
>“Outliner” - at least as it’s used on this forum - is a catch-all term
>that refers to very different types of software in terms of their use
>and functionality.
>
>a) One big group could be called “notes databases”, which are for
>capturing, annotating, organising, storing, recombining and recalling
>information.
>
>b) The other big group could be called “thinking and writing tools,”
>which help with developing ideas and outlines, and then with turning
>them into a final text.
>
>c) There are also a few that try to combine the above two categories.
>
>Are you looking for a), b) or c)?
>
>Keep in mind that c) normally means increased complexity, a steeper
>learning curve or some compromise that undermines the functionality of
>a) or b).
Posted by Ahmed fawzy
Jan 3, 2019 at 01:06 PM
Scrivener Is a good software I like and use it in my writings of papers and books
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
If the ability to write longer texts outweighs the need for an agile
>hierarchy builder, I’d suggest you also consider Scrivener.
>
>A dark horse option, not dissimilar to Scrivener, is Atomic Scribbler:
>
>https://www.atomicscribbler.com
>
>It isn’t robustly updated, but you can download a trial copy to see how
>it works for you.
>
>Steve Z.
Posted by Pierre Paul Landry
Jan 3, 2019 at 01:22 PM
Ahmed fawzy wrote:
> What is the best outliner software for windows ?
>
> I think I have uses for the three groups
>
>1- I can use group a to make a data base of cards to retrive information
>2- I can use group b to outline lecture notes
>3- group c may be a good AIO option and I donot mind learning curve
InfoQube should be able to do the job, no problem.
Many users consider it the best and most flexible Windows outliner / information management:
https://infoqubeim.com/drupal5/?q=node/4312
Pierre Paul Landry
IQ Designer