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Posted by Darren McDonald
Aug 15, 2020 at 10:16 AM
Does anyone know whatever happened the macOS app, Tree?
It seems perfect for my use case for an outliner. Brett Terpstra states it best when he writes;
“An outliner is an outliner, but Tree adds one thing that makes it infinitely more useful to me and my non-linear thought process: a horizontal view of the outline. It’s basically a right-aligned mind map. Seeing each level of the hierarchy in line with other siblings across different branches suddenly brings the whole brainstorming thing together for me.”
https://brettterpstra.com/2012/04/02/app-review-tree-an-outliner-i-can-love/
I am after an outliner very similar to Tree if it is no longer around. Any suggestions?
Posted by macosxguru
Aug 15, 2020 at 02:05 PM
I loved Tree too. It seems to have disappeared from the App Store.
There is no real competitor to Tree.
Gingko is somewhat similar. I wrote about it. [Working in a Tree-View in Gingko - Bicycle For Your Mind](http://bicycleforyourmind.com/working_in_a_tree_view_in_gingko)
macosxguru
Posted by Darren McDonald
Aug 18, 2020 at 01:56 AM
I have not found another app that displays the outline horizontally. As you note, Ginko is the only app that comes close.
It certainly is a shame that Tree is no more. :(
By the way, I read your blog @macosxguru and found it to be educational and a great read! Good job. :)
macosxguru wrote:
I loved Tree too. It seems to have disappeared from the App Store.
>
>There is no real competitor to Tree.
>
>Gingko is somewhat similar. I wrote about it. [Working in a Tree-View in
>Gingko - Bicycle For Your
>Mind](http://bicycleforyourmind.com/working_in_a_tree_view_in_gingko)
>
>macosxguru
Posted by macosxguru
Aug 18, 2020 at 03:24 PM
Thank you Darren.
That made my week.
macosxguru
Posted by satis
Aug 27, 2020 at 03:31 PM
The dev pulled the app. It can still be downloaded from one of those app repositories like download.cnet.com but you’re left with a trial version and no way to pay for it. (But it still works!)
I emailed the dev at the beginning of the year but never heard from him and his website topoftree.co.jp fails to resolve.