MadaboutDana
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Sorry, Jaslar, just noticed this: yes, you can collapse the sections in the left-hand pane, and you can also collapse text under headings in the actual document.
You can't change the order of stuff i...
I quite like the look of Writage, but can't use it because Windows only.
On the other hand, Markdown editors like TextNut and more recently, Strike (still in beta) and others (sorry, lost the name of...
Ah: I lied (albeit involuntarily). It wasn't available on the UK App Store, but now it's suddenly appeared. Looks quite nice, actually, even as a free version. Not sure if it's got enough to tempt me ...
It's not available from the UK App Store, either, alas... no CRIMPing for me...
best outliner you use? (2018)
5/10/2018
Yes, I'd agree with Stephen here. We CRIMPers are by nature inclined to make those donations or buy those shareware licences that other folk prefer to shun.
That's because we genuinely do appreciate ...
It really does beg the question: why on Earth doesn't Apple get on and optimise iCloud as a sync system? It's still pitiful, especially compared with Dropbox (or our business favourite, AutoTask, form...
I can recommend Write - it's very well designed, and has an attractive stay-on-top option that makes it ideal for research (I wish more apps had a stay-on-top option, in fact). Combined with auto-word...
best outliner you use? (2018)
5/7/2018
Those who are as fed up as I am about paying MS a regular subscription for Office365 might want to take a look at SoftMaker Office, a German software suite that's now available for Windows, Linux and ...
Smart Pen system (a bit OT)
4/28/2018
The Wacom Folio (or Slate, if you prefer something slightly cheaper) offers handwriting recognition, and in my experience it's actually quite good (writing in standard English, at least). I've gradual...
TaskPaper iOS apps
4/12/2018
Editorial is my preferred TaskPaper editor on iOS because it folds the tasks up neatly, which is very convenient when you've got a long, long list.
The downside of Editorial is its sheer size –...
Not quite sure what you mean here, doablesoftware: Joplin does have a folder view, plus a tags view. Okay, so the folder view is only a single level, but it's still useful. And the tags view makes the...
Hm. It's time you used the search box (on the left) to look through posts to this forum – you'll find useful feedback on many apps of the kinds you've been describing, including links to re...
I've been very happy with Outlinely, not least because of its Mac/iOS support, but there are a few irritations. It's a very powerful outliner, however (much better and much faster IMHO than OmniOutlin...
If it wasn't for your centred text thing, I'd say iaWriter. Similar very powerful, simple apps include TextNut (which does Markdown and RTF ad hoc) and MWeb, but they're Mac/iOS only.
"Note taking with mind maps"
4/6/2018
Also worth bearing in mind is the power of iWorks for mindmap-like approaches. Numbers in particular is useful here, because the tabbed worksheets can be used as multiple whiteboards. The recent upgra...
TheArchive
4/5/2018
Yes, the saved searches feature is nice. Otherwise (the newly Markdown-enabled) Simplenote is the most obvious direct competitor.
But it's a good start.
My new Wacom Folio is actually rather good; the capture is remarkably precise (considering you're writing with what feels like a standard biro on standard A4 paper), and the transfer to iPad has been ...
Ha! Glad I held out...
3/29/2018
Another useful review (because by sensible writer with hands-on experience) of the new iPad 2018, comparing it with the Pro:
https://m.imore.com/2018-97-inch-ipad-vs-ipad-pro-which-ipad-should-you-bu...
Ha! Glad I held out...
3/29/2018
I was, however, encouraged by a review that suggested there's very little difference in the feel of the new iPad (when using Apple Pencil) from the way an iPad Pro feels. From Alphr:
"The Apple Penci...
Gingko Desktop
3/29/2018
Oh dear. Some fragile personalities, I feel.
Firstly, I suggest a fruitful forum should always involve a modicum of self-irony: i.e. don't take yourself too seriously.
Second, I've got no problem wi...
Aquaminds Notetaker
3/29/2018
Seems like a somewhat drastic reason for returning to Windows computing! There are other options: Outline (mentioned in another thread recently) imports Circus Pony notebooks, for example. Apparently ...
Gingko Desktop
3/28/2018
Yo Adrian,
Don't worry - as you will already have seen, the world is divided into those who by default and as a result, no doubt, of bitter childhood experiences, impute the most cynical motives to s...
Ha! Glad I held out...
3/28/2018
Yes, I see what you mean - I've just discovered that the Crayon isn't pressure-sensitive, and find no mention of it (yet) on Logitech's websites.
Damn. It'll just have to be the Apple Pencil, then......
Sorry: quite right, I meant to put my remark about Writers Cafe here, not under Gingko. Doh!
SoftMaker Office
3/28/2018
Okay, so it's only very tangentially related to outlining, but it's worth mentioning that SoftMaker Office is now available for Mac.
One of the best "alternative" office suites that nobody's ever hea...