Bike Outliner vs Gingko Writer
Bike Outliner
hogbaysoftware.comGingko Writer
gingkowriter.comSide by side
| Figure | Bike Outliner | Gingko Writer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.67/mo | $9.75/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Outliner Software | 8.3 (#9) | 8.3 (#10) |
| Spec score · Outlining Software | 8.4 (#8) | 8.4 (#9) |
| Privacy | The maker says it collects information users provide when contacting it, forum content for the forum, newsletter email addresses, and anonymous website usage information. | The maker says it will never access, view, or sell anything users write on the platform. |
| Purpose | Bike is a Mac writing and outlining app for thinking, writing, organizing, lists, notes, and documents. | Gingko Writer is tree-based writing software for organizing and drafting complex documents. |
Plans
Bike Outliner
- Free modeFree
- Bike License – Monthly$2.99 a month
- Bike License – Yearly$19.99 a year
- One-Time Purchase License (Hog Bay Software)Price not published
In their own words
Bike Outliner
Bike Outliner is a macOS app for thinking, writing, organizing lists, notes, and documents. Its outlines support headings, ordered lists, task lists, and other row types, while a rich text editor handles formatting. Full-screen, typewriter, and focus modes provide distraction-free writing. Navigation includes keyboard movement by focus heading, back and forward controls, breadcrumbs, inline buttons, and a navigation bar. Deep links remain valid when an outline file is moved or renamed. Bike uses an HTML-based .bike format and also supports .opml and .txt files, with Markdown support, printing, Quick Look previews, and Finder thumbnails. Scripts, Shortcuts, and AppleScript can control the app. Free mode never expires and covers reading, writing, and editing outlines; additional row types, rich text formatting, Shortcut Actions, and AppleScript require purchase.
Gingko Writer
Gingko Writer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.