Cloud Outliner vs Legend

Cloud Outliner organizes plans, projects, ideas, and tasks as structured outlines on macOS and iOS. Its editor supports drag-and-drop reordering, multi-selection, checkboxes, automatic numbering, notes, rich text, and collapse or expand controls. Search works by outline name or text, while filters show checked or unchecked items. A multi-tier document manager adds color markers, password protection, templates, and duplication. Outlines can sync between Mac and iOS through iCloud and can also sync with Evernote. Export and sharing options include PDF, OPML, plain text, printing, email, messenger, and several apps or social networks; macOS also supports HTML export. Light and Dark themes are available. iOS lists read-only mode, indentation gestures, portrait and landscape support, and wireless keyboard shortcuts. The Mac free version requires a separate iOS Pro purchase for iCloud sync. Listed minimums are macOS 12, iOS 15, and iPadOS 15.

Legend brings notes, documents, tasks, email, files, outlines, and projects into one productivity interface. Users organize work in Boards made up of Panes, which provide separate work areas and context switching. Panes can show Outline, grouped, List, or Calendar views, and filters can use prefixes, item contents, words, or tags. Writing features include Markdown, formatting hotkeys, backlinks, and mirrors that connect notes with tasks. The Agenda view sorts tasks by priority and date. Legend says it syncs in real time across devices and collaborators, works offline, and resolves changes after devices reconnect. Its privacy policy describes client-side encryption before item data syncs to Firebase, with optional password encryption. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 10 Panes, one plugin sync account, and unlimited documents and items. Basic costs $5 a month billed annually; Pro costs $9 a month billed annually. The Browser Pane is not available in the mobile app, though saved links can open in a browser.