The Visual Outliner vs Workflowy
The Visual Outliner
visualoutliner.com
Workflowy
workflowy.comSide by side
| Figure | The Visual Outliner | Workflowy |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $6.99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 5 |
| Spec score · Outlining Software | 6.9 (#21) | 8.3 (#11) |
| Purpose | The Visual Outliner is a hierarchical multi-level outliner for organizing ideas. | Workflowy describes itself as a note-taking app built around a single, infinite document and list. |
| Support | The maker lists [email protected] as its support email. | Workflowy directs users with questions to [email protected]. |
Plans
The Visual Outliner
- Visual Outliner for Windows FULL VERSION$59.95, paid once
Workflowy
- BasicFree
- Pro$6.99 a month
- Pro (annual billing)$6.99 a month
- Workflowy Teams$6.99 a month
- Pro (monthly billing)$8.99 a month
In their own words
The Visual Outliner
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Workflowy
Workflowy is a note-taking app built around one expandable document and list. Users can nest items, focus on a bullet by zooming into it, and search across the document in real time. A bullet can become a checkbox, heading, board or table. Tags, dates, backlinks, mirrors and templates help connect or reuse material. Workflowy says it saves automatically and synchronizes across devices. Its API can read and write Workflowy data for apps, scripts and automations. Users can also enable multi-factor authentication with an authenticator-app code and recovery codes. The free Basic plan includes 100 nodes per month and 100 MB of uploads; reaching the node limit brings up a subscription prompt, though users can continue adding nodes. Pro lists unlimited nodes and uploads at $6.99 per month billed annually or $8.99 per month billed monthly. The annual option lists a seven-day trial. Workflowy supports web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, and lists a Chrome extension. Its integrations include Readwise, Kindle Highlights, Google Calendar, Zapier and Workflowy Desktop MCP.