Dynalist vs Tine

Dynalist9.2Visit Tine8.5Visit

Higher score Dynalist #2 in Outliner Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Dynalist

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Tine #6 in Outliner Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Tine

• Dynalist fits best

  Cross-platform power users

• Tine fits best

  Open-source knowledge outliners

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Side by side

Feature	Dynalist 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Tine 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.5
Ranking	#2 in Outliner Software	#6 in Outliner Software
Best for	Cross-platform power users	Open-source knowledge outliners
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$7.99/user/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop, Mobile	Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Support	Email, Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features Dynalist 4/4 · Tine 3/4
Offline access	✓	✓
Markdown support	✓	✓
Real-time collaboration	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Backlinks	✓	✓
Specs
App platforms	web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android	Linux, macOS, Windows, Android
Export formats	HTML, plain text, OPML	Markdown, Org, Text, OPML, HTML, PDF
Navigation modes	search, flat search, item finder, bookmarks, folding	focus mode, folding, filtering, search, tabs
Our review
Pros	Unlimited-depth outlines with internal links and Markdown Web, desktop, and mobile apps with offline desktop work Collaboration, version history, exports, and cloud backups	Reads and writes Markdown and Org files used by Logseq Combines links, queries, views, annotations, and recovery tools Runs offline across Linux, macOS, Windows, and Android
Cons	Pro starts at $7.99 per user per month with annual billing Attachments, recurring dates, and version history require Pro Integrations focus on Google Calendar, Dropbox, and Google Drive	The product is still in alpha and not yet 1.0 Linux is the primary, best-tested platform Android is a sideloaded APK, with no public iOS app
Our verdict	Dynalist is an outlining application for organizing ideas, notes, and tasks in nested documents. It suits people who want unlimited-depth outlines, structured navigation, internal links, Markdown formatting, dates, tags, checklists,… Read the review →	Tine is a local-first knowledge outliner for people who organize information in nested bullets, tasks, pages, and linked graph structures. It is free, open source under AGPL-3.0, and available on Linux, macOS, Windows, and Android. Its… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Dynalist — where it wins

  • Unlimited-depth outlines with internal links and Markdown
  • Web, desktop, and mobile apps with offline desktop work
  • Collaboration, version history, exports, and cloud backups

  Where it doesn't

  • Pro starts at $7.99 per user per month with annual billing
  • Attachments, recurring dates, and version history require Pro
  • Integrations focus on Google Calendar, Dropbox, and Google Drive

• Tine — where it wins

  • Reads and writes Markdown and Org files used by Logseq
  • Combines links, queries, views, annotations, and recovery tools
  • Runs offline across Linux, macOS, Windows, and Android

  Where it doesn't

  • The product is still in alpha and not yet 1.0
  • Linux is the primary, best-tested platform
  • Android is a sideloaded APK, with no public iOS app

• Dynalist9.2/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Deep outlining and cross-platform access make Dynalist a strong fit for power users.

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• Tine8.5/10 · Free plan

  A flexible free outliner for Markdown and Org graphs, with Linux as its primary platform.

  Visit TineFull verdict →