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Head-to-head · Outliner Software

Legend vs Tine

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Legend #4 in Outliner Software 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Legend
Tine #6 in Outliner Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Tine

Legend leads on 0 checks, Tine on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreLegend · 8.8/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresLegend · 4 of 4

Legend scores higher on our rubric for outliner software: 8.8 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #4 and #6.

Legend is the better fit for offline-first collaborative outlining. Tine is the better fit for open-source knowledge outliners.

  • Legend fits best

    Offline-first collaborative outlining

  • Tine fits best

    Open-source knowledge outliners

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Side by side

Feature Legend 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Tine 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 8.5
Ranking #4 in Outliner Software #6 in Outliner Software
Best for Offline-first collaborative outlining Open-source knowledge outliners
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price $5/mo Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
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 Legend 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, Markdown, OPML, JSON Markdown, Org, Text, OPML, HTML, PDF
Navigation modes zooming, filtering, Outline, List, Calendar, Group by focus mode, folding, filtering, search, tabs
Our review
Pros
  • Offline-first editing with automatic synchronization
  • Hierarchical navigation with backlinks, mirrors, filters, and zooming
  • Available on web, desktop, and mobile platforms
  • 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
  • Advanced features are divided across paid plans
  • The $399 Lifetime plan requires a large one-time payment
  • Its broad workspace may be more than simple outlining requires
  • 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

Legend is an outliner and productivity workspace for organizing documents, notes, tasks, projects, emails, files, and calendars. It suits people who want hierarchical notes with deeper navigation than a basic document editor, including…

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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…

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  1. LegendOutliner Software 8.8Free plan
  2. TineOutliner Software 8.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Legend — where it wins

    • Offline-first editing with automatic synchronization
    • Hierarchical navigation with backlinks, mirrors, filters, and zooming
    • Available on web, desktop, and mobile platforms

    Where it doesn't

    • Advanced features are divided across paid plans
    • The $399 Lifetime plan requires a large one-time payment
    • Its broad workspace may be more than simple outlining requires

  • 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
  • Legend8.8/10 · Free plan

    A broad, offline-first outliner with collaboration, views, backlinks, and cross-platform apps.

    Visit LegendFull verdict →
  • Tine8.5/10 · Free plan

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

    Visit TineFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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