Tine vs outl

Tine8.5Visit outl8.3Visit

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

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outl #8 in Outliner Software 8.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit outl

• Tine fits best

  Open-source knowledge outliners

• outl fits best

  Free private Markdown outliners

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Side by side

Feature	Tine 8.5/10 Visit ↗	outl 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.3
Ranking	#6 in Outliner Software	#8 in Outliner Software
Best for	Open-source knowledge outliners	Free private Markdown outliners
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Free plan	Free
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop, Mobile	Self-hosted, Desktop, Mobile
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
Support	Community, Docs	Community, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business	Solo, Small business
Features Tine 3/4 · outl 3/4
Offline access	✓	✓
Markdown support	✓	✓
Real-time collaboration	Not checked yet	—
Backlinks	✓	✓
Specs
App platforms	Linux, macOS, Windows, Android	macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, Android
Export formats	Markdown, Org, Text, OPML, HTML, PDF	Markdown, JSON, Hugo
Navigation modes	focus mode, folding, filtering, search, tabs	Normal, Insert, Visual, collapse/fold, workspace search, fuzzy switcher, command palette
Our review
Pros	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	Free, MIT-licensed, and requires no account Encrypted peer-to-peer sync across desktop and mobile platforms Imports, exports, backlinks, and MCP connections for AI tools
Cons	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	Pre-1.0 software with several beta clients Windows desktop app is still in progress No collaboration features
Our verdict	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 →	outl is a local-first outliner for people who organize notes as nested, movable blocks and want Markdown files stored on their own devices. It supports offline editing across macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, and Android, with a terminal… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• outl — where it wins

  • Free, MIT-licensed, and requires no account
  • Encrypted peer-to-peer sync across desktop and mobile platforms
  • Imports, exports, backlinks, and MCP connections for AI tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Pre-1.0 software with several beta clients
  • Windows desktop app is still in progress
  • No collaboration features

• Tine8.5/10 · Free plan

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

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• outl8.3/10 · Free plan

  A free, private Markdown outliner with encrypted sync, backlinks, and AI-tool connections.

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