outl
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Visitoutl vs Tine
What both publish
| Fact | outl | Tine |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | The project is maintained by Thiago Avelino and states that there is no company behind outl. | The site credits Martin Koutecký and describes Tine as independently built; it does not state a headquarters or founding date. |
| Mobile availability | iOS is distributed through public TestFlight and Android through sideloaded APK beta releases rather than official app stores. | Android builds are available through F-Droid or GitHub, while iPhone and iPad access is a public TestFlight beta with no App Store listing yet. |
| Privacy | The project says it collects no note data, operates no backend, and has no account, sign-in, advertising, crash-reporting, or third-party analytics SDK in the apps. | Tine says it has no account, advertising, analytics, or tracking, and does not upload graph or note contents to Tine servers. |
| Product | outl is a local-first outliner and bullet-point note-taking app that stores plain Markdown on disk. | Tine is a fast, local outliner that reads and writes the same Markdown files as Logseq. |
| Support | Users are directed to Discord for questions and GitHub issues for bugs. | Questions and ideas go through GitHub Discussions, while bugs and feature requests go through GitHub Issues. |
outl plans
- FreeFree
- Free foreverFree
Tine plans
- FreeFree
Pick outl if…
outl may suit people who want local Markdown notes, offline editing, and direct peer-to-peer syncing. It also offers tools for users who want to connect local notes to compatible AI hosts or run code blocks.
Pick Tine if…
Tine suits people who want to work locally with Markdown notes, particularly those who share a graph with Logseq. It may also suit users who want flexible search, Sheets, and static-site publishing and can provide their own sync service.