A Theory of Outliner Software Market Development

Posted by Vincek
Oct 11, 2011 at 03:46 AM

Steve,

IMHO, ActionOutline is a very competent web 1.0 outlining program.

Plusses:
* Logical structure, easy to understand
* Many incremental improvements with upgraded editions over the years—color coding, import graphics
* Stable
* Aesthetically pleasing
* Advanced text editor

Minuses:
* UI not always intuitive; takes a while to get the hang of it
* Minimal search—only within one file and only see 1 item at a time

Suggested Improvements (but applicable to most programs in this class of software):
* Ability to search across files, notebooks, etc.
* Ability to use and search multiple tags
* Access across different web browsers and OSs
* Mobile/desktop integration
* Provide multiple views and options to reorganize data (not just hierarchical organization)
* Integrate (or at least import) data from Evernote

Vince