Work-Alike Alternative To Dynalist

Posted by Dormouse
Apr 3, 2024 at 01:40 PM

cicerosc wrote:
I keep
>wanting a local program that works on my computer with similar features
>and workflow to Dynalist, with the focus on block outlining in the
>central window.

I think it’s likely to depend on exactly which features and workflows you are looking for.
I don’t see Checkvist or Legend as being very similar.

I use Workflowy (very similar) as an outliner for PKM & tasks. But oc not local.

However, I do all my writing related outlining in Mindomo. Some of my maps have never been out of outline view. Excellent import/export, so exchanging outlines with Workflowy is a breeze. I use it because I find it a better outliner for this purpose. And Mindomo can be local only, and remains in active development. Only one pane, but that makes it central (apart from the note pane), Not the same as Dynalist but has most relevant features. #tags, links, but not wikilinks.

I doubt it’s designed for PKM, and you can’t dump too much in one map (each map has max 10k nodes, with 3-4k recommended for performance). But you can have as many maps as you want (free version limited to 3).
You might find a better outline option in other mindmap apps, though the few I have looked at don’t seem much like an outliner to me.
But might be worth loking at mindmap progs - the data structures are the same and most have outline views.