Again, with respect to NoteMap

Posted by Hugh
May 15, 2009 at 08:36 AM

Cassius wrote:
>GrandView wasn’t the easiest to learn, but it was powerful. In addition to all the
>outlining features you might want or need, it had the equivalent of Ecco’s columns and
>a calendar/planner—all linked together. It was not WISYWIG and did not have graphic
>capability, but you could export its files to Harvard Chart & Freelance Chart. Also,
>you could write keyboard macros and reassign almost any 2-key combination.
> >It was
>marvelous, but the author moved on and Symantec let it die (as it does with many
>programs it buys).
> >STEVE ZEOLI or anyone: Are there any current MAC outliners as
>good as GV?
> >P.S. When I was looking at PIMS, my final choice was between GV and
>MaxThink.

I think this thread pretty much answers your question: http://www.outlinersoftware.com/topics/viewt/1113/0/tao-outliner-finally-updated

The website(s) aren’t very helpful. You really have to download TAO and play with it for a while to understand its power. (It shouldn’t be confused with a very different Windows product of the same name.)

Otherwise, OmniOutliner is ubiquitous and much more user-friendly but less potent. Maybe the next step-upgrade (which is expected to introduce clones) will raise its game to rival TAO’s. Tinderbox is powerful, but non-traditional and sui generis, as has been discussed here recently. Opal is simpler than some of these and useful.