OPML / Indented text data exchange among outliners (with a request to PPL)

Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
May 15, 2009 at 09:46 AM

Within the course of a recent request to Wouter, the developer of TreeSheets, I quickly scanned this forum for programs that we’ve discussed that can import/export OPML. My own interest was for Notecase Pro, but among others I found:

- PC software: UltraRecall, ConnectedText, tkOutliner, TreePad, ConceptDraw MindMap, Treeline
- Mac: Omnioutliner, Tree, iLiner, Hog Bay NoteBook, Circus Ponies NoteBook, NoteTaker, MyMind
- Linux: NoteCase Pro (crossplatform)
- Webware: checkvist.com
- iPhone: iBlueSky, iThoughts, MindMaker
- Pocket PC / Windows CE: ListPro (also PC), Natara Bonsai (also PC)

The list is impressive and means that OPML, despite its many limitations, has emerged as a de facto standard among outliners. The alternative, tab indented text, seems to be less supported as far as I’ve seen, though it is more popular in the ‘visual outliner’ domain, i.e. mind mapping, supported by the likes of Mind Manager and Freemind.

This post comes with a request to Pierre for adding OPML and tab indented text import/export to InfoQube / SQL notes. I am still learning this powerful outliner but need to start getting more of my data into it; OPML / text are what I can export/import to/from most of my other programs. CSV is unfortunately not an option.

The main reason for posting this request here is to generate interest from other developers as well.