Outliner by Alfred Fritz is an Android app for arranging shopping lists, tasks, ideas, memos, and small projects as nested outlines. Each outline can contain titled activities with notes, due dates, and completion status, and users can create as many outlines as they need. Activities can be reordered and indented. Outlines can be displayed as a tree, a to-do list, a due-date list, or a list grouped by hashtag; some views require PRO. The free version provides basic features with no ads and no synchronization. PRO features require installing the separate Outliner Pro Key app, available for a one-time $5.00 USD purchase. PRO adds activity search, formatted notes, subtree editing and sorting actions, sharing, and synchronization with Google Tasks and Dropbox. The app can import CSV, Natara Bonsai, Treepad HJT, Treeline TRLN, OPML, and plain text; export options include those formats, with HTML available in PRO. The maker says outlines remain on the device unless cloud sync is configured. It is listed for Android phones, tablets, and Chromebooks, with no desktop app.
Who it is for
Outliner suits Android users who want to organize tasks, lists, notes, or small projects in nested outlines and view them by tree, due date, to-do status, or hashtag. People who need sync, search, formatted notes, or other PRO tools can add the separate key app; the free version is aimed at basic use without synchronization.
What is good
- Create unlimited outlines with activities, notes, due dates, and completion status.
- Reorder and indent activities in a tree structure.
- Import from CSV, OPML, plain text, and other listed formats.
- Free version has no ads and supports basic needs.
- Outlines stay local unless cloud sync is configured.
What to know first
- Available for Android, with no desktop app listed.
- The free version has no sync.
- Some views and advanced actions require the separate PRO Key app.
- SD-card and Dropbox backups are unencrypted.
Verdict
Pick Outliner if you want an Android app for organizing nested lists and small projects, and the free basic version meets your needs. Consider another option if you need a desktop app or synchronization without paying for PRO; Google Tasks sync is limited to two levels of tasks and subtasks.
Get started with Outliner by Alfred Fritz
- Install Outliner on an Android phone, tablet, or Chromebook.
- Create an outline and add titled activities, notes, due dates, or completion status.
- Choose a tree, to-do, due-date, or hashtag-grouped view; some views require PRO.
- For PRO features, install the Outliner Pro Key app for $5.00 USD once.
- Configure cloud synchronization only if you want to sync with Google Tasks or Dropbox.
What the free plan stops at
The free plan includes basic features, no ads, and no synchronization. PRO features require the separate $5.00 USD one-time key; Google Tasks officially supports only two levels of tasks and subtasks.
Questions about Outliner by Alfred Fritz
Is Outliner free?
Yes. The free version has basic features and no ads, but it does not include sync. The Outliner Pro Key costs $5.00 USD once and unlocks PRO features.
Which devices can run Outliner?
It is listed for Android phones, tablets, and Chromebooks. No desktop app is listed.
What can I organize with Outliner?
It can organize shopping lists, tasks, to-do lists, ideas, memos, and small projects as outlines containing titled activities.
Can it synchronize with other services?
PRO can sync with Google Tasks and Dropbox. The tutorial also documents Treeline and OPML synchronization options.
What file formats can it import and export?
Listed formats include CSV, Natara Bonsai, Treepad HJT, Treeline TRLN, OPML, and plain text. HTML export is available with PRO.
Where is outline data stored?
The maker says outlines are stored in Android internal flash memory and are not sent to external servers unless cloud sync is configured. The maker also warns that SD-card and Dropbox backups are unencrypted.
Outliner by Alfred Fritz plans and pricing
All plansCompared on outlining software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- android
- Desktop apps
- none
- Export formats
- CSV, Natara Bonsai, Treepad HJT, Treeline TRLN, OPML, plain text, HTML
- Import formats
- CSV, Natara Bonsai, Treepad HJT, Treeline TRLN, OPML, plain text
- Templates
- Yes
