Best Outlining Software in 2026
22 outlining software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
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15free plans on this page
$0.81/molowest paid tier
2 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Workflowy Top pick · 9.7 Free plan · $6.99/mo
#2 Checkvist Runner-up · 9.4 Free plan · $3.90/mo
#3 Dynalist Also great · 9.4 Free plan · $9.99/mo
- Free planFree trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$6.99/mofirst paid tier About WorkflowyVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiextensioniOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 3.9 /user/mo
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$3.90/mofirst paid tier About CheckvistVisit site - Free planFree trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 7.99 /user/mo
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$9.99/mofirst paid tier About DynalistVisit site - Free plan AndroidiOSmacOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Markdown support
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- both
- Desktop apps
- mac
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About LegendVisit site - Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About LogseqVisit site - Free plan macOSiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatformsFree About outlVisit site - Free trial LinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$0.81/mofirst paid tier About Gingko WriterVisit site - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan macOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan macOSiOS
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - macOSiOS
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WebmacOSiOS
- Free plan
- No
- Mobile apps
- ios
- Desktop apps
- mac
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Android
- Free plan
- Yes
- Real-time collaboration
- No
- Markdown support
- No
- Mobile apps
- android
- Desktop apps
- none
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Android
- Free plan
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- android
- Desktop apps
- none
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 30 /user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatformsFree About TanaVisit site - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - macOS
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Windows
- Markdown support
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- none
- Desktop apps
- windows
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Markdown support
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which outlining software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Workflowy is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 9.7. Checkvist is second and Dynalist third.
How many of these have a free plan?
15 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Gingko Writer has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.81/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.