Bike Outliner

7.1easy start · #12 of 31
in Outliner Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you worknot on record

Runs on Mac. Paid plans from $1.67/mo.

Bike Outliner is ranked #12 of 31 in outliner software on The Geeks Club. It runs on macOS. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.67/mo.

Bike Outliner plans and pricing

All plans

Free mode Free Core features; can read, write, and edit outlines; purchase needed for listed features hogbaysoftware.com · 7 Oct 2026

Bike License – Monthly $2.99/mo Unlocks all Bike features while subscription is active apps.apple.com · 7 Oct 2026

Bike License – Yearly $19.99/yr Unlocks all Bike features while subscription is active apps.apple.com · 7 Oct 2026

One-Time Purchase License (Hog Bay Software) Not published One-time purchase; includes one year of updates; renewal for another year of updates is 50% off Unlocks all Bike features hogbaysoftware.com · 7 Oct 2026

Compared on outliner software

Free plan: Yes
App platforms: macOS
Export formats: .bike, .opml, .txt
Markdown support: Yes
Navigation modes: folding, focus mode, typewriter mode, navigation bar, breadcrumbs, back/forward history

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The record

Purpose: Bike is a Mac writing and outlining app for thinking, writing, organizing, lists, notes, and documents.
Outlining: It supports headings, ordered lists, task lists, and other row types in outlines.
Text editing: Bike includes a rich text editor for formatting text.
Focus modes: It offers full screen, typewriter, and focus modes for distraction-free writing.
Navigation: Bike provides focus heading keyboard navigation, a navigation bar with back and forward controls, breadcrumbs, and inline navigation buttons.
Links: Deep links into outlines continue working when the outline file is renamed or moved.
File formats: Bike uses an HTML-based .bike format and also supports .opml and .txt files.
Automation: Scripts, Shortcuts, and AppleScript can control Bike and integrate it with other applications.
Printing and previews: Bike can print outlines and generate Quick Look previews and Finder thumbnails.
Free-mode limits: Free mode never expires and includes core features for reading, writing, and editing outlines; row types, rich text formatting, Shortcut Actions, and AppleScript are among the features listed as requiring purchase.
System requirement: The maker’s site lists macOS 11 or later as the requirement.
Support: Hog Bay Software provides support forums for Bike Outliner, TaskPaper, and WriteRoom.
Privacy: The maker says it collects information users provide when contacting it, forum content for the forum, newsletter email addresses, and anonymous website usage information.
Maker: Hog Bay Software is run by Jesse Grosjean, who says he has run it since 2004 and builds mostly Mac software for writing and thinking.
Price from: $1.67/mo

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

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Sources

hogbaysoftware.com/bike/· checked 7 Oct 2026
hogbaysoftware.com/bike/terms/· checked 7 Oct 2026
support.hogbaysoftware.com· checked 7 Oct 2026
hogbaysoftware.com/privacy/· checked 7 Oct 2026
hogbaysoftware.com/about/· checked 7 Oct 2026
apps.apple.com/us/app/bike-outliner-writing-app/id1588· checked 7 Oct 2026