Workflowy vs Tana - Which is the better Outliner Note-Taking App?

We compared Workflowy and Tana to show you the future of Outliners.
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🎥 VIDEO CHAPTERS
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00:00 Introduction to Outliners
00:30 Workflowy Overview
02:12 Tana Overview
04:00 Comparing Node Management
05:50 Using Dates and Reminders in Tana
09:00 Dynamic Metadata and Tagging in Tana
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ℹ️ ABOUT THIS VIDEO
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In this video, we delve into the unique features of WorkFlowy and Tana, two leading outliner tools. We explore how each tool handles nodes, bullets, and tags, highlighting the ease of note-taking, daily journaling, and task management. Discover how Tana's advanced features, such as dynamic metadata fields and seamless integration with calendar dates, offer a superior experience over WorkFlowy. Join us to find out which tool best suits your productivity needs.
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[@ppinapt]

You should learn WorkFlowy before doing a video about it. As a pure outliner WorkFlowy is one of the best ever. What differentiates Tana is not the outliner functions per se but the possibility of structuring data with the fields and super tags. WorkFlowy has a much better search function that allows you to filter information in a way Tana can only do with a complicated structure of fields. As a pure outliner I believe WorkFlowy is the best in the industry. It also is wonderfully simple

[@paperlessmovement]

Thanks for providing additional context. It's true. It's as simple (pure) as an Outliner can get.

[@scottallam1742]

Also it was stated that reorganizing nodes in Worlkflowy has to stay in its current sectional hierarchy, but that isn't accurate. Workflowy nodes can be dragged and dropped to any part of the outline. I'm not sure if you can do it with a shortcut. Maybe you can't, but i don't know that because I use Workflowy on my phone. super tags though is super cool.

[@amigogeek]

It will be great to have a Tour of your Tana setup.

[@nielsharteman]

Tana can absolutely be ground breaking in its use (my brain works best with bulletpoints/outliners... so yea... ;) ). However, no offline options make it almost impossible for me to work with it fulltime. It would be amazing, because Workflowy can and even something like Twos handles this better although it's just a bit more basic. I really don't understand why they cannot make it not freeze up when the internet connection is lost for just a few seconds.

[@Perspectivemapper]

⚖Obviously Workflowy is not nearly as powerful than Tana. But there's something to be said about a tool keeping things simple. Tana requires a significant learning curve, and is unnecessary for basic needs, such as tracking insights and ideas. For keeping track of projects and meetings and all associated details however, Tana is the clear choice. But depending on how our brain works, it might take days to months to "get it".

[@paperlessmovement]

You're absolutely right! Something we've discussed also in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp6mZKirocaMa9U I my personal opinion, the sweet spot between Workflowy and Tana is Reflect notes. Easy to learn and yet much more functionality than Workflowy.

[@Perspectivemapper]

@@paperlessmovement Good to hear, and thanks for your podcast episode as well, as well as all the insights you share. I've checked out Reflect and though it feels like it doesn't quite capture my needs, it's nice to have some tools in my back pocket as my needs evolve.

[@DeanMcGrath]

@@paperlessmovement having tried Reflect(paid subscriber), I much prefer my setup in Workflowy. Fits the way I think better than Reflect. I understand the need for content, and nothing brings in clicks and comments like a good old comparison bashing one tool over another 😉. Like you keep repeating though, choose what fits your workflow and the way you work.

[@emotionalmindedstate]

Do you have a complete list of types of apps? Outliners or markdown or else. I am trying to wrap my head around this

[@paperlessmovement]

It’s a complex topic as it’s not only the type of note-taking apps but also what note-taking types work best with your way of thinking. This is why we’ve dedicated a whole course about this topic: paperlessmovement.com/digital-note-taking-course/

[@emotionalmindedstate]

@@paperlessmovement i am from Russia. I am pretty sure payment wont work

[@trevorbidle4932]

Any way to get an invite to Tana, I've been on the invite list for months.

[@paperlessmovement]

The best way, according to our members is to join the Tana Slack group and ask there for an invite. Usually took less than 24h for them to get an invite. Furthermore, Paco and I got a very limited number of invites which are reserved for our Inner Circle members. If this is something you’d be interested in to join, then the Tana invite would be guaranteed. For more info what this is all about: paperlessmovement.com/inner-circle-cohort/#pricing

[@eusouoleonardo]

@@paperlessmovementThis is not working this way anymore! Check Tana slack announcements! Now it’s very slow to get access.

[@eusouoleonardo]

That’s why beta apps is uncertain about roadmaps and stability. Tana is powerful, but lacks basic stuff like: Let people use it…