Omniflow
Productivity
outliner
SHOW HN2015
27points
18comments
#988of 2,565 in 2015
Top 39%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 2 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.28.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Easy to use; tab to indent is quick
From 2 comments
As one of the first users, all I can say about Omniflow is AMAZING. I believe that most of us who frequently use our computers to take notes were forced to adjust our tastes and…
make4433 on HNI like the application. - The demonstration video is very helpful and aesthetically pleasing - Tabbing to indent is awesome - Easy learning curve This would be excellent for: -…
lxj on HN
Clean keyboard shortcuts, Control Enter to complete items
From 1 comment
I love Workflowy and this looks like a direct copy. The keyboard shortcuts do feel a little cleaner on Omniflow though. I especially like the Control Enter to mark an item as…
ryduh on HN
Nice design and font
From 1 comment
This seems nice. I'm a fan of outliners. I like your font and the general feel of the application. It does feel like Workflowy. It's missing some of the features of…
indytechcook on HN
Objections
Looks like a direct copy of Workflowy
From 2 comments
I love Workflowy and this looks like a direct copy. The keyboard shortcuts do feel a little cleaner on Omniflow though. I especially like the Control Enter to mark an item as…
ryduh on HNThis seems nice. I'm a fan of outliners. I like your font and the general feel of the application. It does feel like Workflowy. It's missing some of the features of…
indytechcook on HN
Just another linear todo list; unclear advantage over Google Docs
From 2 comments
I don't like it. First, you had titled this Show HN "structure for your thoughts", and I was expecting exactly that. Instead of what I had expected, I have just seen another…
ildfrost on HNOf course outliners are better tools for making indented lists and trees than are word processors. But could you explain in what ways Omniflow improves on the many existing…
jamessb on HN
Lacks linking between distant items
From 2 comments
Well, it is "spatially linear". Maybe if you could reference one part of text in some other parts it would be better. What I mean is that context you are saying about is linear,…
ildfrost on HNYep, but it is not easy problem, I don't know any existing app that does it well. The thing is that really useful tool would implement several types of referencing, because there…
ildfrost on HN
Requests
API
From 1 comment
API! We need an API!
fiatjaf on HN
Inline keyboard shortcut help
From 1 comment
This seems nice. I'm a fan of outliners. I like your font and the general feel of the application. It does feel like Workflowy. It's missing some of the features of…
indytechcook on HN
Linking or referencing between list items
From 2 comments
Well, it is "spatially linear". Maybe if you could reference one part of text in some other parts it would be better. What I mean is that context you are saying about is linear,…
ildfrost on HNAh, I got what you mean. We've thought about the idea of linking a list item to another and may implement it in the future. Another way to solve this problem is to have tags,…
ericax on HN
Questions
How is it better than existing outliners like Workflowy or Google Docs?
From 2 comments
I don't like it. First, you had titled this Show HN "structure for your thoughts", and I was expecting exactly that. Instead of what I had expected, I have just seen another…
ildfrost on HNOf course outliners are better tools for making indented lists and trees than are word processors. But could you explain in what ways Omniflow improves on the many existing…
jamessb on HN
Alternatives named
Workflowy
From 2 comments
I love Workflowy and this looks like a direct copy. The keyboard shortcuts do feel a little cleaner on Omniflow though. I especially like the Control Enter to mark an item as…
ryduh on HNThis seems nice. I'm a fan of outliners. I like your font and the general feel of the application. It does feel like Workflowy. It's missing some of the features of…
indytechcook on HN
Checkvist
From 1 comment
This seems nice. I'm a fan of outliners. I like your font and the general feel of the application. It does feel like Workflowy. It's missing some of the features of…
indytechcook on HN
moo.do
From 1 comment
This seems nice. I'm a fan of outliners. I like your font and the general feel of the application. It does feel like Workflowy. It's missing some of the features of…
indytechcook on HN
Google Docs
From 1 comment
I don't like it. First, you had titled this Show HN "structure for your thoughts", and I was expecting exactly that. Instead of what I had expected, I have just seen another…
ildfrost on HN