Where can I find a simple native tree pad app for Mac OS X?
November 8, 2010 9:02 AM   Subscribe

Where can I find a simple native tree pad app for Mac OS X? It doesn't have to be fancy, with todo lists, rich text editor, tags, whatever, it just has to have a navigation tree, and a basic text editor for the tree nodes. The ideal solution would be something like KeepNote, but native for OSX, and not necessarily with all the fancy features.

(BTW, I have tried KeepNote both on Ubuntu and on the Mac. On Ubuntu it feels great! On a Mac? Not really...)
posted by dfreire to Computers & Internet (12 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
OmniOutliner
posted by SpecialK at 9:04 AM on November 8, 2010


Seconding OmniOutliner.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 9:12 AM on November 8, 2010


Nrthing OmniOutliner
posted by Brent Parker at 9:15 AM on November 8, 2010


Response by poster: Maybe I'm seriously not getting OmniOutliner, but: how do I get a navigation tree, in which each node is a text document?
posted by dfreire at 9:19 AM on November 8, 2010


Take a look at the "named styles" screenshot.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 9:24 AM on November 8, 2010


You might want to try out Workflowy. It is a web based solution, but I think it does what you want. Each node can be viewed and edited as its own page or expanded and viewed/edited while still on its parent's 'page.'
posted by trueluk at 9:32 AM on November 8, 2010


Response by poster: OmniOutliner seems nice, but that's $69.95 for the few basic features I want, because I don't need all the rest.

Workflowy is looks good, but every it seems less flexible than a basic text editor. And i really would prefer a native app, since I'll be putting a lot of text in there (and I don't need the overhead of opening web pages and wait them to load).
posted by dfreire at 11:00 AM on November 8, 2010


I'd suggest putting in "mental map" into search terms to see what comes up.
posted by ZeusHumms at 11:08 AM on November 8, 2010


Omnioutliner comes installed with most new Macs. Check your apps folder.
posted by Happy Dave at 12:18 PM on November 8, 2010


Best answer: Mori is about $40 but you can download a free full-featured demo to try
posted by estherbester at 2:08 PM on November 8, 2010


Response by poster: Mori is exactly what I was looking for (and more).
If anyone finds a free alternative, please say so.
posted by dfreire at 10:00 AM on November 9, 2010


You might try Jumsoft Process too.
posted by Brent Parker at 1:12 PM on November 12, 2010


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