Dynalist

Name: Dynalist
Rating: 3.9 (121 reviews)
Author: Dynalist Inc.

Productivity

Free · Designed for iPad

121 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Dynalist Inc.
Language

EN
English
Size

23.2
MB

Dynalist is a multi-purpose app that can be used as: • a note-taking app to organize your notes • a project management app to break down tasks and track progress • an outliner app to outline and write books • a wiki app to organize knowledge and information ************************************************** Key features include: • infinitely zooming bullet lists • make checklists • using # and @ tags • add dates • share lists publicly or privately • cross link between lists • insert images and LaTeX • sync dates to Google Calendar (Pro feature) • bookmark lists, bullets, and search results • apply color labels • upload files (Pro feature) • make numbered lists

Ratings & Reviews

3.9

out of 5

121 Ratings

Please improve the mindmapping…allow different layouts and editing
07/20/2024

dreinstein
I understand this is primarily an outliner. But there is so much potential if this allowed data to be viewed interchangeably between the outline and mindmap based on your filters. The mindmap is an afterthought and so limited and clunky making it rarely useful. Transno is gone and nothing else does this cleanly. There are no layouts options, there is no editing available, no way to add thumbnail images in the mindmap.Obsidian is overly complex to get these core features and it doesn’t seem possible to get a straightforward outlining and minimizing setup out of it anyways.Please developers. This is a paid service and it hasn’t been updated in years. Make the mindmap as useful as the outline or allow developers to create plugins for this like obsidian.
Please improve the mindmapping…allow different layouts and editing
07/20/2024

dreinstein

I understand this is primarily an outliner. But there is so much potential if this allowed data to be viewed interchangeably between the outline and mindmap based on your filters. The mindmap is an afterthought and so limited and clunky making it rarely useful. Transno is gone and nothing else does this cleanly. There are no layouts options, there is no editing available, no way to add thumbnail images in the mindmap.Obsidian is overly complex to get these core features and it doesn’t seem possible to get a straightforward outlining and minimizing setup out of it anyways.Please developers. This is a paid service and it hasn’t been updated in years. Make the mindmap as useful as the outline or allow developers to create plugins for this like obsidian.
This One Wins
01/19/2021

Obs1
Is is perfect? No, but it *is* the best app I have tried (and I have tried them all) for organizing your writing. Dynalist in split screen with Ulysses or iA Writer is, without any real competition, the best writing experience on the iPad.So, five stars. Not because there's nothing to improve, but because it's the best we've got, and if more people use it, maybe the developers will be able to spend time making this feel like an iOS app and a little less like a ported website. (Until then, the one bug which slowed me down at first has an easy fix : if you have it open with split screen and find the cursor getting captured by the OTHER app and not returning to Dynalist, use Command + Tab on your keyboard to switch back to the app.) Dynalist Devs, thank you so much for making a truly useful app. If future versions felt a little less like a UI kit and a little more like Bear ... that would be wonderful, but take your time. This thing is worth getting right.
This One Wins
01/19/2021

Obs1

Is is perfect? No, but it *is* the best app I have tried (and I have tried them all) for organizing your writing. Dynalist in split screen with Ulysses or iA Writer is, without any real competition, the best writing experience on the iPad.So, five stars. Not because there's nothing to improve, but because it's the best we've got, and if more people use it, maybe the developers will be able to spend time making this feel like an iOS app and a little less like a ported website. (Until then, the one bug which slowed me down at first has an easy fix : if you have it open with split screen and find the cursor getting captured by the OTHER app and not returning to Dynalist, use Command + Tab on your keyboard to switch back to the app.) Dynalist Devs, thank you so much for making a truly useful app. If future versions felt a little less like a UI kit and a little more like Bear ... that would be wonderful, but take your time. This thing is worth getting right.
Amazing mobile outliner
12/21/2024

Shuffleupagus
This app is so good that I still use it despite it being nearly abandoned by its developer for years now. It’s just soooo good. Like it’s so feature complete there’s basically nothing I can’t do on mobile that I can do on the desktop version. And it’s so well designed, all the common things I need to do are super quick and easy, none of my time feels wasted. And it’s super performant even on old devices. Seriously the devs made an incredible app and then abandoned it but I’m not even mad cause it’s still so good 😩 (there are definitely flaws and minor bugs but none of them significantly damage the experience at least for me)
Amazing mobile outliner
12/21/2024

Shuffleupagus

This app is so good that I still use it despite it being nearly abandoned by its developer for years now. It’s just soooo good. Like it’s so feature complete there’s basically nothing I can’t do on mobile that I can do on the desktop version. And it’s so well designed, all the common things I need to do are super quick and easy, none of my time feels wasted. And it’s super performant even on old devices. Seriously the devs made an incredible app and then abandoned it but I’m not even mad cause it’s still so good 😩 (there are definitely flaws and minor bugs but none of them significantly damage the experience at least for me)
Best outliner, tool for thought
05/26/2021

alex_dmtv
I tried all proclivity / note-taking apps but nothing came close to Dynalist. It’s not ideal, it has many problems and areas for improvement. Still, keeping in mind fast and reliable iOS app + fast desktop app + web clippers + iOS share extension + API + great outliner and features (like move item with a shortcut, quick full text search, global quick add shortcut, email to Dynalist, backlinks, etc), it’s my favorite productivity app. For me it works better than Roam Research, Obsidian, Notion, Evernote and other similar apps. Thank you dev team, you are great and please don’t abandon this beautiful product!Now about features I miss:- WYSIWYG editor. It’ll make backlinks, images, formatting prettier and will improve speed of working with Dynalist- Sidebar or multiple windows for desktop app. Loved it in Roam. That really gives a boost to productivity- Editable mind map view- Kanban view (WorkFlowy )- Ability to mirror blocks (WorkFlowy )- Team collaboration and management. This one would be huge!
Best outliner, tool for thought
05/26/2021

alex_dmtv

I tried all proclivity / note-taking apps but nothing came close to Dynalist. It’s not ideal, it has many problems and areas for improvement. Still, keeping in mind fast and reliable iOS app + fast desktop app + web clippers + iOS share extension + API + great outliner and features (like move item with a shortcut, quick full text search, global quick add shortcut, email to Dynalist, backlinks, etc), it’s my favorite productivity app. For me it works better than Roam Research, Obsidian, Notion, Evernote and other similar apps. Thank you dev team, you are great and please don’t abandon this beautiful product!Now about features I miss:- WYSIWYG editor. It’ll make backlinks, images, formatting prettier and will improve speed of working with Dynalist- Sidebar or multiple windows for desktop app. Loved it in Roam. That really gives a boost to productivity- Editable mind map view- Kanban view (WorkFlowy )- Ability to mirror blocks (WorkFlowy )- Team collaboration and management. This one would be huge!

- You can now choose Saturday as an option as first day of a week. - Added a notice when trying to right click to rename a global tag. - Fixed checked items are not shown in Flat Search results with “is:completed” search operator.