Elegant and Full of Potential, but Still Needs a Bit of Refinement

UPDATE #2:
Glad to see an update out so quickly from the author that improves the responsiveness of the UI. I also figured out a way to assign the TAB key to the normal indent/outdent via the preferences. I still think that when moving items up and down through the hierarchy the items should retain the same depth level, instead of diving into the depths of each sub tree.

UPDATE:
While the design is beautiful, this program would benefit hugely from thinking through the user workflow a bit more carefully. For example: if I move an item up or down using the keyboard shortcut then I will almost always want it to stay on the same indent level, not traverse the depth of the tree along the child nodes. Indenting and outdenting are likely the most common operations, so why not assign the most simple Tab key to that instead of using Tab for the relatively infrequent focus sheft between editing and file management? Delay between key presses on my 15” 2014 MBP is far too slow, not possible to do rapid keyboard navigation.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I have been looking for for years for a mac/iphone/ipad outlining combination that will allow me to use native formatted outlines (not OPML exports) across all platforms. I am a longtime OmniOutliner user who gave that up years ago due to the bloated UI and exhorbitant prices. Finally as of this release there is now an option for the cross-platform outlining that I want. I have been using Tree 2 up until now, which has been rock solid stable, but lacks the iPad/iPhone option. There are still a few issues with the initial release of Cloud Outliner for Mac, but it’s a very nice looking app that I am happy to support continuing development on. I wish it had an ability to Hoist/Focus on topics. Could also use some finishing work on the UI responsiveness.

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