Outliner for Obsidian
Outliner enhances list editing within Obsidian, allowing you to work with lists like in Workflowy or Roam Research, with features for indentation, reordering, and collapsing/expanding.
Best For
Key Use Cases
- Brainstorming and outlining ideas
- Organizing notes with nested lists
- Creating structured to-do lists
- Mapping out writing projects
Pros
- Fast keyboard-based manipulation of list items
- Easy to reorder and change indentation levels
- Collapse/expand for better overview
- Integrates smoothly with Obsidian's existing list features
Limitations
- Less useful for non-list-based notes
- May conflict with other list-related plugins if not configured
- Limited visual customization options
Tags
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