# OmniOutliner

> Outliner for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro

OmniOutliner is an outlining app from The Omni Group for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. Outlines nest to any depth, each row can carry a note, a checkbox and attachments, and documents are saved on the device and synced through iCloud Drive. Version 6 is sold as a universal license in Essentials and Pro editions or as a yearly Pro subscription; Pro adds columns, saved filters, custom styles and automation.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** The Omni Group
- **Website:** https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner
- **Runs on:** macOS, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

OmniOutliner is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $24.99 one-time license for version 6 (Essentials).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial with full features, started by signing in to an Omni Account.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| v6 Essentials License | $24.99 one-time purchase, includes all 6.x updates | Core outlining on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro: unlimited levels, checkboxes, row notes, attachments, themes, keyword filtering and Omni Links. |
| Annual Subscription | $49.99 per year, renewing automatically | The latest Pro version on all four Apple platforms, with no charge for major version upgrades while subscribed. |
| v6 Pro License | $99.99 one-time purchase, includes all 6.x updates | Adds columns, saved filters, style customization, audio recording, the section list, batch find and Omni Automation plug-ins. |

Read from https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/buy/ on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with OmniOutliner before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Education licenses at $14.99 and $59.99** (Education): Students, faculty and staff of accredited, degree-granting institutions can buy OmniOutliner 6 Essentials for $14.99 or Pro for $59.99 in Omni's education store. Subscriptions are excluded. Source: https://legacy.store.omnigroup.com/edu/720101b06927aa72ffffffff
- **Quantity discount of up to 30%** (Other savings): Each perpetual license beyond the first in the same order takes a further 5% off the whole order, up to 30%. Subscriptions do not qualify. Source: https://support.omnigroup.com/business-pricing/
- **Upgrade discounts for existing owners** (Other savings): Owners of versions 1 to 5 can upgrade to version 6 at about half price: the US App Store lists the upgrade at $12.49 for Essentials and $49.99 for Pro. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/omnioutliner-6/id6474965689

## App Store prices by country

"Upgrade to v6 Pro from v1-v5", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $49.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £49.99 | about $66.09 (32% more) |
| Germany | 59,99 € | about $67.22 (34% more) |
| Canada | $69.99 | about $49.20 (about the same) |
| Australia | $79.99 | about $55.84 (12% more) |
| India | ₹ 4,999 | about $51.68 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 299,90 | about $59.92 (20% more) |
| Mexico | $999.00 | about $54.89 (10% more) |
| Turkey | ₺2.499,99 | about $50.84 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 999ribu | about $55.87 (12% more) |
| Philippines | ₱ 2,990.00 | about $47.60 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R999.99 | about $60.48 (21% more) |

## Key features

- **Outlines of unlimited depth:** Rows nest to any level, expand and collapse, and reorder by drag and drop. Optional status checkboxes turn an outline into a checklist.
- **Row notes and attachments:** Each row can carry a note of any length, resizable inline images and attached reference files. Pro can also record audio into a document.
- **Columns and saved filters:** Pro documents can hold several columns for pop-up lists, checkboxes, numbers, dates or durations, and filters saved on text, checkbox status or column value.
- **Templates, themes and styles:** Built-in templates and themes adapt to Dark Mode automatically. Pro adds structural and named styles and row numbering for control over appearance.
- **Import and export:** Imports OPML, plain text and RTF, and exports CSV, HTML, OPML, plain text, RTF, Word and PowerPoint, plus Excel with Pro. An OPML mode edits OPML files directly.
- **Omni Automation and AppleScript:** Pro runs cross-platform Omni Automation plug-ins, which can use Apple Intelligence on supported devices, and supports AppleScript on the Mac.

## Good for

- Writers, students and planners who organize their thinking as outlines
- People who work across a Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro
- Buyers who prefer a one-time license to a subscription

## Worth knowing

- It runs on Apple platforms only: the site lists Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro, with no Windows, Android or web version.
- Version 6 requires macOS 15, iOS or iPadOS 26, or visionOS 26; older systems need a previous version from the downloads archive.
- Columns, saved filters, style customization, audio recording and automation need Pro, at $99.99 once or $49.99 a year.
- A perpetual license covers 6.x updates only; later major versions are a paid upgrade, offered at a discount.

## Works with

iCloud Drive, Apple Intelligence

**Tags:** One-time purchase, Local-first, Notes, Templates

## Alternatives

- [Bike Outliner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bike-outliner): Fast outliner and structured writing app for Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bike-outliner-vs-omnioutliner)
- [Workflowy](https://toolgpa.com/tools/workflowy): Outliner that keeps notes, to-dos and plans in one nested list. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/omnioutliner-vs-workflowy)
- [Dynalist](https://toolgpa.com/tools/dynalist): Outlining app for nested lists, notes and tasks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/dynalist-vs-omnioutliner)
- [Zavala](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zavala): Free open-source outliner for Mac, iPhone and iPad. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/omnioutliner-vs-zavala)
- [Cloud Outliner](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cloud-outliner): Outliner for iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud sync. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cloud-outliner-vs-omnioutliner)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/buy/
- https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner
- https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/features/pro
- https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner/specs/
- https://www.omnigroup.com/about
- https://support.omnigroup.com/trial-versions/
- https://support.omnigroup.com/educational-pricing/
- https://support.omnigroup.com/business-pricing/
- https://support.omnigroup.com/about-our-software-licenses/
- https://legacy.store.omnigroup.com/edu
- https://legacy.store.omnigroup.com/edu/720101b06927aa72ffffffff
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/omnioutliner-6/id6474965689

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