General Outline, Inc in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by General Outline, Inc.
Outline is made by General Outline, Inc., which grew out of an open-source project. It earns money from monthly plans for its hosted service and from paid licences for running Outline on a customer's own servers; a limited self-hosted edition is free.
Founded
2020
Based in
New York City
Ownership
Privately held
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from General Outline, Inc’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by General Outline, Inc. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2020
The year General Outline, Inc was founded, in New York City
In a sentence
Outline is made by General Outline, Inc., which grew out of an open-source project. It earns money from monthly plans for its hosted service and from paid licences for running Outline on a customer's own servers; a limited self-hosted edition is free.
In a paragraph
General Outline, Inc was founded in 2020 and is based in New York City (its footer reads "Built in NYC").
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Fact sheet
Company
General Outline, Inc
Founded
2020
Based in
New York City (its footer reads "Built in NYC")
Website
getoutline.com
Products we list
Outline
Ownership: Privately held
Privately held: its About page says the company is bootstrapped, profitable and not reliant on outside capital, and its pages name no parent company.
Part 02 · Funding
The money
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
Self-funded
By its own account: no outside investors
Bootstrapped: its About page says the company is profitable and not reliant on outside capital to survive. It names no investors.
What they make
Outline, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Outline
Fast team knowledge base and wiki, cloud-hosted or self-hosted
#3 of 52 docs and wiki toolsFrom $10 per month for a team of 1 to 10 membersFree plan
2.8GPA
Our pick for teams that want a wiki on their own servers or at a flat price. Outline is a team wiki with a Markdown-friendly editor, real-time editing and search that answers questions with AI.
BValue
CFree
BFeatures
BEase
BPlatforms
Outline’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what General Outline, Inc’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by General Outline, Inc, and General Outline, Inc’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are General Outline, Inc’s own, from its website and app-store listings.
