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5/5Wow! Brilliant productive minimalists will LOVE this app
The developer(s) is on to something big here. This is the first outliner I've seen that is so simple, and minimalistic, yet also allows you to do something I've wanted to do for YEARS. Have different font sizes for each level of my outlines. I'm an outlining addict. I've been using Workflowy for over 10 years. But I could never figure out why they didn't let the user choose font sizes for the outline levels. This makes it so much easier to visually see the outline. I'm switching over to Zavala for now. It's light on features, but (in my opinion) a lot of those extra features in other outliners are a waste of time. Zavala isn't perfect yet, but I can see how it could easily be the best outliner on the market for minimalists like me!
adam saverian · 6 Aug 2026
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5/5better than the rest
I like writing in structured text, with the ability to fold. Don't know why Mac developers find that so hard--in other apps even simple things like tab to indent don't work. And none of have decent export. This one works *perfectly*. It has all the expected outliner functions (except hoist), all of which work intuitively. It exports decent markdown, for those of us who aren't planning to use the app just for writing, not long-term storage. It has enough basic styling options to make writing pleasant. It even has super internal and external linking. Thank you, developer! And please, don't go overboard adding extra features.
jg6464 · 6 Aug 2026
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5/5THE outliner we have been waiting for
I like structured text, so I have tried every outliner app since the iPad was first released. There are two kinds: ones that work, but only have proprietary formats, OPML or PDF exports, and ones that don’t work. This app finally solves the problem. Its minimalist interface responds just the way you think it should. It’s feature rich without getting in the way. And it exports decent markdown! One feature request: let the document go full screen—let us use a swipe gesture or an expand button to get rid of the document list, in the same way as we can get rid of the collections list.
jg6464 · 6 Aug 2026
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5/5Thank. You.
Just... Thank you so much for making this. I have abandoned so many apps because their outliing structure doesn't allow me to go too deep without it looking terrible. Smooth transitions and unlimited higharchy. Plus I can change the font. Plus the slight tint of the background. Im in heaven <3. Requests: - *Due dates on the right hand of the note would be cool - *Font color change would be nice since its nice to write in this too. I tend to syntax highlight when note taking. - ** Multi-select: Selecting more than one line to drag would be great instead of having to create an ancesor to drag them. - ** Copy & Paste: Having the ability to copy and paste lines would be great too for repeatitive structures. Thanks for all the hard work! This was severely needed. We'll see where this app goes next :).
Ciarra "Key" · 6 Aug 2026
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5/5More than Capable
I've used outliners since the DOS days with PC-Outliner so I think by now I know a good outliner from a bad one. Many outliners suffer from overkill and they tend to get in the way. Not Zavala! It is not complicated and better than adequate to get the job done. In past years I used Tree2 but sadly it is no longer available. I apppreciated its unique horizontal view. This app is free. A big thank you to the developer!
MoeNote · 6 Aug 2026
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Versions
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3.0.6
* Fixed a bug that was causing the share menu to hang when sharing from the On My Mac account.
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3.1
* There is now an option to sort the Documents View by Title, Created Date, or Updated Date. * A new option has been added to disable automatically creating links for things like phone numbers, URLs, and addresses. * Automatically changing links now only happens when you are done editing a Topic or a Note instead of after every space. * You can now drag OPML files onto a Tag or into the Documents View to import them (again). * There is a new icon for Group Tags in the Collections View. * Zavala will now break Links on Return as well as on a Space. * When a row that is selected is deleted, we no longer exit Select mode. * We now correctly delete images from the internal database when images were contained in a child row(s) of a deleted parent row. * When selecting multiple Rows in the Editor, Zavala now stacks the Rows up in the preview like other modern iOS apps. * It is now easier to drag rows when a the context menu is visible on newer versions of iOS. * The Tag icons in the Collections View now scale up and down with Dynamic Type changes
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3.1.1
* Tags are now considered part of the Outline and are copied between Accounts. * iCloud error messages are now human readable. * We no longer show an error dialog when iCloud is unreachable (CloudKitDomain 4). Instead we just try again in 5 seconds.
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3.2
* There is a new Setting for Outlines that will enable automatic row numbering. Options are None, Simple, Decimal, and Legal. * When executing Create Row Inside we now automatically expand the current row if it is collapsed. * We now clean up any pending Row sync requests when the parent Outline has been deleted. * Fixed a couple of bugs that were causing problems when syncing Outline Settings. * Fixed a crash on the iPad when resizing while using Stage Manager. * Fixed a bug that had the Focus button disabled on the iPhone when opening an outline and there was Focus, but the keyboard wasn't showing.
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3.2.1
* We no longer show a context menu for the Collection item Account because it can’t be acted upon with the context menu. * You can no longer, incorrectly summon a context menu for the Title in the Outline Editor. * Made the Focus toolbar button correctly disable when no row to Focus on could be determined. * Fixed a crash that could happen if the Tags get out of sync. * Fixed a bug that could crash the app when the operating system touches the internal database forcing a data reload. * Made it harder to hit the wrong toolbar button
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3.2.2
* When adding a Row after the Focus Row, we now always add it as a child Row. Previously it could get added as a sibling Row which wasn’t visible due to Focus being active. * The Shortcut action Copy Rows now correctly returns the result of the action instead of the input to the action. * Fixed a rare crash that could happen if you were viewing an Outline and iCloud syncing happened to that Outline with a specific combination of updates.
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3.3
* You can now navigate the full user interface using the keyboard. One effect of this is that selected items now have a gray background unless you are focused on them. Focused items (being actively selected) are the accent color now. * Added localizations for Australian English and British English. * Printed Topics now correctly use the system serif font to make them easier to read on paper. * When printing an Outline as a list, the Notes field uses a slightly smaller font size than the Topic to make it easier to discern. * The Title field cursor is now brighter when the default accent color is used so that it matches the curser used in the rest of the Outline Editor. * The cursor now appears much faster when creating a new Outline. * Made restoring the cursor position when opening an Outline much faster. * When selecting multiple Rows and then dragging by a Row other than the first one, then cancelling the drag would result in uneditable rows. This has been fixed. * A bug that could cause a Row to be dropped into the wrong location when dragging downwards has been fixed.
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3.3.1
* Localized iCloud error messages are now shown correctly. * Fixed a couple iCloud syncing problems that could cause Outline corruption when resolving Outline merge conflicts. * Prevent a crash that could occasionally happen when viewing an Outline and an iCloud update happened.
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3.3.10
* Fixed the iCloud database version number error. * Fixed a crash that could happen if you pasted a Rich Text Format list into a Topic or Note.
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3.3.2
* Improved the Editor performance. This is especially noticeable when pressing Return on a row with text. * Fix regression that prevented moving a row on left when hitting enter on an empty row. * Fixed a crash that could happen if shutting down and an iCloud sync were started at the same time.
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3.3.3
* Fixed a bug that could prevent deleting an empty row using the backspace key from the beginning of the next row. * Fixed a crash that could happen if you created a Note and then immediately hit the filter. * Fixed a bug that could cause an Outline to be deleted if another process accessed the internal Account database. * Fixed a crash that could happen while resolving iCloud syncing conflicts.
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3.3.4
* Improved editor performance. * Fixed the Get Info dialog label vertical alignment. * Removed redundant “Created on” and “Updated on” verbiage from the Get Info dialog. * Fixed the quotes in Shortcut suggestions for editing an Outline. * Reloading an Outline because an external process accessed Zavala’s internal database no longer causes rendering artifacts. * The cursor no longer gets moved to the beginning of the line when clicking on the Move Row Right button on a newly created Row with text.
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3.3.5
* Fixed a regression that prevented the New Outline option to not work on the Link dialog. * Fixed Notes current result search highlighting. * Fixed a problem that could cause random Rows to not reflect a change to font or font color. * The Sort Documents main menu item now shows which options are currently selected.
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3.3.6
* Fixed some localization issues. * Fixed a problem where the cursor would sometimes appear to jump back a character while typing. * Fixed a bug where undoing an outdent could put the outline in an incorrect state.
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3.3.7
* Fixed the Restore Fonts dialog title. * Fixed an issue where Topic text might disappear when using the Notes toolbar item. * Made testing to see if a parent row should autocomplete slightly more efficient.
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3.3.8
* Fixed a bug that caused a Topic to be lost when using the Add Note keyboard shortcut * Fixed a problem where a newly created Row might lose its contents if Delete All Completed was executed before moving the cursor outside of the Row. * We now index the outgoing Outline instead of the Incoming one when we are switching Outlines. * Worked around a system bug that prevented full text search results from working
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3.3.9
* The duplicate outline action now also copies the outline settings
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4.0
* Updated UI to support Liquid Glass * iCloud syncing and internal storage has been redone to eliminate Corrupted Outlines * Added German localization * Added Simplified Chinese localization * Added a setting (Create Rows) to change how the editor behaves when a user presses Return on a Row with children. * Added Directly Before as an option for Row Destination when using applicable Shortcut Actions * Added the Document Link parameter to the Get Outlines Shortcut Action * Added the Row Link parameter to the Get Row Shortcut Action * Made cursor restoration more reliable when using standalone editor windows * Made expanding and collapsing rows faster when Disable Animations is on
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4.0.1
* The operating system now recognizes Zavala as an application that can import OPML files * Fix a crasher on the documents view that could happen when adding or removing outlines from the tag being viewed
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4.1
* Added the ability to import Markdown documents. * Added a new formatting option called Code for inline code. * Added another new formatting option called Highlight that highlights text. * Now when you export an Outline as Markdown or OPML that contains images, the images will also be exported into an asset directory next to the Outline. * Added the Shortcuts menu. You need to enable it in Settings to use it. If you are a Shortcuts user, this enables you to launch your Shortcuts right from Zavala. * The Link command is now under Format in the main menu since it is usually grouped with formatting in other places. * Added a Delete Outline menu option in the main File menu. * Markdown exports are now limited to 80 characters per line * You no longer have to have the main window open to double click an OPML file in the Finder for it to import correctly. * Fixed a crash that could happen when dropping rows into an outline at the end of the outline. * We now correctly tint the link button blue when the cursor is in a link formatted section of text. * Removed the Import OPML button from the Collection view - it didn’t get used enough there to justify taking up the space.
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4.2
* Add the ability to Lock Outlines. This encrypts an Outline and prevents it from being viewed without user authorization. This also enables iCloud encrypted syncing. * Added Find Outline and Find Row shortcut actions. * Deprecated Get Outlines and Get Rows shortcut actions.
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4.2.1
* Fixes a critical error that prevented new users from using iCloud sync (error Unknown Item).
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4.2.2
* Added Row Order to the Find Row Shortcut action so that you can now sort by the order in the Outline. * Fixed a crash that could happen when dismissing the editor locked view.
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4.2.3
* Fixed a bug where mono spaced fonts could trigger the Code formatting * Now if you cancel a swipe from the Editor back to the Documents view, the Editor no longer clears the Outline
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4.3
· 29 Jul 2026
* Added the Print Screen function * We now trim a trailing space in a Topic or Note if there is only one and if the cursor is at the end of the Topic or Note * Highlight now dims when a Topic is Complete * The Find Outline Shortcut action is now named Find Outlines * The Find Row Shortcut action is now named Find Rows * The Find Rows Shortcut action can now accept an Outline from other Shortcut actions like Get Current Outline * Fixed undo/redo for code blocks and highlighting * Fixed infinite recursion bug that could happen when dragging a parent to a child row * Fixed a crash that could sometimes happen when selecting the same outline as it is being viewed * Fixed a rare crash that could happen while creating tags
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