Outline

Outline

Outline is a fast, collaborative knowledge base for growing teams that's beautiful, real-time collaborative, feature-packed, and markdown compatible. Built using React and Node.js, it offers a modern approach to team documentation.

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Repository activity:
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32,385
Forks
2,624
Watchers
176
Open Issues
123
Last commit
about 4 hours ago
Details:
Estimated Popularity
135
Pricing Model
Open-Core
Hosting Type
Hybrid
License
BSL 1.1
Deployment Difficulty
Medium
Language
TypeScript
Outline screenshot

Outline is a modern team knowledge base and wiki designed to help growing teams organize and share their knowledge. It emphasizes collaboration, ease of use, and a beautiful reading experience while maintaining powerful features for technical teams.

Key Features

  • Document Management:

    • Real-time collaborative editing
    • Rich Markdown support
    • Version control and history
    • Document templates
    • Nested document structure
    • File attachments
  • Team Collaboration:

    • Shared workspaces
    • Granular access controls
    • User groups
    • Comments and discussions
    • Activity tracking
    • Team notifications
  • Organization Tools:

    • Collections and subfolders
    • Custom navigation
    • Powerful search
    • Tags and metadata
    • Cross-document linking
    • Table of contents
  • Integration & Security:

    • Slack integration
    • REST API
    • SSO support
    • Audit logging
    • Data export
    • Self-hosting option

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