Workflowy offline android#

The greatest thing about this app is that it knows its own niche. anything that needs automatic totaling / formulas (Excel) anything that needs a bunch of formatting (Word) anything that has a date on which I need to be alerted (iPhone calendar + Todoist)

tasks that I want to “disappear” and never see again (I use Todoist) automatic backups to Dropbox so I have no fear of losing work (I’ve never once needed this feature, but it’s comforting) non-tree structure (wiki style) allows the same note to appear in multiple places (so I don’t have to pick the one exact perfect place to store things) super flexible sharing (I can just send anyone a link to view/edit any part of my notes) flawless, almost real-time syncing across phone and laptop (and wife’s phone) replaces iPhone Notepad app (there is no benefit to using notepad anymore) Summary: this app serves as my all-purpose notepad for temporary as well as long-term text storage.

Until then, I unhesitatingly recommend the main website but not the app. With luck, the skilled and innovative developers on WorkFlowy will work out these kinks with the app in the future. Any major editing tasks should be done on a regular laptop or computer through the main website as attempts to do this through the app will be an exercise in futility and frustration. I recommend using the app only to read and review your notes. I give the main service two big thumbs up and enthusiastically recommend it, though my enthusiasm for the app is more muted at best. Also, while I’n entering information through the app Workflowy will suddenly revert to its loading screen without warning. It locks up frequently (several times a day for me) and I find it quite difficult to re-order lists because when I’m dragging an item to its new destination WorkFlowy often locks up, then inserts the item in an unpredictable location. While the website is very good, maybe 4.5 stars, the app has never reached the same level of excellence, unfortunately. More of a utility, really, like electricity or broadband Internet. In my work and personal life, I rely on WorkFlowy to keep me organized- it’s an essential service for me. This is my most used app and I would be lost without it. I would call this a grown-up app for people who want to keep track of any kind of data in any form.

everything! After several years, I have pages and pages of well organized information in one place that I can retrieve with just a few search terms. I also use this for my todo lists, for brainstorming and capturing ideas, storing my favorite internet sites and links, long term planning, keeping track of my accomplishments and bucket list items. The tab button indents automatically so organizing information is quick, and once entered, the 'touch and move'feature, along with the editing, highlighting and search options allow you to format and easily locate your text depending on your own specific search criteria. I am a prodigious e-book reader and I capture ideas and quotes from everything I read by just cutting and pasting text directly into Worflowy. It is a clean, easy to use product that uses a simple outline format that I find useful for all of my note-taking needs.

Workflowy offline android#

PS : There might be hope for a workflowy hybrid app on older android devices not running 4.I have been using Worflowy on an almost daily basis for years. That's at least what I can guess from my external point of view, being a mobile developer.

Seeing as this app is not a startup raising 2M$ each year, but more of a carefully crafted project (which is a good thing IMHO), the second option may not be maintenable in the long run. The workflowy devs have 2 choices in this case : delivering a partly working app on more device if they keep the app a web app, or taking the time to develop and maintain a native app, which costs much, much more. It is not directly the fault of workflowy devs, but mostly of the way the Android SDK hasn't evolved fast enough for Web Developement, combined with android fragmentation of devices, a whole other issue in itself. This means that delivering workflowy on devices with android < 4.4 would mean risking a very poor performance. Unfortunately, Android < 4.4 has a pretty bad web engine for 'encapsulated web apps' (read webView).