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A Checkvist alternative that keeps your outline yours

Looking for a Checkvist alternative? See what changes, what transfers, and what TreeNote does differently — local-first, keyboard-first, portable.

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TreeNotePrivate & Fast
  • 100% Local-first (Data stays on your machine)
  • No monthly item limits or node caps
  • Syncs through your own Drive / Dropbox (CRDT)
  • Multi-views (Board, Table, Mind Map, Today)
  • BYOK AI integration without locking into one model
Checkvist : TreeNote, a Private Keyboard-First OutlinerCloud / Complex
  • Proprietary cloud servers hold your notes
  • Monthly item quotas or complex plugin configurations
  • Sync lock-in or high recurring subscription fees
  • Rigid view modes or slow nested performance

Keep the speed. Give your work more room.

Checkvist is built for getting tasks checked off. TreeNote is built for the work around those tasks too: the plan, notes, research, priorities and changing shape of a project.

Bring one Checkvist list over in minutes

This is one of the easiest moves. Checkvist exports OPML and TreeNote imports it directly, so you can test a real list without a conversion step or any change to your existing account.

Export a Checkvist list as OPMLExport a single list first. Your Checkvist account stays unchanged.
Import it into TreeNoteBring over the hierarchy, notes and checkboxes, then check a familiar branch.
Let the work growAdd the project context, use a better view when needed, and move the rest only when ready.

Learn how OPML import works →

Export a Checkvist list as OPML

Export a single list first. Your Checkvist account stays unchanged.

Import it into TreeNote

Bring over the hierarchy, notes and checkboxes, then check a familiar branch.

Let the work grow

Add the project context, use a better view when needed, and move the rest only when ready.

Questions before you switch

Export one Checkvist list. See where it can go next.

Start with real work, not a demo. Import one list into TreeNote and see what changes when the checklist, the plan and the bigger picture live in one private outline.

Import your outline in minutes

Export an OPML file from your current outliner and drop it into TreeNote. Your hierarchy, bullet nests, and notes are preserved.

See OPML Import Guide

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