Comparison & Migration

A Tana alternative that keeps your outline yours

Looking for a Tana 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

Tana : 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 structure. Lose the overhead.

Tana is built for turning notes into structured objects. TreeNote is built for moving real work forward in a clear hierarchy. When the schema is getting in the way, a focused outline is often the faster system.

Move one Tana project first

This is a conversion, not a workspace transfer. Start with a project that is already a clear hierarchy, convert it to OPML, import it into TreeNote, and test it with real work. Your Tana workspace stays unchanged while you decide.

Choose a hierarchy-shaped projectStart with a plan, outline or project tree—not a dashboard built around Supertags.

Convert it to OPMLExport from Tana and convert the structure to an OPML file that TreeNote can import.

Run it in TreeNoteWork from the outline, keyboard shortcuts and Today view for a week before deciding what else belongs here.

Learn how OPML import works →

Choose a hierarchy-shaped project

Start with a plan, outline or project tree—not a dashboard built around Supertags.

Convert it to OPML

Export from Tana and convert the structure to an OPML file that TreeNote can import.

Run it in TreeNote

Work from the outline, keyboard shortcuts and Today view for a week before deciding what else belongs here.

Questions before you switch

Convert one Tana project. See how focused work feels.

Keep your workspace exactly as it is. Bring one active project into TreeNote and see what changes when your structure, next action and data ownership live in one clear 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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