Developer(s) | WorkFlowy, Inc. |
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Initial release | August 2, 2010 |
Operating system | iOS, Android, Web, Cross-platform |
Type | Productivity software |
Website |
workflowy |
WorkFlowy is a web-based outliner created by Mike Turitzin and Jesse Patel at a Y Combinator startup camp. The idea for Workflowy arose from Patel’s prior work experience in project management and his frustration with the lack of useful tools. [1]
The central feature of the app is a text-based nested list. Writing in The Guardian, novelist Emma Donoghue noted that this aspect of the software allows her to capture and organise "stray idea[s]". [2]
The app operates on a freemium business model and its straightforward list-like interface has been described as "uncluttered." [3] by PC World in 2013 and "minimalistically elegant" by The Atlantic in 2016. [4] Since its launch Workflowy has developed what the Geek Wire describe as "a cult-like following." [5]
Developer(s) | WorkFlowy, Inc. |
---|---|
Initial release | August 2, 2010 |
Operating system | iOS, Android, Web, Cross-platform |
Type | Productivity software |
Website |
workflowy |
WorkFlowy is a web-based outliner created by Mike Turitzin and Jesse Patel at a Y Combinator startup camp. The idea for Workflowy arose from Patel’s prior work experience in project management and his frustration with the lack of useful tools. [1]
The central feature of the app is a text-based nested list. Writing in The Guardian, novelist Emma Donoghue noted that this aspect of the software allows her to capture and organise "stray idea[s]". [2]
The app operates on a freemium business model and its straightforward list-like interface has been described as "uncluttered." [3] by PC World in 2013 and "minimalistically elegant" by The Atlantic in 2016. [4] Since its launch Workflowy has developed what the Geek Wire describe as "a cult-like following." [5]