Feature Roadmap

Faithfully reimagining GrandView (Symantec, 1990) for the modern web — and going beyond.

42 of 52 features (81%)
Done Better Partial Planned

Outline Structure

  • Hierarchical headlines Done
  • Body text per headline Done
  • Collapse / expand Done
  • Hoist (focus subtree) Done
  • Un-hoist with breadcrumb Better
  • Promote / Demote Done
  • Move up / down Done
  • Add sibling / child Done
  • Delete (keep or remove children) Better
  • Show to level 1-9 Done

Views

  • Outline view Done
  • Document view (all bodies inline) Partial
  • Category view (by node type) Done
  • Mark items Done
  • Gathered view (marked items) Done
  • Split pane / multi-window Planned

Multi-Document

  • Multiple named documents Done
  • Inter-document links Done
  • Document index (itself an outline) Better
  • Extract branch to new outline Better
  • Inline linked outline Better

Clones

  • Item appears under multiple parents Done
  • Clone indicator badge Done
  • Create clone via copy/paste Done
  • Clone-aware editing prompt Better

Categories & Metadata

  • Tags + custom node types Better
  • Date assignment (natural language) Better
  • Column view (spreadsheet metadata) Planned
  • Calendar / timeline view Planned

Search & Filter

  • Text filter Done
  • Filter by type / category Done
  • Filter by date Better
  • Search and replace Planned

Undo & Clipboard

  • 50-level undo stack Better
  • Redo Better
  • Copy / Cut / Paste Better
  • Multi-select (Ctrl+Click) Better
  • Bulk action bar Better

Export & Import

  • Export to JSON (versioned, lossless) Done
  • Import from JSON Done
  • Export to OPML (outliner standard) Done
  • Import from OPML Done
  • Print outline Planned

Cloud & Sync

  • Server-side persistence (SQLite) Done
  • Cross-device access Done
  • Dual-write (localStorage + server) Done
  • Optimistic locking (conflict detection) Done
  • Offline fallback with auto-retry Done
  • Real-time multi-device sync Planned

Numbering & Formatting

  • Auto-numbering (I, A, 1, a) Planned
  • Legal numbering (1.1.1) Planned
  • Rich text in body Planned

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