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112 113 114</head> 115 <body> 116 117 <header> 118 <a href="/"> 119 <img id="logo" class="logo" src="/img/logo.svg" alt="Hog Bay Software Logo"> 120 </a> 121 <nav> 122 <ul> 123 <li class="nav-item"><a href="/">Home</a></li> 124 <li class="nav-item"><a href="/about/">About</a></li> 125 <li class="nav-item"><a href="/posts/">Posts</a></li> 126 <li class="nav-item"><a href="/newsletter/">News</a></li> 127 <li class="nav-item"><a href="https://support.hogbaysoftware.com">Support</a></li> 128 </ul> 129 </nav> 130 </header> 131 132 133 134<div class="breadcrumb"> 135 <ul><li><a href="/">Home</a></li> 136<li><a href="/bike/">Bike Outliner</a></li></ul> 137</div> 138 <div class="breadcrumb"> 139 <ul><li><a href="/">Home</a></li> 140<li><a href="/bike/">Bike Outliner</a></li></ul> 141 </div> 142 143 <div class="container"> 144 145 <div class="lead-sidebar"> 146 </div> 147 148 <main class="tmpl-home"> 149 <article class="app-card app-header"> 150 <img src="/img/bike/icon.png" alt="Bike Outliner app icon"> 151 <div> 152 <h1>Bike Outliner</h1> 153 <h2>Structured & focused writing</h2> 154<p> 155Use Bike to think, write, organize.</br> 156Make lists, take notes, create documents.</br> 157Bike's an unusually fast writing app designed for your Mac. 158</p> 159 160<div class="app-buttons"> 161 <a data-product="759899" data-theme="none" href="#!" class="button paddle_button" data-init="true"> 162 <i class="fa-solid fa-cart-shopping"></i> 163 Buy Now 164 </a> 165 <a class="button" ping="https://www.hogbaysoftware.com/bike/ping" href="Bike.dmg"> 166 <i class="fa-solid fa-download"></i> 167 Download 168 </a> 169 <a class="terms" href="terms">Terms of Use</a> 170</div> 171 172 </div> 173</article> 174 175<h2>Watch Bike's Intro Movie</h2> 176 177<div id="bikePromoMovie" style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/698171831?h=63dc4d6514&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="Bike: Tool for thought"></iframe></div> 178 179<h2>Why Bike Outliner?</h2> 180 181<p>Bike is a better place to think and write.</p> 182 183<p>Bikeâs fast. It can handle big projects that break other outliners. Bike's also fast at the basicsâopening files, scrolling views, and resizing windows. Bike wonât slow your Mac down.</p> 184 185<p>Bike's nimble. Use it as the main app for a big project or as a supporting app for notes and ideas. Standard file formats, shortcuts support, and scripting allow Bike to integrate with your existing workflows.</p> 186 187<p>Bike's innovative. Your ideas flow smoothly across the screen. You get the power of outlining without the feeling of constraint. Bike is a powerful tool that's also enjoyable to use.</p> 188 189<!-- 190<div class="halfGallery"> 191 <a href="/bike/screens/wj7M-M1etV-1280.jpeg"> 192 <picture><source type="image/avif" srcset="/bike/screens/wj7M-M1etV-300.avif 300w, /bike/screens/wj7M-M1etV-600.avif 600w, /bike/screens/wj7M-M1etV-1280.avif 1280w" sizes="600px"><img src="/bike/screens/wj7M-M1etV-300.jpeg" class="" alt="Rich text" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="800" srcset="/bike/screens/wj7M-M1etV-300.jpeg 300w, /bike/screens/wj7M-M1etV-600.jpeg 600w, /bike/screens/wj7M-M1etV-1280.jpeg 1280w" sizes="600px"></picture> 193 </a> 194 <a href="/bike/screens/c9G1k3faIY-1280.jpeg"> 195 <picture><source type="image/avif" srcset="/bike/screens/c9G1k3faIY-300.avif 300w, /bike/screens/c9G1k3faIY-600.avif 600w, /bike/screens/c9G1k3faIY-1280.avif 1280w" sizes="600px"><img src="/bike/screens/c9G1k3faIY-300.jpeg" class="" alt="Row formatting types" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="800" srcset="/bike/screens/c9G1k3faIY-300.jpeg 300w, /bike/screens/c9G1k3faIY-600.jpeg 600w, /bike/screens/c9G1k3faIY-1280.jpeg 1280w" sizes="600px"></picture> 196 </a> 197 <a href="/bike/screens/qQcM2c5qjq-1280.jpeg"> 198 <picture><source type="image/avif" srcset="/bike/screens/qQcM2c5qjq-300.avif 300w, /bike/screens/qQcM2c5qjq-600.avif 600w, /bike/screens/qQcM2c5qjq-1280.avif 1280w" sizes="600px"><img src="/bike/screens/qQcM2c5qjq-300.jpeg" class="" alt="Moby Dick" loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="800" srcset="/bike/screens/qQcM2c5qjq-300.jpeg 300w, /bike/screens/qQcM2c5qjq-600.jpeg 600w, /bike/screens/qQcM2c5qjq-1280.jpeg 1280w" sizes="600px"></picture> 199 </a> 200</div> 201--> 202 203<h2>Features</h2> 204 205<ul class="fa-ul"> 206 <li> 207 <span class="fa-li"> 208 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 209 </span> 210 <p>Clean macOS outliner that respects your computer's memory and battery. Bike passes the <a href="/posts/moby-dick-workout/">Moby Dick Workout</a>.</p> 211 </li> 212 <li> 213 <span class="fa-li"> 214 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 215 </span> 216 <p>Outliners are powerful but constraining. Text editors are freeing but weak on structure. Bike is <a href="https://bikeguide.hogbaysoftware.com/using-bike/text-editing"/>good</a> at <a href="https://bikeguide.hogbaysoftware.com/using-bike/outline-editing">both</a>.</p> 217 </li> 218 <li> 219 <span class="fa-li"> 220 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 221 </span> 222 <p><a href="/posts/bike-rich-text/">Innovative</a> rich text editor. Format your text easily and precisely.</p> 223 </li> 224 <li> 225 <span class="fa-li"> 226 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 227 </span> 228 <p>Use <a href="/posts/bike-row-types/">row types</a> to add structure and meaning. Include headings, ordered lists, task lists, and more in y
228our outlines.</p> 229 </li> 230 <li> 231 <span class="fa-li"> 232 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 233 </span> 234 <p>Live <a href="/posts/bike-word-count-and-status-bar/">word counts</a> and other text statistics display in the status bar.</p> 235 </li> 236 <li> 237 <span class="fa-li"> 238 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 239 </span> 240 <p><a href="/posts/bike-distraction-free-outlining/">Distraction-free</a>. Full screen mode, typewriter mode, and focus mode. All with Bikeâs standard speed and fluidiy.</p> 241 </li> 242 <li> 243 <span class="fa-li"> 244 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 245 </span> 246 <p><a href="/posts/bike-focus-heading/">Fast navigation</a> with Bike's focus heading view allowing keyboard based navigation.</p> 247 </li> 248 <li> 249 <span class="fa-li"> 250 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 251 </span> 252 <p><a href="/posts/bike-navigation/">Navigation bar</a> with back and forward controls and a breadcrumb trail. Bike also adds inline navigation buttons.</p> 253 </li> 254 <li> 255 <span class="fa-li"> 256 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 257 </span> 258 <p>Create <a href="https://bikeguide.hogbaysoftware.com/using-bike/using-links">deep-links</a> into your outline. Bike links don't break when you rename or move the outline file.</p> 259 </li> 260 <li> 261 <span class="fa-li"> 262 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 263 </span> 264 <p><a href="/posts/bike-printing-quicklook-thumbnails/">Printing & Quicklook & Thumbnails</a>. Bike can print! It can also generate quicklook previews of your outlines in the finder.</p> 265 </li> 266 <li> 267 <span class="fa-li"> 268 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 269 </span> 270 <p>Bike uses open <a href="https://bikeguide.hogbaysoftware.com/using-bike/using-documents">file formats</a>. The <code>.bike</code> file format is HTMLâyou can view it in your web browser. Bike also supports <code>.opml</code> and <code>.txt</code>.</p> 271 </li> 272 <li> 273 <span class="fa-li"> 274 <i class="fa-regular fa-circle-check"></i> 275 </span> 276 <p>Automate Bike with <a href="https://bikeguide.hogbaysoftware.com/customizing-bike/creating-scripts">scripts</a> and <a href="/posts/bike-automate-with-shortcuts/"> shortcuts</a>. Use scripts and shortcuts to control and integrate Bike with other applications.</p> 277 </li> 278</ul> 279 280<h2>Learn More</h2> 281 282<ul class="learn-more"> 283 <li><a href="https://bikeguide.hogbaysoftware.com/">User Guide</a></li> 284 <li><a href="releases/">Release Notes</a></li> 285 <li><a href="https://support.hogbaysoftware.com/c/bike/22">Support Forum</a></li> 286 <li>macOS 11 or later</li> 287 <li><a href="https://go.setapp.com/stp131?refAppID=598&utm_medium=vendor_program&utm_content=button">Available on SetApp</a></li> 288 <li><a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bike-outliner/id1588292384">Available on Mac App Store</a></li> 289</ul> 290 291 </main> 292 293 <div class="trail-sidebar"> 294 </div> 295 296 </div> 297 298 <footer> 299 <ul class="fa-ul"> 300 <li> 301 <span class="fa-li"> 302 <i class="fa-solid fa-circle-question"></i> 303 </span> 304 <p><a href="https://support.hogbaysoftware.com/">Support</a></p> 305 </li> 306 <li> 307 <span class="fa-li"> 308 <i class="fa-solid fa-newspaper"></i> 309 </span> 310 <p><a href="/newsletter">Newsletter</a></p> 311 </li> 312 <li> 313 <span class="fa-li"> 314 <i class="fa-brands fa-mastodon"></i> 315 </span> 316 <a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.social/@jessegrosjean">jessegrosjean</a> 317 </li> 318 <li> 319 <span class="fa-li"> 320 <i class="fa-brands fa-bluesky"></i> 321 </span> 322 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jessegrosjean.bsky.social">jessegrosjean</a> 323 </li> 324 <li> 325 <span class="fa-li"> 326 <i class="fa-solid fa-lock"></i> 327 </span> 328 <p><a href="/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a></p> 329 </li> 330 </ul> 331 </footer> 332 333 <!-- Current page: /bike/ --> 334 </body> 335</html>
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