Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Outline

Making it safer to break the news

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Outline launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Outline by Alphabet▲524

   Control and build your own VPN 🛠️

   2018 · getoutline.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Outline▲226

   A new kind of publication for a new kind of human

   2016 · theoutline.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Outline Extension▲70

   Read & annotate without distraction

   2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Free Article Outline Generator▲307

   Unique, AI generated and ready-to-use outlines in seconds

   2021 · surferseo.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Headlines▲288

   Analyse how engaging your headline is

   2016 · headlines.sharethrough.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Unfiltered.news▲335

   What the world is talking about, visualized graphically

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Outline▲59

   Extension that lets you save quick notes while browsing

   2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Brief▲306

   Your personalized news briefing, powered by AI

   2023 · brief.news · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TLDR 2.0 ▲187

   Bitesized, customizable news via a chrome extension

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10FT
    Filter the web by Hacker News▲146

    2016 · hackernewsfilter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The News 2▲323

    Product Hunt + Hacker News + Designer News

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hacker News Stack▲138

    Focus on the really fresh and unread news in Hacker News.

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Funnel▲260

    Hourly audio news summaries.

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Brief▲121

    AI-powered news with clear, concise and unbiased information

    2025 · briefqb.com · its alternatives →

15. 15HN
    HackerNews News Recommender▲97

    The best ideas are both simple and outlandish.

    2012 · normansoven.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Outline.com▲2

    Outline is a free service for reading and annotating content

    2021 · outline.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Infocus▲64

    A simple Chrome extension that blocks distracting sites.

    2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Collapse Comments on Hacker News▲93

    2016 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Bullets.news▲151

    Articles for science lovers shortened to five bullet points.

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20WB
    We built an open source tool for journalists to inspect Wikipedia edits▲131

    2014 · blog.twg.ca · its alternatives →

21. 21
    A news aggregator for the Python community written in Python/Django▲106

    A Hacker News lookalike written in Python/Django, powering https://news.python.sc - sebst/pythonic-news

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    I made a browser extension that fixes Hacker News' block formatting▲18

    Browser extension that fixes Hacker News' block formatting - corollari/fixedHackerNews

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23HN
    Hacker News Dark Mode▲119

    2020 · jgthms.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    OutlineForge▲9

    Turn Your Blog Ideas Into Structured, Outlines in Instant.

    2025 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →