Outline
Your team's knowledge base
Founded
2017
Starting Price
Category
Collaboration
Last updated March 27, 2026
About Outline
Outline is a fast, collaborative knowledge base and wiki designed for growing teams. It features a beautiful Markdown-compatible editor with real-time collaboration, powerful search, and integrations with popular tools like Slack and Figma. Available as both a managed cloud service and a self-hosted open-source solution.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Exceptionally fast performance with millisecond response times for search and navigation
- Clean, beautiful interface that rivals commercial tools like Notion and Confluence
- Open-source with self-hosting option, giving full control over your data and reducing costs
- Real-time collaboration with a polished Markdown editor and slash commands
- Strong integration ecosystem with Slack, Figma, Google Drive, Zapier, and more
Key Features
Real-Time Collaborative Editor
Beautiful Markdown-compatible editor with slash commands, allowing multiple team members to edit documents simultaneously with changes synced instantly.
Blazing Fast Search
Millisecond response times for document search and navigation, with AI-powered question answering to quickly find relevant information.
Nested Document Collections
Organize documents into hierarchical collections with drag-and-drop support, making it easy to structure your team's knowledge logically.
Templates & Standardization
Create customizable document templates to ensure consistency across team documentation, from meeting notes to product specs.
Comments & Threads
In-content feedback with threaded comments, @mentions, and contextual discussions directly within documents.
Version History
Comprehensive version tracking with the ability to compare and restore previous versions of any document.
Granular Permissions
Pricing
Free (Self-Hosted)
- Unlimited documents
- Real-time collaborative editing
- Markdown editor with slash commands
- Full-text search
- Docker deployment
Best For
Team Documentation & Wiki
Centralize your team's knowledge including product specs, engineering docs, and company policies in a fast, searchable wiki.
Employee Onboarding
Create structured onboarding playbooks and guides with templates, helping new hires get up to speed quickly.
Meeting Notes & Decision Logs
Collaboratively capture meeting notes with real-time editing, threaded discussions, and version history.
Support Knowledge Base
Build an internal or public-facing knowledge base with powerful search and AI-powered question answering.
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