macOS Outliner Bike gets major update
An outliner allows you to quickly capture and structure your thoughts. A particularly elegant solution on the Mac is Bike – and it is getting new features.
Bike 2: With extensions and new sidebar.
(Image: Hog Bay Software)
Jesse Grosjean, operator of the indie macOS development studio Hog Bay Software, which became famous with the apps TaskPaper (to-do list) and WriteRoom, among others, has announced a major update for his outliner Bike. Bike 2 is due to be released by the fall and adds a number of new features to the already useful app, including its own JavaScript-based extension system.
See for yourself how to write extensions
An outliner is an app that allows you to write down and sort your thoughts: They can then be recorded line by line and assigned to specific categories, which you can easily expand and collapse and also sort back into subcategories. Bike comes with its very own editor that enables elegant writing, internal links, different types of line types, a special scroll view, compatibility with standard formats and much more. The app also has a minimalist design.
Videos by heise
Bike 2 now goes one better: Grosjean opens up the app to other developers with the aforementioned extensions. In an example video, he shows an integrated dictionary, calendar connection, various visualizations and more. Even Bike's standard look is implemented as an extension so that users can learn how to write their own extensions. Bike 2 also has a new sidebar for navigating existing outlines and an improved integrated search with a special UI that makes it easier to find content.
Preview already available
The new version of Bike is already available for download as a preview. It can be assumed that there are still bugs, but development is continuing. Bike costs 35.69 US dollars including VAT. For this, you can use the app for one year including updates. If you still want to have the latest versions later, you pay half the price each year.
The app requires at least macOS 11. Grosjean is constantly working on new functions and features, which he communicates with users by email. He then explains details in videos. A mobile version of Bike for the iPhone is in preparation, but this may take a while yet. Grosjean wants to implement all the planned features for the macOS version first. This also includes tags and improved filtering.
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