Outline is a team knowledge base and wiki that helps organize internal documentation, product specifications, support answers, meeting notes, and onboarding materials. Key features include:
- Intuitive Editing: A fast editor with Markdown support, slash commands, and interactive embeds.
- Real-time Collaboration: Multiplayer collaboration with comments and threads for organized conversations.
- Powerful Search: Instant workspace search with AI-powered question answering.
- Slack Integration: Search, share, and ask questions from Slack; post notifications for document updates.
- Customization: Public sharing with custom branding, logos, and domains.
- Open Source: Self-hostable with a public source code repository.
Outline is designed for teams seeking a centralized, collaborative, and easily searchable knowledge repository. It supports various use cases, including:
- Internal Documentation: Creating and managing company policies, procedures, and guidelines.
- Product Specifications: Documenting product features, roadmaps, and technical details.
- Meeting Notes: Capturing and organizing meeting discussions and action items.
- Onboarding: Providing new employees with essential information and resources.
- Support Answers: Building a searchable database of solutions to common customer issues.
