SproutLiner Beta
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New Users, Welcome to SproutLiner!
Sproutliner is a free web service that helps you manage your projects and ideas (think of it as a supercharged structured to-do list). It uses some rather smashing client-side technology to make things as quick and easy as possible, without forcing you to worry about hitting 'submit' to save your precious data.

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Start using Sproutliner now by entering just any old name in the field below (you won't break anything, we promise). If a project with that name doesn't already exist, it'll create a new one for you, that name can then be used at any other computer to access your outline. Share it with clients, friends and coworkers to let them see and contribute to your progress and ideas.

Type your project name here: (and then hit 'enter')

You can change projects at any time by entering a different name over the top of the existing one. Next time you come here, feel free to use the field at the top of the page (they both do the same thing).

NEW: Open Source
Sproutliner's source is now available under a CC-GPL licence, grab the files on Sproutliner Source.

The Beta
Because we like pretending to be trendy, we're saying that Sproutliner is in Beta. This really just means that we think we can still make it a lot better, while at the same time taking no responsibility whatsoever if things go wrong. It also means that we're still actively working on it, rather than taking a break in the Caribbean, so if you have any suggestions or feedback, we'd love to hear it!

Browser Compatibility
Sproutliner works in FireFox, Internet Explorer 6.0 and Safari. However, Safari users should prepare for a world of "ARGH! It's Hideoous!".

Discuss sproutliner with other users and obtain support in the , or just directly.

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Welcome to Sproutliner.

Tips:

  1. To add an item, select the text of any existing item and press 'enter' to start creating a new item under it. From there, you can press enter to create a new item, or shift+enter to make the new item a child of the item above.
  2. By clicking and dragging the left handles (the grey dots) or arrows, you can rearrange your outline or fields.
  3. To delete an item or a field, edit its text and tap backspace or delete until it's gone.
  4. You can toggle an item between complete/uncomplete by clicking the red or green light next to its name
  5. Everything is editable.
  6. Use the 'new column' function to create more ways of storing your data.
  7. You can click on any text in your outline to edit it.
  8. To change projects, select the project title, type in the desired name and press enter - if the project exists you'll be taken to it, otherwise you will create a new one.
  9. All your changes are saved as you do them, and will be right here when you come back