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NeO is a powerful outliner built for Mac OS X. Using NeO, you can efficiently manage and organize pieces of information. NeO supports basic outliner facilities, such as creating, moving, sorting, grouping, combining and gathering items. And the following useful facilities help you manage and organize information:
- Capable of importing graphics and multiple fonts for text
- Can split editors
- Can zoom editors
- Multiple columns
- Inline comments
- Multiple-file find
- Highlighting with color labels
- Cloning
What's New
Version 1.0.18:
- [Fixed] Document windows won't appear on Mac OS X 10.6.
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later
NeO for Leopard User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:6,449 |
| Version Downloads:218 |
| Type:Business : Word Processing |
| License:Demo |
| Date:23 Apr 2012 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price: $20.00 |
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NeO is a powerful outliner built for Mac OS X. Using NeO, you can efficiently manage and organize pieces of information. NeO supports basic outliner facilities, such as creating, moving, sorting, grouping, combining and gathering items. And the following useful facilities help you manage and organize information:
- Capable of importing graphics and multiple fonts for text
- Can split editors
- Can zoom editors
- Multiple columns
- Inline comments
- Multiple-file find
- Highlighting with color labels
- Cloning
- Hoisting
- Labeling
- Bookmark
- Filtering
- Linking among items, fields and texts
- Linking to files
- Background colors for text, item and document
- Cascading style sheet
- Named styles
- Can export to text, RTF, doc, HTML and OPML files
- Can import from text, RTF, doc, OPML, MORE, ACTA, and ACTA 7 files
- Spotlight support
- Universal Binary
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Second, as of today, the Apple store still only has version 1.0.3 not 1.0.4. So it doesn't seem that the developer updates the "official" site with the latest version?
Personally I am disappointed that the developer has gone solely to the Apple store to sell Neo. Based on the incidents and policies at the Apple mobile store I don't think this is good for customers and I am reluctant to support its use.
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You seem a bit misinformed. If you visit the product's News section, you'll see:
"Submitted Version 1.0.5 to App Store. Coming soon if no problem."
There's also older news mentioning 1.04's release at the App Store (not Apple Store).
Also, according to the website NeO is still available for purchase via PayPal and Kagi.
http://d-lit.com/macosx/neo/purchase.php
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Not misinformed but informed by the developer. Version for 10.6.6 can only be downloaded from the app store - it can't be downloaded from d-light.
Regarding updates if you can't download the latest version from the app store but it is showing here at MU (with a watermark) it is a bit frustrating. News blips don't count.
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And isn't that precisely the first reply in this thread?
"The one from the App Store is for 10.6.6 or later."
Saying that "the developer has gone solely to the Apple store to sell Neo" is inaccurate.
I'm sure it can take longer to get new files uploaded/reviewed/approved to the App Store, but they are uploaded there as well.
The Macupdate download is NeO for Leopard. If you want to use the 10.6.6 version you'll obviously have to wait until it is available for download, regardless of whether Macupdate has announced it. Those "News blips" that "don't count" come from the official source of information, which is not Macupdate.
The developer is saying "Submitted Version 1.0.5 to App Store. Coming soon if no problem." I don't think that you'll have to wait for years, months, or even weeks to be able to download it.
Hopefully you'll be able to use the new version shortly. BTW, I had some problems with 1.05, contacted the developer, and within a few hours he provided a fix. He is very responsive.
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Nicksloan reviewed on 28 Jan 2011
NeO is a reborn TAO, and no simpler, but I spent some serious time trying to understand it, to the extent that I now find it actually simpler to use than OO, as well as being much more powerful and flexible. It has a wealth of unique features, such as split editing, scaling, links and clones, and just as important from my viewpoint, it gives the user minute control over every aspect of the appearance of the outline: they can look as simple and uncluttered as you like, or they can be loaded with columns and metadata.
The extra power does come at the expense of complexity: it takes a while to learn, and it is not yet bug-free, though I have found it perfectly useable. Talking of expense, the most amazing thing is that it costs less than 5 bucks on the App Store—and yes I’d feel sore if I had paid $10 for it the week before, but really, even $15 for this thing is an absolute steal.
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In practice I have found that the best way to learn is to experiment and make your own reference notes. The clouds soon begin to clear, and NeO seems less daunting and more friendly. I now find it far more congenial to work in than the alternatives.
In earlier versions it was sometimes difficult to distinguish between bugs and misunderstanding as to how NeO was meant to work, but it is getting pretty solid now. The developer is approachable. He sometimes takes a while to reply, but is helpful when he does.
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Ksrhee24 reviewed on 27 Jan 2011
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Rwebber commented below that he bought NeO while in beta, and did not mention anything about having to pay again for it.
I bought the beta in August and did not have to pay anything else. I installed 1.0.1 and under licenses my name and number of licenses already appear.
If the developer wants to charge you again, that is clearly wrong. My experience with him and his software has been quite different, though.
He offers a license for 10.5-10.6.5 and another via the Mac App Store for 10.6.6.
AFAIK, other developers also have different versions of their applications at different prices. ImageWell for example costs $20 from the developer and $5 via the Mac App Store. Note that licenses are also different via the Mac App Store.
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Espiridion reviewed on 26 Jan 2011
I just got another email from him letting me know that the PPC version is up.
In spite of the different time-zones and language (since neither of us is a native English speaker) I've always found the developer to be friendly and responsive.
Regarding NeO itself, it does have a somewhat steep learning curve. It's easy to use NeO and do simple things, but it is worth it to read the Help to get the most out of it. At $10 it is a bargain. Since the moment I tried it I have not used my copy of OmniOutliner Pro.
BTW, it is $4.99 for a short while via the App Store. Very highly recommended.
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Rwebber reviewed on 13 Jan 2011
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NeO will probably include some fixes or code optimization, as well as new features by the time of the final release.
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Zx81 reviewed on 11 Oct 2010
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I won't rate it since it's still a beta release, but in summary it is very powerful and quite cheap. The license for Neo can also be used for Tao as well.
The downside is the relatively steep learning curve, but it's not too bad and in return users get a lot of powerful features. From what I recall, this is one of the few modern outliners that actually has a clone functionality.
I found the demo a bit limited, but given the price I decided to buy it and it quickly became my main outliner.
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Rwebber rated on 28 Jan 2011
Giseong rated on 09 Dec 2010