STROB  Great, great outliner, complexity aside. But development seems to have been stopped, perhaps even abandoned. This is a shame. The latest version seems to have severe speed issues, taking several minutes or longer to open or to clip to. This had been one of the most promising and active applications up to 2007, the last time an version was released and their website was updated.   
(Version 1.8b)

CA  At last, a final release!! Thanks!  
(Version 1.8)

CA  Excellent outliner! Not a very nice app but lots of excellent functionalities. Recommended.

But please, please release version 1.1, stop this never-ending beta development!  
(Version 1.1b24o)

ZX81  I started using a Macintosh with MORE(Which is now available for free and still works perfectly) a very long time ago (Yes, some of us are still alive). TAO is right on that track ; not trying to look nice, like OmniOutliner, but incredibly efficient.

It's not just a powerful outliner, it's certainly a great writing tool and I advise everyone not to be put off by the appearance of the app.

If you want to be able to write, reorganize your paragraphs, "fold" and "unfold" them, keep a general view of your work, TAO is for you.  
(Version 1.1b24l)

CHRIS WALKEN  I don't really care if the thing is in beta or not, although I agree it does seem silly to send users to version 1.0 as the last stable release.

The developer really needs to spend time on improving the interface, it's a mess of features, many of which I'm sure are great. I'd also be a little concerned about future plans to make a Windows version, that makes me wonder if a significantly improved interface is ever on the horizon. Too bad some of the other outliners don't take a lesson from some of TAO's power features.   
(Version 1.1b24g)

VB-23  I presently am writing a major research paper and practically live in this app. Having a rather nonlinear method of writing, this application fits my needs almost perfectly. I believe I have tried nearly every other outlining and nonlinear word processor out there for the mac and have not found anything else that comes close to this app in terms of features. That being said, the learning curve for some of the more advanced options is rather steep, and I was not thrilled about having to relearn some things when the author changed the way style sheets were handled a while ago.

I do not fully understand some of the complaints about the number of updates--I assume that they are coming from those who do not actually use TAO, at least not on a regular basis. I look forward to the regular updates and to seeing what features the author adds or refines with every release. Unfortunately, this did, at one point entail relearning aspects of the app as I mentioned above, but I have not had this experience for at least the last 25 releases. Nor have I had any problems with crashes since v1.1b18 or so.  
(Version 1.1b24f)

JDUB800  Amberv, what are you on about?!? Learn to read AND understand, before assuming other people's motives...

I enjoy the rapid beta release cycle that this developer chooses and registered 18 months ago. In the face of the higher profile OO3, this product is more than capable of competing against it. Alas, in perpetual beta, many people may not give it a chance and may find the versioning confusing, meaning lost sales. Case closed.  
(Version 1.1b24f)

BLLOYD  Well...

There hasn't BEEN a "stable" release since July of last year. So that's back a ways, eh?

1.1b24e?!?!

What the heck does THAT mean? I see it has 4 changes (one's a filter change) over the previous release. The "3 new lines of code a day, let's throw it on MacUpdate" is about as shameless as VueScan in using release sites as marketing. Call me when I should wake up.  
(Version 1.1b24e)

AMBERV  If 1.1 was stable, you whiners might have a point. Fact is, it is still in feature development. That means new features are still being actively developed. Until there is a feature freeze and a few bug releases go by, there is no way any responsible developer could utter the word "stable."

If you don't want to beta test, then stop whimpering about the beta development process and go back to using the old stable version. You are like two spoiled children waiting for dinner, and having gone into the kitchen, are whining and bleating about the cook's method of mixing ingredients together.  
(Version 1.1b24e)

JDUB800  I have to agree with comments below. If the product is stable, then declare it 1.1 final and then move on.

There are a lot of people that won't touch a beta version - You're probably losing a lot of potential customers.  
(Version 1.1b23)