Macro Docs vs Outline

Outline significantly outpaces Macro Docs in community adoption with 41,156 stars compared to 6,112 stars on GitHub. This 6.7x difference suggests Outline has a much larger and more active community. In terms of developer contributions, Outline has 3,652 forks, indicating strong developer engagement.

Macro Docs is growing faster, adding 1,563 stars in the last 30 days (+34%) against adding 355 stars for Outline (+0.9%). Macro Docs is the smaller project of the two, so it is closing the gap rather than extending a lead.

Both projects show recent activity, with Macro Docs last updated 11 hours ago and Outline 15 hours ago.

Both tools share common technology foundations, being built with JavaScript, Typescript, JSX. However, they differ in their additional technology choices: Macro Docs uses CSS, Bash, Python, Rust, C, Objective-C, Swift, Kotlin, Tauri.

Outline has been in development longer, starting 10 years ago, compared to Macro Docs which began 1 year ago. This 9.6-year head start suggests Outline may have more mature features and established processes.

The projects use different licenses: Macro Docs is licensed under AGPL-3.0 while Outline uses BUSL-1.1. Consider the licensing requirements when choosing for your project.

Both tools serve similar use cases in Collaborative Notes & Wikis. However, they also have distinct specializations: Outline extends into Wiki Software, Internal Knowledge Bases.

Outline provides self-hosting options for complete data control and customization, while Macro Docs may be primarily cloud-based or require different deployment approaches.