Top 10 Mind Map Software for Windows
Support iCloud between Mac OS X and iOS devices; Support Photo attachment. Support Retina display. Support External Monitor. Simple and Quick editing map. Export as PDF, PNG, XMind, FreeMind, TEXT. Support Undo/Redo. Support Drag and Drop. Support Folding nodes. Support Copy & Paste with various format. Support background color. XMind is the most professional and popular mind mapping tool. Millions of people use XMind to clarify thinking, manage complex information, brainstorming, get.
Mac Os X Versions
CindyThe word “mind map” might not be strange to you. However, can you explain what exactly it is at the second I mentioned it? Well, I guess some of you may hesitate for a while. To put simply, a mind map turns traditional complex texts into concise texts with visualized symbols. It is a diagram which organizes information hierarchically and shows relationships among pieces of the whole. Back to when digital mapping tools hadn’t appeared, people would sketch a mind map on their paper with a pen by hand. Nowadays as information technology progresses, people create a mind map on the screen with a software with the help of their computer. Consequently, out of its multi-functional use, mind maps are now prevalent among people in various fields. This article recommends you Top 10 mind mapping software for Windows operating system.
FreeMind
Highlights:Fast one-click navigation; Tiny memory; Cross-platform; Java-based
Pricing: Free
FreeMind is a piece of free high-productivity mind mapping software. Due to its one-click, “fold/unfold” and “follow link” operations, the operation and navigation of FreeMind are faster than that of MindManager. Its “Smart copying and pasting from” operation has attracted many users because the software can paste links from HTML and structure the pasted content based on the number of leading spaces in a line.FreeMind has always kept a low profile and focused on efficiency and quality, which makes a weak point – limited support for fancy graphics. For people who don’t pursue decorative graphics, FreeMind could be a choice in mind mapping.
Edraw MindMaster
Highlights:Abundant Clip Arts; Gantt View; Advanced Presentation Modes
Pricing: USD$ 9, 39, 69 for monthly, half-year and annual subscription; USD$ 99, 179, 245 for the perpetual license with 1 year, 3-year and permanent upgrade.
Free Version is available
Mindmaster is made by the Edraw software company, a professional diagramming software producer. Two versions are available – Free version and Pro version. Actually, the free version is enough to satisfy common users’ demand. However, for professional mind mappers, massive elements like themes and background images are needed. Edraw Mindmaster Pro provides users with abundant clip art resources, mind map examples, marks, and customization of themes, etc. Mindmaster makes a breakthrough in mind map presentation – create slides automatically in accordance with the logical distribution of the mind map. Besides, the Pro version offers 1G cloud storage so that users can not only save and their mind maps at any time but also collaborate with partners conveniently. With Edraw MindMaster, you can not only present project in hierarchical work breakdown structure, but also switch to Gantt view to track task start/end date and progress. As a loyal customer of Edraw products, among mind mapping software for Windows, I like MindMaster most.
iMindMap
Highlights: Mufti-functional views; Side panel
Pricing: USD$100.00 for Home & Student; USD$235.00 for Ultimate
The five views under the “Home” tab of iMind Map 10 — fast capture view, brainstorm view, a mind map view, time map view, and presentation view become the hit of its late product. These views allow users to meet their customized demand respectively : showcase their ideas in the most primary state without formatting and distractions within several typing, pin their thoughts on the infinite canvas on sticky notes, boost their ideas through comprehensive offering of organic mind mapping techniques, integrate mind mapping with project planning to manage their projects from inspiration to completion in one efficient workspace, and transform their thoughts into concrete memorable content under slick 3D presentation slide. Besides, the newly updated side panel lets users format their creations quickly and works in sync between views for effortless customization. For further convenience, it is accessible on mobile devices such as iPad and iPhone.
Mindomo
Highlights: Web image search; Presentation mode
Pricing: USD$ 39 for lifetime license of Desktop Premium and USD$ 36 for the annual upgrade
Free for Desktop Free
“Educate tomorrow’s thinkers today.” As its slogan suggests, Mindomo mainly focuses on school service, thus teachers and students become their major clients. Mindomo actually offers three functionality for users – personal & business, teacher, and student. When signing in on its website, users need to fill in a chart asking for detailed information on their functionality before a trial. Comparing with other mind mapping apps, the outstanding breakthrough of Mindomo is that users can search web images directly from the map and add them with just one click. Besides, the presentation mode allows students to show the audience their mapping process, thus revealing their mind flow. Last but not least, Mindomo is an integration of offline working with online editing and collaborating while mobile apps for iPad and Android are available.
Xmind
Highlights: Concise UI; Cost-efficient
Pricing: USD$79 for Xmind 8 Plus, USD$99 for Xmind 8 Pro
Comparing with other mind mapping software, Xmind is obviously cost-efficient for common users because the free Xmind 8 is versatile enough to meet their demand. Most commonly used functions are put on the right bar of the canvas, giving users more operating space as well as a more concise UI. In the brainstorming mode of Xmind 8 Pro, users can classify their inspirations in Idea Factory in groups. Getting different thoughts gathered from catalogs allow creative sparkles of users’ mind flow out. To share their mind maps, users may save them as an Evernote note in the form of an image, outline text or the default Xmind file.
Edraw Max
Highlights: Multi-platforms; Cloud collaboration; Export and share
Pricing: USD $ 179 for the perpetual license with 3- year upgrade; USD $ 245 for lifetime license; USD $ 99 for annual subscription license with the 1-year upgrade.
More than 200 Diagram Types
The slogan of Edraw mind map software is “Excellent Mind Map Visio Alternative For Mac, Windows, and Linux”, declaring its ambition in mind mapping. Furthermore, the outstanding merit of Mind Master is that it offers abundant pre-made examples and built-in clip arts, and you can use them to decorate your mind maps for free. Through Edraw cloud, you can not only store your creations but also cooperate and share documents with your collaborators. In addition, MindMaster allows users to export mind maps into various forms like Word, PPT, Excel, Visio, PDF, EPS, Html, SVG, PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF, etc. All the exported files are vector diagrams which allow edit.
MindManager
Highlights: Business style; Convenient sharing; Flexibility
Pricing: USD$376.92 for Perpetual license With 1 Year Upgrades
Also named “Mindjet”, MindManager is quite popular among business people. Comparing with the past version, MindManager 2017 has made great progress in sharing and flexibility. With the universal file export, users can share their creations with collaborators and edit them together even they don’t have MindManager installed on their computers. Besides, via Zapier as the intermediary, MindManager has cooperation with hundreds of cloud applications such as Gmail, Slack, and Asana, etc. Users can send and receive content between these applications and MindManager. Mind Manager charges a volume-based price for Enterprise customers, offering a flexible for organizations and teams.
MindMeister
Highlights: Easy to get started and share
Pricing: USD$ 4.99 for Personal monthly; USD$ 8.33 for Pro monthly; USD$ 12.49 for Business monthly
As an online mind mapping tool, Mind Meister provides you with considerate instructions and five tutorials after you sign up on their web. You can create three mind maps with it for free. Its best advantage is that you can immediately share your creations with friends and colleagues. This function allows you to collaborate with them in real-time by inviting people via email or generating a shareable link in MindMeister through your social networks. It is upon you who can edit your mind map or only view it. What’s more, it has released free applications for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Mind Meister transforms your ideas into actionable tasks directly into the editor. Your tasks could be assigned to collaborators by a task widget; besides, relevant properties such as priorities, due dates and progress are available in this operation.
Novamind
Highlights: Feature-rich software with ease-of-use
Pricing: USD$72 for a monthly subscription
As a newly-released mind mapping software, Novamind could take pride in its performance. When opening Novamind for the first time, don`t feel surprised at its UI which is extremely similar to that of PPT in Microsoft Office. After years of research and development, Novamind comes to the stage of mind mapping with the motto “Everyone is a Pro”. Not as flamboyant as other mind map software, Novamind keeps a low profile in its field with relatively low charge. You are allowed to create mind maps with up to 25 topics under a free lite subscription of Novamind. So far, what makes Novamind not perfect is that it reacts a bit slow to show users all the examples and adapts them to create a new map.
Scapple
Highlights: Completely freeform notes; Small disk space; Low price; Easy to master
Pricing: USD$ 14.99
With double-clicking anywhere on the canvas, you can create a note. Sounds amazing, right? Scapple is a mind mapping tool which is more close to a freeform text editor where you can take notes anywhere on the canvas and connect them with lines and arrows using drag-and-drop however you like. As its slogan “ Rough it out” indicates, there are no predefined templates in Scapple, thus committing no limitations on your creation. In this case, users, even mind mapping beginners, will find it easy to get started and master it in no time. Having no complicated icons and templates, Scapple occupies very small disk space of only 80Mb. What`s more, the price is much cheaper than other mind mapping software. Typing whatever you want and connecting them however you like! That`s the beauty of Scapple. Creative ideas need complete freedom to sparkle.
Browsing brief introduction and pictures above, you may have had a primary impression on exactly what a mind map is as well as some popular mind mapping software for Windows. All the software mentioned offering a free one-month trial. Try them out and choose the one suits you best.
Developer(s) | XMind Ltd. |
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Stable release | |
Repository | |
Operating system | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Platform | Java SE |
Type | Productivity software, project management and knowledge management |
License | GNU Lesser General Public License v3, Eclipse Public License v1.0 |
Website | xmind.net |
XMind is a mind mapping and brainstorming software, developed by XMind Ltd. In addition to the management elements, the software can be used to capture ideas, clarify thinking, manage complex information, and promote team collaboration. As of April 2013, XMind was selected as the most popular mind mapping software on Lifehacker.[1]
It supports mind maps, fishbone diagrams, tree diagrams, organization charts, spreadsheets, etc. Normally, it is used for knowledge management, meeting minutes, task management, and GTD. Meanwhile, XMind can read FreeMind and MindManager files, and save to Evernote. For XMind Pro/Zen, it can export the mind maps into MicrosoftWord, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, FreeMind and Mindjet MindManager documents.
Editions[edit]
XMind can create mind maps to visualize information, facilitate communication and manage projects. There are 3 different editions: XMind Pro, XMind: Zen, XMind for iOS.
Versions[edit]
Product/Version | Release Date | License | Platform | Language |
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XMIND 2007 | 2007-01-01 | Commercial license | Mac OS X and Windows | Chinese (Simplified) |
XMIND 2008 v2.3 | 2008-03-31 | Commercial license | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German |
XMind 2008 v3.0.3 | 2009-04-29 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, Japanese |
XMind 2008 v3.1.1 | 2009-12-04 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, Japanese |
XMind 2008 v3.2.1[2] | 2010-11-22 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
XMind 2012 SE v3.3.1 | 2012-12-25 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Slovenian, Spanish[3] |
XMind 2013 SE v3.4.1 | 2014-01-25 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish |
XMind 6 v3.5.0 | 2014-10-31 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish |
XMind 7 v3.6.0 | 2015-11-09 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish |
XMind 7 v3.6.1 | 2016-01-06 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish |
XMind 7.5 v3.6.51 | 2016-06-29 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish |
XMind 8 v3.7.0 | 2016-11-02 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish |
XMind 8 v3.7.2 | 2017-05-04 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Danish, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish |
XMind: ZEN v9.0.6 | 2018-11-21 | Commercial license | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) |
Awards[edit]
- XMIND 2008 won the 'Best Commercial RCP Application' award at EclipseCon 2008[4]
- XMIND 3 won 'The Best Project for Academia' award at SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards[5]
- XMIND was picked by PCWorld for inclusion in Productivity Software: Best of 2010[6]
- XMind 2013 was picked as 'the Most Popular Mind Mapping Software' on Lifehacker[7]
- XMind won 'Red Herring Asia Top 100'[8]
- XMind was rated as 'The Best Brainstorming and Mind-Mapping Tech Tool' on lifehack[9]
Mind Map Mac Os X
Eclipse application[edit]
XMind 3 is based on EclipseRich Client Platform 3.4 for its shell and EclipseGraphical Editing Framework for its core editors. It depends on Java Runtime Environment 5.0 and later.
File format[edit]
XMind 3 saves content in an XMIND Workbook file format. The .xmind format suffix is used, whereas XMIND 2008 used the .xmap suffix.
An XMIND workbook may contain more than one sheet, as in spreadsheet software. Each sheet may contain multiple topics, including one central topic, multiple main topics and multiple floating topics. Each sheet contains one mind map or Fishbone Chart or Spreadsheet Chart.
The .xmind file format implementing XMind Workbooks consists of a ZIP compressed archive containing an XML document for contents, an XML document for styles, a .png image file for thumbnails, and some directories for attachments. The file format is open and based on some principles of OpenDocument.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Alan Henry (23 April 2013). 'Most Popular Mind Mapping Tool: Xmind'. Lifehacker.
- ^'XMind » Blog Archive » XMind v3.2.1 is ready'. 23 November 2010.
- ^'XMind » Blog Archive » The New XMind 2012'. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^Gervais, Nathan. 'Eclipse Foundation Community Awards Announcement | The Eclipse Foundation'. www.eclipse.org.
- ^http://sourceforge.net/community/cca09/
- ^https://www.pcworld.com/article/208136/productivity_software_best_of_2010.html (retrieved October 2010)
- ^'Most Popular Mind Mapping Tool: Xmind'. Lifehacker.
- ^'2013 Red Herring Asia Top 100 Winners'. Red Herring.
- ^'15 Best Brainstorming And Mind-Mapping Tech Tools For Every Creative Mind'. Lifehack. July 31, 2014.
External links[edit]
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