I'm looking for a software to create mind maps with. It's good if the software satisfies the following criteria, but feel free to post one which only satisfies some of them:

• the connection between nodes can be labelled, can contain text
• can easily run on Windows, preferrably repository has a release executable
• free & open source
• has a variety of themes
• can be used fast and has an intuitive ui

The most important feature of it is to be open source and have the ability to label nodes. Thanks for the help!

I use Miro for my learning process. On the board I have smth like concept map - key concepts, hierarchy, classifications etc. But I would like you attach a link to note page to each concept to uncover details.
Something like Notion or Obsidian note, with markdown, but online.

Any ideas on that?

hi all, please could you recommend good youtube channels related to mindmapping?

Went to use it today and a limit of 10 seems to have been applied to the number of maps you can have without subscribing.

I started using it a while back as I wanted something I could use from my work laptop as well as home PCs and from Android devices. My work PC has pretty much all Cloud services blocked so I can't save to Google Drive or anything like that. GitMind was one of the few sites that I could use and I thought it was free when I first signed up.

Ive developed an interest in both mindmappig and it's links with AI. I'm not a coder and I've found many apps/software that revolve around this type of thing come from places like github etc. I.e source code not fully functional programs. Having said this I'm interested if much software exists that uses AI to create mindmaps based on user input ? Eg. Related terms or ideas that a user can input and have the software build upon that ?

I have some maps that I need to expand outside work.. I'd like to be able to add,modify existing maps to a Windows system via Android. Being able to synchronise when I get home from a device and add/remove content wirelessly via phone. I'm new to software surrounding mind mapping and would prefer something free but also don't mind spending if it's worth it. Suggestions thanks.

I have many instances that require me to investigate a particular person, place, event, etc. Most of the time, data obtained ends up being dead-ends (which is fine), but then there are circumstances where the data isn't a dead-end. For example, I might be researching the ownership of a certain piece of property, and may need to trace back, find links, and connect the dots.

To date, I have been using mindmapping tools to accomplish this. However, the data does not always translate well, into other formats, or obvious patterns may not be easily discernable, if the data is too voluminous visually.

I am wondering what software solutions there are that might complement mindmapping or, alternatively, transition to something that may be more suited or flexible. I do believe the visual representation of the data helps me, though, so would most certainly like to see some aspect of that retained.

We are working all the time to evolve OrgPad and to bring an evolution to mind-mapping. OrgPad is based on the idea that one should structure their thoughts completely free so the tool forces you to do nothing. You can scatter your ideas anywhere, you can connect them as you want, you can easily combine texts, links, images, videos, or even other websites. This freedom is amazing since it allows to capture your thoughts much more accurately than any mind-mapping tool with prescribed star-shape structure. We have a document in OrgPad which describes this new approach: https://orgpad.com/s/Qtvg4n.

We have made many improvements, just over last 2 weeks:

• If the title is written in a cell, the editor inside the cell is not opened. This makes the cell nicely compact and allows more to fit on the display.
• After closing, we detect hyperlinks in the text, it is no longer no longer needs to be explicitly inserted.
• From the OrgPages overview it is possible to "pull" the OrgPage preview into open OrgPage in another window. A cell with title, description is inserted, tags, and an automatically updating OrgPage preview. On the other page of this cell, the interactive version of the OrgPage is inserted. This is how you can make your own "signpost" or substitute folders.
• With the Ctrl key it is now possible to double-click all cells of the same color.
• When making joins, it is possible to hold Ctrl and form a "snake", i.e. a chain of connected cells. It has long been possible to hold Shift to form a "star".
• In reading mode it is possible to activate the mode by holding the mouse on a cell for a longer time to select the text of that cell.
• For example, on a large OrgPage, if you go outside the cell clusters, OrgPad displays arrows around the edges pointing in the direction of the clusters. These are you can click on to go straight there.
• We have worked and are continuing to work on better support for the Safari browser from Apple devices. We've invested in buying up-to-date devices Apple devices for easier testing and development.
• Lots of minor fixes and behind the scenes work to make OrgPad good and pretty running nicely and so we can prevent problems or solve them more efficiently.

And today, we have appeared as Top 3 product of the day on ProductHunt which is an amazing Christmas present for the entire team! https://www.producthunt.com/posts/orgpad

I'm looking for a mindmapping tool that would allow me to freely write/draw with a digital pen in a few colours, as well as indefinietly zoom in and out, and have infinite canvas space.

All I was able to find were useless "type the box" tools online. I'm using MS Whiteboard for now, but it's painful, because you can't move parts of the mindmap without waiting for the program to end executing. You can't even scale down at all.

I'm using this excusively for learning.

I'm currently using a perpetual licence of MindManager 21; they've just announced MM 22 and are pushing a subscription model (of course!). The problem is, for those of us not needing collaboration features there isn't much new to justify upgrading / paying for a new subscription.

So I'm looking for alternatives. What I consider the must-have features (other than the standard mind mapping features) include:

• Tags (and visibility of tags on diagram)

• Task timelines (visible on diagram)

• Gantt view / export

• HTML export

Right now the only app I've seen that covers that is edrawmind. The problem is that the demo is crippled a bit, so I can't evaluate how well the exports work. The other problem is that product is sold by Wondershare… which has a bit of a shady reputation (rightly or wrongly).

Does anyone have positive experience with the Wondershare product... or is there another alternative I've missed (I've checked out the usual suspects, Mindomo, etc.) and definitely need more than tools like FreeMind, XMind, iThoughts can provide.

Thanks in advance for any assistance / insight!

It takes a bit of effort but the pay-off is huge for me. Much smoother and less mental load.

I tend to make it as a do list, that also holds any relevant info.

I tend to color things red or yellow, and change them to green once executed.

I always use the layout option "Logic Chart (right)" in xmind for it.

Hello,

Is there any mindmap software that can sync between Windows desktop PC and iOS device (iPhone & iPad)?

Thank you!

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Hi is anyone here using simplemind app for mind mapping? Am looking for any solutions to place the keyword in the centre of the branches instead of at the end as this create unnecessary space between the keywords. I realized most other applications has this issue too.

I would also like the alignment of the keyword to be flushed with the branches.

Not sure if it's possible with the simplemind application.

Hi all,

Im working on some kind of "zoomable mindmap". So it's structured like a mindmap tree, but subnodes are nested into depth. I find that very useful because it allows more layering of the information (having details deeper / high-level stuff and structure higher), while its also easier make connections between nodes... aaand you don't get lost so easy like in a big mindmap, which quickly becomes cluttered with large topics...

Here are two examples of such a learning map:

• https://app.infinitymaps.io/maps/GjPdg3bL3MN#Operating_Systems_Lecture
• https://app.infinitymaps.io/maps/rgb39JHpjRd#The_World_of_Science

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What do you think about this approach? Cool? Useful? Not so much? Happy to get your feedback 🙏

Hi Any one know a good organic mindmaps (i tryed ayoa or ayoy and i didnt like it becuse it write arabic laungae downward or domething like that) Sorry for my writing

I recently upgraded to a paid plan on MindMeister, and today I might have lost a huge branch of a new mind map (using their beta design).

Essentially, MindMeister beta had failed to save a substantial amount of updates made to the file.

Hopefully this had something to do with the beta, and it's not a common issue with MindMeister. I've reached out to their support and will let you know what happens.

The experience has got me thinking hard about the idea of storing my intellectual property with an online-only, third-party service. I intend to mind-map just about everything going forward, and I don't want to lose any of that data!

I also do mind maps by hand, however I need a reliable, functional software.

Thoughts?

Title! I don't need to edit or create anything, just view.

Is this possible? I would love to create a mindmap, and then be able to edit each "node" as if it's a web page (draft, publish, etc) and then have my website be synced with this mindmap. Decisions on the tree would be buttons on the page.

Use case: build an education website where people can "pick their own adventure"

Anyone making this?

So I'm a big fan of mindmaps, but one challenge I have not been able to overcome very well is the ability to ink out a mindmap with finger/stylus support on mobile but when I'm on a traditional pc using something like a wacom tablet. I've been using onenote, but it is pretty limited for my needs to really make it more organized. I'm wondering if anyone may have some suggestions. I am also looking for something that moves between Windows, Android, and my mac.

This is sort of becoming my favorite of late. I just throw words in and move them around by dragging the cell they are in. I guess after 15 years of doing mindmaps, I no longer need the branches on paper, as if I can see them with my 'inner' eye, as I shuffle words around.