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v1.9 of freeplane is not bad. The design is less polished than the commercial products but after a while it does the job.

edit : for java i use the portableapp version, https://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/java\_portable

Hi!

Did you try IOctopus?

There is collaboration mode, so you can use one file together with other people at the same time. And the file always be at the latest version on every devices. And it also works on any modern browser (MacOs, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, etc). Look examples on the main page https://ioctopus.online/

I think your best bet may be Visual Understanding Environment (VUE). I can't say for sure if it will store or play videos but they make a big deal about "digital media" on their website.

There is always the option of simply including the path to a video on the note for a node in the map.

I've tried them all and they're sort of equivalent.

I'm a fan of SimpleMind: https://simplemind.eu/ It's quite usable on iPhone, and I run the Android version on my Chromebook. I didn't realize they also have Windows and macOS versions.

The fee is per-platform, so I just stick to the two main platforms I have, which is fine.

Check out BiggerPlate which has zillions of mindmaps -- one might inspire you to use it. https://www.biggerplate.com/

i think from what you described this sounds like something that can be done with an org chart? like laying out the different divisions might help you do your future training, as the people and the duties could be easily explained with this type of mind maps :) hope it helps OP

First I used Freemind but felt it a bit clunky. Then I heard there is a fork named Freeplane. I've been happy with it. Highly customizable and is cross platform.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeplane/

Hi, look at the IOctopus.online because there's :
the connection between nodes can be labelled, can contain text

• can easily run on Windows
• free plan
• has a variety of themes
• can be used fast and has an intuitive ui

And if you need open source for specific modifications, there are plugins that can be used to customise the functionality.

Hi, I use Midinote to manage my knowledge, it might be not the things you want, and also the focus of this app is for note-taking rather than mindmap drawing, but I enjoy the way to write notes and build a mindmap constellation ( :) yes, I call it a knowledge constellation, we can not concentrate all of our knowledge to a single center point of a mindmap, right?)

here is the story about how does it work: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/midinote

Except that the IOctopus is web only, there are such strong points:

• flexible design for greater visibility and clarity
• real-time collaboration
• adding plug-ins for specific functionality that is needed

I had the same reaction when they announced a tepid new set of features yet a transition to subscription to the Mac version. As I added in comments on their site, it's fine to go subscription but not so when it's obvious your product is finished and you have little new to add. For Mac this year one of the listed features was allowing you to print parts of the Gantt chart or all of it. Wow!

I've kept a version of Xmind 8 going and it still compares favourably with MindManager.

https://www.xmind.net/xmind8-pro/

It's the non-subscription version and, as I highlighted here once before, there is at the same (or maybe it's slightly different) version of the software available through GitHub.

Task Info is only through a hover over that I know of but I think it keeps things compact.

May be a solution.

I only want to add and link the green parent nodes like in this screenshot. I want all the inner nodes to be created automatically (initially empty) for every new node so that I only need to fill them in afterwards.

https://monosnap.com/file/ov2JpPKymPYYPKMjEl97QsorrfpyY2

Hi!

To generate synonyms I wrote a script for you. See how it works by the link https://ioctopus.online/wp-content/themes/app/blog/mind-map-scripts-inserting-synonyms/mind-map-scripts-inserting-synonyms.gif

Did I understand you correct? Is it what you want?

Hi!

I made the script for you to split branches into different languages.

You can look how it works by the link: https://ioctopus.online/wp-content/themes/app/blog/mind-map-scripts-language-separation/mind-map-scripts-language-separation.gif

Did I understud you correct?

Hi!
Could you tell me, what you need it for, show me an example?
To translate your mindmap into other languages, you can use semi-automatic mode like this https://ioctopus.online/how-to-translate-mind-map
Does that work for you? Or do you need something else?

Since the core of mind mapping is to visualize ideas and concepts to improve memory or spread thoughts, a good mind map should follow some principles.

https://gitmind.com/tips-create-beautiful-mind-map.html

5 Principles of Making A Mind Map

• Similarity
• Variety
• Clarity
• Readability
• Distinctiveness

Hope it helps

I would highly recommend GitMind. It's totally online and will stay free. Although it does not support Google Drive or Dropbox as of the moment, you can sync all your projects from the comfort of your mobile device or on any computer. The tool knows no space or time, you can edit mind maps anywhere or anytime you like. You could also do brainstorming with remote collaborators in real-time.

Hope it helps!

Hello, I highly recommend https://minzel.io

It's a beautiful and simple to use free mindmapping / brainstorming tool that you can use right in your browser. You can style and customize the mindmap and also add checklists to it. I use it quite often for my projects.

Nah - .docx is fine I just couldn't remember whether it had that or not. As you say, from there you can go anywhere. I just thought it was limited to an outline of the map structure but obviously not.

Not sure if you're aware of it or whether you see similarities to Ginko (https://gingkoapp.com/). I bought a licence to that some time back as I was generally finding mapping solutions good at offering the ability to split ideas out convergently but many struggled when it came to forming something more solid (I wrote a prior thesis in Ulysses for that reason. It's not a 'map' but re-arranging ideas was great while it also offered fantastic export options.) I see similarities between their (Ginko) app and yours while obviously you have a much stronger visual application.

I think one thing that would benefit your app is the ability to switch to an outline view which might be of benefit for a more strategic view of the content. Might already be there so I really will have another look.

1) all mindmap programs get the basic stuff done. You can pick any of them and get started. I've tried ~20.

2) Today I tried "SimpleMind" and it actually has a bunch of useful features! And, in addition to a free version, you can make a one-time payment! Extremely reasonable. This page lists free/pay features including screenshots and videos, so you can get a quick idea if this is right for you: https://simplemind.eu/features/

Thank you for your answer. I actually meant checkboxes which I could click to put them into the 'checked' state after the certain exercise/task is completed. With the latest version of xmind all the things you put into your mindmap are also transferred into the pdf-file.

Look, here it says that xmind has the checkbox-feature, but I cannot seem to find it anywhere: https://www.xmind.net/embed/uMmN/

I don't use mindmaps to manage project tasks. I certainly use them to help define a project - with dependencies - but then track them in other software. It certainly can be done and mindmapping software has to an extent found a niche in offering that as a feature (see Mindjet and what they offer as PM capability.)

I've not personally tried the software on Linux but Xmind might offer what you're after:

https://www.xmind.net/download/xmind8/

It has Gantt charting and task management features (https://www.xmind.net/xmind8-pro) It's not getting the attention from the company that it used to get due to their subscription offering but it's still a great piece of software.

I use a similar structure.

Not sure if you mean Xmind 2020 or the old Xmind. Every so often I head over to Xmind.net in the vain hope a new Xmind might be available but again no. However, I do note in their most recent blog (discussing - of course - XMIND 2020) a new merge and 'Map of Contents' creation:

https://www.xmind.net/blog/en/new-arrivals%3A-xmind-2020-update-of-july/

I haven't tried that feature but it might create another opportunity to bring related content together while allowing that notion of 'sheet' to maintain some distance between them. Sounds very useful.

XMind has a gallery of mind maps.

r/workflowy

workflowy.com

This is how I export my brain, been using for ~10 years. Might not be exactly what you're looking for; just keep in mind it's not meant to enforce its own system, it's supposed to be as flexible as possible.

I am a long time Personal Brain user. I look around every couple of years to see what's new, but haven't found anything I would consider switching to yet.

I tried using InfoRapid's KnowledgeBase builder couple of years ago. At the time I found the application slow and not very user friendly. Their rating in Google Playstore is 4.5 out of 271 reviews, so they must be doing something that other people find useful. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.inforapid.knowledgebasebuilder.android