Mind Maps
Mind Maps - Tools
Buzan's iMindMap- (click for detail)
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Commercial
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Windows, Apple and Linux
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Tony Buzan IS the developer of the Mind Mapping idea as well as many others (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Buzan.
A very feature rich, easy to use mind mapping tool with exceptional display/output.
Link:
www.imindmap.com/Apple123
Concept Draw- (click for detail)
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Commercial
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Windows and Apple/Mac desktop
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Another very powerful mind mapping tool. This is a very similar tool to NovaMind and they both seem to mirror each other's functionality.
Link:
http://www.conceptdraw.com/en/
FreeMind- (click for detail)
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Open Source
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Java based - available for Windows, Apple and Linux
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A very powerful, feature rich mind mapping tool. It's hard to rationalize why you would pay for a mindmapping tool when this one is available. It provides all of the basics AND A LOT MORE, the usability is a little rough, but easy to pick up. The only real criticism I would have is the output is not as 'pretty' as some of the other tools.
Link:
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
NovaMind- (click for detail)
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Commercial
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Windows and Apple/Mac desktop
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This is my tool of choice. Easy to use, rich features and good overall support. You're able to export to pdf and image. Functionality allows for project management, book/movie scripts and 'deep thinking'. You're able to include links, images and sub-mind maps.
Link:
http://www.novamind.com/
SmartDraw- (click for detail)
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Commercial
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Windows desktop
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A graphics editing tools that provides for mind mapping. If you're looking for a good graphics tool, easy to use and a few steps above Visio, this is the one for you.
Link:
http://www.smartdraw.com/
The Brain- (click for detail)
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Commercial
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Windows, Apple/Mac and Linux
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A very interesting implementation of mind mapping. Each to use, able to be exported to a website (very interactive), various sub-functionality, etc. May not be as 'pretty' as the others, but very versatile.
Link:
http://www.thebrain.com/
MS Visio- (click for detail)
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Commercial
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Windows desktop
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A tired old application that still has many benefits, but has not been improved over time. Visio is a 'standard' and provided along with the higher end MS Office tools, but seems to have been ignored. If you have it, it'll work, if you want a good mind mapping (or graphics) tool - look elsewhere.
Link:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/visio/default.aspx