Three new items this week: An on-line diagrammer that can be used for mind and concept maps, and information manager that gives flexibility in how things are organised, and what may be the earliest on-line concept mapper going back to 2002 but which seems to have had little attention. Ajaxsketch This is part of the Ajax13 suite of browser-based applications that, at the time of writing, needs Firefox.     Basket Basket is for
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Some new information organizing and visualization software for you.  Things got behind as I put together the web-based mindmappers reference pages (see my post of 14th December, 2007) and continued working on the interoperability reference resource.  The web-based one is done, as previously announced here, and the interop one is approaching first publication.  But the entries for the mind mapping software database kept piling up, so I had a clear out
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The new entrants to mind-mapping.org this week are: Taonotes – a reasonably-priced outliner. Dia – free diagramming software with the ability to draw mind maps, but it has no features specifically aimed at easing mind map production.  Then again, it is free. XWiki MindMap – an add-on to XWiki that lets you introduce mind maps (made in FreeMind) to a wiki. Vic

There are some interesting additions today.  One, Rationale, is for making argument maps, and another, Pocket FreeMind, that has potential.  The author says he may later make it produce actual mind maps on pocket devices. gjots2: a simple, free jotter and outline processor for Linux, NeoMem: a free outliner that lets you define different classes of record. Rationale: A graphical tool for expressing what the makers call “Argument maps”. Pocket Freemind: A free outliner
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There are two new entries in the list: ImaginationCubed: This is collaborative hand-drawing web-based software from G.E. that could conceivably be used for mind mapping.  It is flexible but, as it’s not mindmaps-aware, it is cumbersome for mind mapping. WriteMaps: This is a web-based, on-line tool for planning web site maps (not mind maps).  It allows only a strict hierarchy.  Unlike some on-line diagramming software it makes good use of
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There’s a new on-line concept mapping tool – Glinkr.  It’s a little cumbersome to use at present, but these are early days and there’s no reason to think it won’t improve.  But I have a 24″ screen because I do a lot of mind mapping, modelling and diagramming, and this product confined me to one small rectangle when editing the map.  I hope they’ll open up the workspace soon. With luck,
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After fussing over the new blog, I had time to catch up with some of the new entries I’ve been accumulating recently (more to come).  The current trend is still mainly for on-line, browser based services. Cumulate Draw -=-  Free on-line diagrammer.  Could be used for mindmaps but not designed for that.  A poor-man’s MS Visio, perhaps? SproutLiner -=-  Free on-line outliner.  No security for your outlines (no log in) if
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