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Software for mindmapping and information organization

Software for mindmapping and
information organisation

Vic's compendium of software that supports knowledge management and information organisation in graphical form. Includes mind mappers, concept mappers, outliners, hierarchical organisers, KM support and knowledge browsers, 2D and 3D.More...










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From:  C. J. Nordquist   Product:  Text2Mindmap    Added:  2008-06-08
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Screenshot mind mapping software Text2Mindmap    
What they say:  " Text2Mindmap.com is a brand new web application that converts text to mind maps. It is still in its very first phase. For example, the text:
Months of the year
Winter
                     December
                     January
                     February
Spring
                     March
                     April
                     May
Summer
                     June
                     July
                     August
Autumn
                     September
                     October
                     November
can be converted into the mind map [shown as the screenshot]
"
Observations:  Mappio was there long ago and they converted into a mind mapping library. Their interface was a little more sophisticated and flexible. Maybe that was their downfall and Text2Mindmap will succeed for just that reason. Your staring point is an outline, so you are forced to a rigid tree hierarchy. That is a limitation.
Where:  http://www.text2mindmap.com/
OS: browser based
Price:  Free
Categories: mind maps
 
From:  Carsten Grohmann;   Product:  QwikiWiki    Added:  2007-08-12
44
What they say:  " Personal Python Qwiki Wiki with MindMap Features (PPQwiki Map) is a very small (36kB) easy to setup and use Wiki intended to be used on your local system. It uses FreeMind to create Wikibased MindMaps."
Observations:  Wiki with mind maps (no screenshots on the site)
Where:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/ppqwiki/
OS: Any supporting Python
Price:  Free
Categories: wiki-related
 
From:  CaseSoft.   Product:  NoteMap    Added:  2006-06-18
45
What they say:  " Our NoteMap outliner makes it super easy to create, edit and use outlines - far easier than creating outlines with word-processing software."
Observations:  Outliner software. I can't find any screenshots.
Where:  http://www.casesoft.com/notemap/index.shtm
OS: Windows
Price:  US$149($199 with support)
Categories: outlines
 
Articles
Mindmapping can remove creativity blocks

Here's a view of creativity worth reading. It mentions mindmapping only briefly but it does provide a hint to one of the ways around creative blockage. I've added one of my own at the foot.   [Vic]

Crack the barriers to creativity

Mind mapping can help with creativity – it frees you from the rigidity of lists for example – and with its visual approach stimulates alternative ways of viewing a problem. But here, Joann adds a barrage of other techniques to help you crack barriers to creativity.   [Vic]

Basic introduction to mindmapping

I didn't see why this shouldn't work all the year round. No need to wait for the New Year - here it is.   [Vic]

Mindmapping for the quick-witted

This is a good, quick description of what mindmapping is, when applied to its use for note taking. It’s a little short on specifics and examples, so you’ll have to browse further on mind-mapping.org for those.   [Vic]

Vegetable or royalty – take your pick with mindmapping

Whether you have vegetable or royal aspirations, I can confirm that you'll find mindmapping a great way of calming yourself down when you have many calls on your time, ideas buzzing round your head and objectives to meet. But it must fit your own personal style of thinking, and you must set aside the time to do it! That's how I bust stress, not by mapping out my stressful times. But we're all different, and maybe this will work for you.   [Vic]


The opinions are Vic's but material in quotes that follows "What they say" is quoted from the vendors' web sites. Product names used in this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.  If you come across any software that isn't here but you think should be, please let me know: Vic at the above domain. If you have questions about mind mapping, concept mapping or outlining, you can let me know and I'll give it my best shot.