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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:  Craig Scott   Product:  iThoughts    Added:  2009-02-14
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Screenshot mind mapping software iThoughts    
What they say:  " iThoughts is a mind mapping tool that runs on your iPod Touch or iPhone. It enables you to create, view, edit, upload and download mind maps in Freemind and OPML compatible file formats."
Observations:  I have successfully imported large FreeMind maps to iThoughts. With such a tiny screen, a large map is hard to make use of, but that's hardly iThoughts' fault. Many iPhone apps have limited documentation. iThoughts' is exemplary and can be found here: http://www.ithoughts.co.uk/iThoughts/FAQ.html
Where:  http://www.ithoughts.co.uk/
OS: iPhone / iPod Touch
Price:  GBP4
Categories: mind maps
 
From:  Creative Synthesis   Product:  Graph Gear    Added:  2007-10-26
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Screenshot mind mapping software Graph Gear    
What they say:  " Graph Gear is an open platform for graph visualization (the mathematical kind, not the bar chart kind). It allows you to create an interactive graph with force directed layout that has a good interactive user experience. We've used graph gear in a number of projects over the last year or two and it's about time to get it out there and open. Special thanks to Forrest one of our brilliant high school helpers, for helping get this wrapped up."
Observations: 
Where:  http://www.creativesynthesis.net/blog/projects/graph-gear/
OS: browser based
Price:  Free (gpl)
Categories: development platform, mathematical graph
 
From:  Crystal Office Systems   Product:  Maple    Added:  2006-06-18
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Screenshot mind mapping software Maple     Screenshot mind mapping software Maple     Screenshot mind mapping software Maple    
What they say:  " Maple is a useful user-friendly document organizer that enables you to create your own hierarchical trees for storing information such as documents, notes, and images."
Observations:  Outliner software
Where:  http://www.crystaloffice.com/maplinfo.html
OS: Windows
Price:  US$20
Categories: outlines
 
Articles
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]

Mindmapping to plan your life

To each individual reader, mindmap topics don't come much bigger than this -- on the personal level, anyway.   [Vic]

The mindmapping route to project-team building

This piece sets out what seems to me to be a novel use for mindmapping: Staffing a project, functional unit or department. It is a good illustration of the flexibility of the mindmapping approach. I often use mindmapping in drawing up job specifications and candidate profiles, but not quite in the way described here. I think I'll give it a try.   [Vic]

Research and mindmapping to kickstart your writing

Here is another slant on getting your writing going -- research and a dash of mindmapping.   [Vic]

Writing, come what may

There's only a brief mention of mindmapping here, but it's obviously important to the author. Anyway, to me it's a great article on getting moving with writing. I hope you find it so, too.   [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.