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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:  Dries Buytaert   Product:  GraphMind    Added:  2010-05-09
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Screenshot mind mapping software GraphMind    
What they say:  " GraphMind is a mindmap editor for Drupal. It has the basic mindmap features and some Drupal specific enhancement.

*Features*
Flex mindmap editor
Full node crud (create, read, update, delete)
Drag and drop nodes/branches
Give links manually to nodes (Drupal data has links the appropriate Drupal item by default)
Wysiwyg node title editor
Collapsible branches
Icons for nodes
Clouds for branches
Stage scaling
Load Drupal data (nodes, users, files)
Load Drupal Views lists (custom arguments)
Update Drupal related data on the mindmap (node, file, user, views list)
Attribute handling (full crud for attributes - Drupal data are attributes also)
Add external Drupal sites (to make accessible data from all the sites)
Export to FreeMind (full FreeMind XML format compatible)
Import FreeMind mm file to Drupal"

Observations:  This is a Drupal module. Notable is that it can import and export FreeMind maps, but that it is a left-to-right mapper that is closer to being a graphical outliner.
Where:  http://drupal.org/project/graphmind
OS: Any supporting PHP, browser based
Price:  Free OSS
Categories: mind maps
 
From:  Eastgate Systems, Inc.   Product:  Tinderbox (Mac)    Added:  2006-06-18
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Screenshot mind mapping software Tinderbox (Mac)     Screenshot mind mapping software Tinderbox (Mac)     Screenshot mind mapping software Tinderbox (Mac)    
What they say:  " Tinderbox is a personal content management assistant. It stores your notes, ideas, and plans. It can help you organize and understand them.
And Tinderbox helps you share ideas through Web journals and weblogs."
Observations:  Outliner software with strong graphical content.
Where:  http://www.eastgate.com/
OS: Mac
Price:  US$192
Categories: mind maps, outlines
 
From:  EDrawSoft, Inc.   Product:  EDraw Max, Edraw MindMap    Added:  2007-07-06
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Screenshot mind mapping software EDraw Max, Edraw MindMap     Screenshot mind mapping software EDraw Max, Edraw MindMap     Screenshot mind mapping software EDraw Max, Edraw MindMap    
What they say:  " EDraw is a powerful but easy-to-use diagramming software for creating flowcharts, organization charts, network diagrams, business presentations, building plans, mind mapping and more. It works in the following fields:
- Business Diagrams
- Building Plans
- Database & ERD
- Flowcharts
- Mind Mapping
- Network Diagrams
- Organizational Charts
- Web Diagrams
- Workflows
- UML Diagrams etc."
Observations:  Mainly a diagramming product but can make mind and concept maps. Edraw MindMap is free.
Where:  http://www.edrawsoft.com/
OS: Windows
Price:  US$80; Free
Categories: diagramming, fishbone charts, mind maps
 
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.