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Concept mapping and Mind mapping software are used to create diagrams of relationships between concepts, ideas or other pieces of information. It has been suggested that the mind mapping technique can improve learning/study efficiency up to 15% over conventional note taking.[1]
The following is a list of notable concept mapping and mind mapping software.
General information
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Compendium | Unknown | Social science | GPL |
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FreeMind | Unknown | Project management | GPL |
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Freeplane | Unknown | Mind mapping | GPL v2 + |
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Pimki | Unknown | Personal information manager | Ruby License | ||
SciPlore MindMapping | Unknown | Mind mapping | GPL |
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WikkaWiki | Unknown | Wiki software | GPL | ||
VUE | Unknown | Concept mapping | Educational Community License |
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File:VUE 2.0 User Interface on a Mac.jpg |
XMIND | Unknown | Project management and knowledge management | EPL and LGPL |
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Proprietary software
editThere are many pieces of proprietary software that allow the creation of mind maps.
Software | Publisher | Platforms | Notes/Features |
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3D Topicscape | 3D-Scape Limited | Microsoft Windows | Desktop application that presents mind maps as a 3d scene where each node is a cone. Imports MindManager, Personal Brain, FreeMind, text and folders. |
Buzan's iMindMap | ThinkBuzan Ltd | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Desktop application that provides organic Mind Mapping methods to create Maps for brainstorming, organising, creative thinking, project management and planning. Integrates with Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org and iWork. |
Cacoo | NuLab Inc. | Web application | A Flash-based real-time collaborative drawing tool with stencils for mind mapping |
Creately | Cinergix Pty Ltd | Cross-platform | Online Adobe Flash-based diagramming and visual thinking tool for collaboration. Diagramming software with mind map capability. |
Debategraph | — | Web application | Concept and argument mapping tool[2] |
Inspiration | Inspiration Software | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Palm | Visual Learning, Mind Mapping |
Kidspiration | Inspiration Software | Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows | A visual learning and mind mapping software application for students in kindergarten through 5th grade |
LucidChart | LucidChart, LLC | Web application | An HTML5-based collaborative diagramming tool that can be used for both mind mapping and concept mapping |
Microsoft Visio | Microsoft | Microsoft Windows | Part of Microsoft Office family of products, it can draw nearly any static diagram including block diagrams, organizational charts, maps, plans or workflows. |
Mind42 | IRIAN Solutions | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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MindGenius | MindGenius | Microsoft Windows | First released in 2001, now certified for Windows 7 and Vista and available in both business and academic versions.
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MindManager | Mindjet | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X | Desktop application comes in Basic and Pro versions. Integrated with Microsoft Office, available Gantt chart add-in, built-in spreadsheet, Fluent UI. |
MindMapper | SimTech Systems | Microsoft Windows |
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MindMeister | MeisterLabs GmbH | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | |
Mindomo | Expert Software Applications | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Online/Offline Flash-based mind mapping tool with free and paid versions. |
MindView | MatchWare | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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NovaMind | NovaMind | Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows |
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OmniGraffle | The Omni Group | Mac OS X | |
PersonalBrain | TheBrain Technologies | Windows, Mac OS X, Unix, Unix-like | Graphically intensive and customizable GUI, extremely cross-platform. Notes, calendar, Microsoft Outlook features. Multiple parent node capability. |
Prezi | Prezi Inc | Web application, Windows, | Presentation software that supports free form placement and zooming on a single sheet. |
Qiqqa | Quantisle Ltd. | Microsoft Windows | Minds maps for academics oriented around their research papers, notes and annotations. |
Semantica . | Semantic Research | Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows | A family of software for creating, viewing, storing and sharing of knowledge structures |
SmartDraw | SmartDraw Software, LLC | Microsoft Windows | SmartDraw is a visual processor used to create flowcharts, organization charts, mind maps, gantt charts, and other visuals. |
Solution Language Tool | Solution Language Oy | Microsoft Windows | organic mind maps and activity maps |
SpicyNodes | IDEA.org | Adobe Flash | radial maps, viewer can move from node to node |
Tinderbox | Eastgate Systems | Mac OS and Mac OS X | A content management system with concept mapping and mind mapping capabilities |
Visual Mind | Mind Technologies | Microsoft Windows | Supports collaboration (client/server) mode. |
XMind Pro | XMind Ltd. | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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yEd | yWorks GmbH | Cross-platform | General-purpose diagram editor that supports creation of mind maps and concept maps, but also many other diagram types like flowcharts and organization charts. |
See also
edit- Brainstorming
- Study software
- Mind Map
- List of Unified Modeling Language tools
- org-mode Mode of Emacs text editor for editing plain text hierarchical documents
References
edit- ^ Farrand, Paul; Hussain, Fearzana; Hennessy, Enid (May 2002). "The efficacy of the 'mind map' study technique". Medical Education. 36 (5): 426–431. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01205.x. PMID 12028392.
- ^ http://debategraph.org
External links
edit- Mind mapping software at Curlie
- Comprehensive list of mind mapping software at mind-mapping.org
- Peter Russell's partial list of mind mapping software