FreeMind
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| Developer(s) | Jörg Müller, Daniel Polansky, Petr Novak, Christian Foltin, Dimitri Polivaev, et al. |
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| Stable release | FreeMind 1.0.1 [1] / September 12, 2014 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Java |
| Type | Project management |
| License | GNU GPL |
| Website | Freemind at sourceforge.net |
FreeMind is a free mind mapping application written in Java. FreeMind is licensed under the GNU General Public License. It provides extensive export capabilities. It runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X via the Java Runtime Environment.[2][3][4]
As with other mind mapping software packages, FreeMind allows the user to edit a hierarchical set of ideas around a central concept. The non-linear approach assists in brainstorming new outlines and projects as ideas are added around the mind map.[2] As a Java application, FreeMind is portable across multiple platforms and retains the same user interface, causing some amount of variation from the common interface on each platform. Mac users may notice the most difference from their traditional user interface, but a MacWorld reviewer says the software's features should still appeal to the segment of users who accept function over form.[5]
FreeMind was a finalist for Best Project in SourceForge.net's Community Choice Awards for 2008, which featured Open Source software projects.[6][7]
Features
FreeMind's most significant features are as follows:[4][8]
- Folding branches
- Save files as XML—in mm file format
- Export hypertext to HTML and XHTML
- Export document to PDF and OpenDocument
- Exports image to PNG, JPEG and SVG
- Icons on nodes
- Clouds around branches
- Graphical links connecting nodes
- Search restricted to single branches
- Web and file hyperlinks from nodes
- FreeMind browser/player for web in Java or Flash
- Transform maps using XSLT
FreeMind uses the Swing GUI toolkit for Java.
FreeMind developers or developers of other projects have made plugins for various wiki and content management system software so that Freemind files can be viewed and in some cases created via the web interface.
Forks
There are (at least) two active forks of the FreeMind project. Freeplane is mainly developed by FreeMind's former developer Dimitri Polivaev and focuses on enhanced usability. SciPlore MindMapping, now Docear, focuses on enhanced PDF support (bookmark import) and integration of reference management including BibTeX support.
See also
References
- ↑ http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Download
- 1 2 Tanaka, Brian (2007-10-11). "Free your mind with Freemind". LinuxWorld Magazine. Network World, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
Note that the direct link provided redirects to http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/opensource/?v=2 ; searching for 'FreeMind' will reveal the target article as the top hit as of Dec 2011. The article does not appear in archive.org as of Dec 2011. - ↑ "FreeMind". LinuxLinks News. LinuxLinks.com. 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- 1 2 Frey, Chuck (2006-10-18). "FreeMind open-source mind mapping app is capable, flexible". Innovation Tools. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ↑ Haddock, Tim (November 2008). "Review: FreeMind 0.8.1". MacWorld Magazine. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ↑ "SourceForge.net Names Finalists for Community Choice Awards". Fox Business Network. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ↑ "Finalists", 2008 Community Choice Awards (SourceForge.net), Finalists:Best Project, retrieved 24 Dec 2011
- ↑ "FreeMind - Features". FreeMind Project. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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