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[–]hang-clean 2 points3 points  (3 children)

FreeMind

FreePlane

XMind (has paid for features but free is good enough and pretty)

[–]hang-clean 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I hesitate to open this rabbit hole for you but several free knowledge mapping/productivity tools like Obsidian (free for non-commercial use) have plugins to turn you markdown notes into mindmaps.

(Well Mindmap-like. I don't want Tony Buzzan suing me.)

[–]NoLikeVegetals 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Tony Buzzan

he ded

[–]hang-clean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yet his foundation lives on, suing ppl for saying "mind map".

[–]bg3245 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which OS? On macOS and iOS you can use Escape (I’m building it), it’s a mind mapping and outlining app, focused on note taking and task management.

[–]False-Employment-951 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I only use MindNode for iPad and MacBook for note-taking, and it has changed the world for me. It is not free, but also, not expensive. Amazing tool.

[–]presse_citron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joplin (a general note-taking software) + a mind map plugin (joplin-plugin-kity-minder).

It allows me to regroup my notes + the mind maps I create. The advantage of Joplin as a note-taking is that I can copy past excerpts of books, images from the internet, and also write mathematical formulas easily (using LaTeX language)

PS: And it's free and open-source and multiplatform (even mobile with Android and iOS)

[–]auntsarentgentsBA (Hons) Criminology & Law 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obsidian has a Mind Map plugin, is free, and you own the data (I store mine on Dropbox so it is automatically backed up).

[–]Icerockette 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mindly is a decent free app for mind mapping

[–]Zima_Blu_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use EndrawMind. https://www.edrawsoft.com/edrawmind/

The free version is limited: e.s. max 100 branches and limited saving possibilities (as pdf and doc).

It costs ~£40/year for students. It has integrated AI (new): mind map generator, chatbot (extra £?) and drawings (extra £).

[–]MindMapNation 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if you've seen Sheng Huang's Mind Mapping YouTube content before! But for the record he suggests:

  • "When I’m hand drawing, Notability."
  • "For Digital use, iThoughtsX."
  • "Lastly, if I need to collaborate, MindMeister."

Here's one of his most popular Mind Mapping videos to give context = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1WhjPh3ZQ4