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SimpleMind – free, limited version and paid (fee is in Euros – 24.99eu for single) lots of help inside software and online Windows, Mac, iOS, AndroidįreeMind – opensource, free donations help in software and in a wiki Java based Windows, Mac, Linuxįreeplane – opensource, free, donations help in software and in a wiki Java based Windows, Mac, Linux

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NovaMind – subscription based ($6 month) some links inside software are broken after their move to subscription their website has limited help (as in none) Windows and Mac no iOS or Android apps Let me know if you use mindmapping and what software you use. But I don’t think I can justify the cost for several months. But with TheBrain, I can link research from one project to another project and access that material (URLs, files, notes) from either project. I have started to have one main worldbuild file if it seems as though it is needed just because I got tired of referencing. Which means if I add one to one, I gotta remember to add it to the other. Normally, I have a single worldbuild file for each project, even within a series.

#Xmind vs freeplane 2016 series

The books within the series share a lot of the same research. For example, I have a huge fantasy project called Castenea Chronicles. You can link various topics/thoughts together all throughout the brain. You can make tags and type then sort by those.

You can do a lot with it from attach files both internal (the file is saved to the cloud, too, so is accessible from anywhere) or just a local link (only the source where the file is can the file be accessed). Even if you expand it out to a mindmap layout. The biggest difference between TB and the others is whatever is in focus, whatever topic (they call them ‘thoughts’) is active, it is front and center. But it makes up for it with a lot of customization of the background, color, and font. You can choose normal (default), mindmap, or outline. Sometimes I want it to go from top-down and other times to the side. But while you can move them around, there is no preset layout to choose from. NM lets you move a topic and all its “child topics” move with it. I wish SimpleMind (SM) and NovaMind (NM) would merge into one software, though. Like, there’s some cool shortcuts and “cheats” that you only find out about from others on the forum or if you glean it from a video.

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But I’d really like a manual of some sort so I can play with it on my own. And they are super duper fast to answer questions via email. There is a forum you can go to for assistance. They only have videos for the latest version. The biggest drawback to the software, other than the price, is the help options. Which is what I have done with my Writing Brain.

And you can mark certain parts of the brain as private and other parts public. You can mark the entire brain as ‘public’ which means anyone with the URL can access it. You can mark the entire brain as ‘private’ which means no one but you and whoever you choose has access to it. The software syncs between the desktop, the app, and the web version. I’ve cleaned up my Writing Brain and will share the link to it. But what I am falling in love with and wish I could justify the cost of is TheBrain. Currently, I have a subscription for Novamind (which I will cancel) and I have a paid version of SimpleMind (which I will keep). I’ve demoed a LOT of mindmap programs and some are super simple to the point of being painful and others are super shiny to the point of being ghastly expensive. I was going to write another article of mindmapping resources but meh, too much work.