CS Odessa has announced a new version 5.3 of its ConceptDraw MINDMAP software. It adds the capability of generating visual eBooks from mind maps, a unique capability. What, exactly, is a visual eBook? CS Odessa explains it like this in its official announcement: "(A) Visual eBook is an electronic book where all the information is […]

MindManager is the leading developer of mind mapping software worldwide. Not surprisingly, an ecosystem of developers has formed around it, building add-ins that extend and enhance the program’s functionality. Here are five of my favorite MindManager add-ins: GyroQ Often when I’m working, an idea will come to me. What can I do with it, so […]

Marici.com is a new web-based social mind mapping application that says it allows users to share their ideas, thoughts and more in the form of mind maps (click here to read the news release). At first glance, however, it looks to me like it has a ways to go in order to reach that ideal. […]

Thinking Dimensions, a consulting firm that promotes the KEPNERandFOURIE methodology of problem solving and decision making, offers a MindManager Pro 7 add-in called the ThinkingWorks Wizard that helps users to make better busines decisions using this proprietary process. Utilizing a pop-up dialog box, the wizard walks users through a four-step process that consists of: Stating […]

In 2006, Tony Buzan’s company decided to launch its own mind mapping program – iMindMap – with an aim of creating a software environment that would more closely mimic the process of creating hand drawn maps. In 2007, iMindMap 2 was released, and it shows tremendous promise. It delivers on the promise of creating a […]

The developers of i2Brain, a software program that provides basic mind mapping functionality plus alternate (tabular) views of your map’s contents, have released a new version of the program. Here’s what’s new and improved in version 3.1: You can now adjust the width of topic links You can use drag and drop to create and […]

Mango Software has announced the launch of XMIND 2008 version 2.1, which offers five new features: Free positioning of branches: Using the Alt key when moving branches, you can freely position them in this new version. If you don’t like the result, you can choose a "rearrange main branches" command to restore them to their […]

A recent post in the NovaMind News Blog indicates that NovaMind 4 Platinum for Windows has just been released. It includes all the features of NovaMind 4 Pro for Windows plus: Task information recording for start and end times, percentage complete, priorities, and resource assignments, Presentation functionality similar to the Mac version, and Screenwriting functionality […]

Marc Orchant, who is part of a very active and talented community of bloggers who write about mind mapping software, should be a familiar face to readers of this blog. I’ve written about him from time to time, and interviewed him for one of my mind mapping software e-books. And he’s been a tireless supporter […]

I recently learned of a new program called the Solution Language Tool, which does mind mapping plus something called activity mapping (a simple form of process mapping).  Produced by Solution Language Oy in Finland, the software application aims to provide users with a rich environment for organizing thoughts, presenting ideas and planning activities I downloaded […]