Tony Buzan’s new mind mapping software program, iMindMap, is now available for download. This is a beta version, with the commercial version scheduled to ship some time in the near future. I downloaded and installed it, and it’s pretty impressive. As you might expect, iMindMap adheres closely to Tony’s rules of mind mapping – and […]

MatchWare, the developer of the OpenMind mind mapping software program, last week announced the launch of version 2.0 Business Edition. This update incorporates many new and improved features, including: The ability to add task information to your maps Microsoft Outlook import, export and synchronization of tasks A built in GANTT (project management) chart view Microsoft […]

Thanks to alert reader Phil Chambers (author of the 101 Top Tips for Better Mind Maps book I recently told you about), I just learned that the Buzan organization is developing a new mind mapping program called iMindMap. Its website says that it will be Java-based, which means it will be able to run on […]

For a number of years, mind mapping software has been available to help businesspeople record and organize their ideas. But one area that this type of software hasn’t really addressed is helping users to come up with new ideas. Until now. theRealizer is a new MindManager add-in from Swedish developer Realize AB that solves this […]

CS Odessa has just announced that ConceptDraw MINDMAP 4.5 for Windows is now available in French. This popular mind mapping program is also available in German and English.

In August, I told you about GyroQ, a new desktop applet from Gyronix for capturing your ideas on the fly and dumping them into a MindManager map, was in beta testing. It has now been released, and is available for purchase from the Gyronix website. The cost for the "essential edition" is $29.95 USD; a […]

Thanks to a comment posted to this blog by its developer, I recently learned of a new, soon-to-be-released mind mapping program called MindVisualizer. What makes this program unique is that it will be launched in both English and Chinese versions. The developer, who is from China, says that the market for mind mapping in his […]

I have recently uploaded a review of FreeMind, the open-source mind mapping software program, to my InnovationTools website. You can view it here. A highlight: "FreeMind offers a lot of functionality for a free piece of software. Best of all, because it’s open source, it should continue to get even better with time. Well worth […]

SmartDraw.com has just released the latest version of its popular business diagramming program, SmartDraw 2007. It may be one the most significant upgrades to SmartDraw ever. The biggest change in this new version is a revised interface, which appears to be inspired by the "ribbon" toolbars that Microsoft plans to launch in its Office 2007 […]

I recently learned that Inspiration Software has published an international version of Inspiration 8 that includes a mind mapping view, in addition to the diagram and outline views in the U.S. version. Unlike the diagram view, which by default places topics within squares, ellipses and other common shapes, the mind map view of Inspiration 8 […]