MindMeister, one of the leading web-based mind mapping tools available today, yesterday announced the availability of the new MindMeister API – a set of programming standards that allows anyone to write applications that interact with MindMeister maps. To prove what’s possible, the developer has posted two demonstration apps to its blog. Documentation for the API […]

Web-based mind mapping application Mindomo just announced a major update. Most notable is the adoption of the Microsoft Office Fluent UI (otherwise known as a ribbon toolbar), which looks like a very clean implementation. Oh, yes, and it can be minimized to make more room for your maps – cool! Other new features in Mindomo […]

MindMeister continues to make frequent improvements to its web-based mind mapping application. Earlier this week, its developer announced these new features: Links on ideas – Support for links to other maps and external links (web pages, e-mail addresses). Automatic layout – which prevents ideas from overlapping each other. Note and link previews – Hover over […]

The developers of Comapping, a web-based mind mapping tool that enables people to collaborate on creating visual maps, recently announced the launch of a number of new features. They include: The ability to add notes to map branches Enhanced import and export capabilities. You can now import from MindManager and FreeMind, and export to MindManager, […]

The developers of MindMeister, a popular web-based mind mapping tool, have just announced a very cool tool that can help you to capture your ideas quickly, and automatically forward them to your default MindMeister online map. It’s called GeistesBlitz, which is literally translated as "mind flash" – a sudden insight or idea. This applet is […]

The developer of Mindomo recently announced that it has launched a premium version of the popular web-based mind mapping application, which is now out of beta testing. The premium version, available for a US$6 per month subscription, includes the following features that are not included in the basic version: Unlimited number of private maps It […]

Yet another web-based mind mapping application has emerged for beta testing: Mind42. Developed by an Austrian company, Mind42 boasts some impressive features. They include: Real-time collaboration on mind maps A nice, large work area. Toolbar buttons are located on the left side of the workspace, leaving as much room as possible for the map itself. […]

The developers of Bubbl.us, a web-based mind mapping tool, recently posted a brief update on their progress. Apparently the application, built using a combination of HTML and Flash, ran into compatibility problems with some browsers. So they are now in the process of moving the Bubbl.us map editor over to a pure Flash platform. With […]

The developers of web-based mind mapping application MindMeister recently announced some improvements and enhancements to it. They include the ability to: Assign multiple icons to a single topic Copy a branch as a text outline – you simply right click and select the "copy as text" command. A pop-up window appears on a layer "above" […]

With the advent of new tools for developing rich, web-based applications (such as Ajax, Flex and Microsoft’s new Silverlight platform), web-based mind mapping tools seem to be proliferating like crazy lately. The newest one, now in beta testing, is Mapul. Created by a developer in Russia, it is powered by Silverlight, which is Microsoft’s answer […]