Alternatives to FreeMind for all platforms with any license

XMind

XMind is a brainstorming and mind mapping application. It provides a rich set of different visualization styles, and allows sharing of created mind maps via their...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone iPad
Icon sets Knowledge Management Import feeds from OPML Portable Add a feature

338 Like
Freeplane

Freeplane is a powerful and free software for building mind maps. It is a redesigned version of the well known FreeMind , and is...
- Freeplane is extensible with macros and custom add-ins. Also it has more styling options and mire charting functionality such as summary nodes and shared nodes. peterernstwethat • Apr 2017 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Java
Conditional styles Knowledge Management Support for LaTeX Portable ... Scripting Shared Nodes Summary Nodes Add a feature

191 Like
TreeSheets

A "hierarchical spreadsheet" that is a great replacement for spreadsheets, mind mappers, outliners, PIMs, text editors and small databases.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Hierarchical structure Database Freeform notes Notetaking ... Excel Add a feature

70 Like
Mindomo

Mindomo is the easiest online software for creating mind maps, concept maps, outlines and various other types of diagrams. The following features make it the perfect...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... Android Tablet iPad Chrome Safari Firefox
Built-in Note Taker Backup to Google Drive Cloud sync Custom templates ... Google Drive integration Group chat Hierarchical structure Icon sets Password encryption Real time collaboration Export to PDF Sorting by folder Task Management Youtube integration Add a feature

137 Like
MindNode

MindNode helps you connect your thoughts and clarify your ideas. Try a free 2-week trial of the full app. A clean interface and focused feature set enable you to...

Freemium $ $ $ Mac iPhone iPad Apple Watch Apple Messages
Mind Map view Support for Large File Minimap Add a feature

66 Like
TheBrain

TheBrain helps you organize all your Web pages, contacts, documents, emails and files in a context-driven visual map. .
- TheBrain has team collaboration features, scales well for large knowledge bases and has a more flexible data model. peterernstwethat • Apr 2017 • 1 agrees and 3 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Linux Web Android ... iPhone Android Tablet iPad
Cloud sync Interactive map Portable Visual bookmarks Add a feature

99 Like
MindMeister

MindMeister is the market-leader in online mind mapping. Unlike traditional mind mapping tools, MindMeister allows for real-time brainstorming sessions between an...

Freemium $ $ $ Web Android iPhone
Collaborative writing Group collaboration Notetaking Convert PDF to Word document ... Real time collaboration REST API Software as a Service Task Management Add a feature

115 Like
Coggle

Coggle is a simple, beautiful, powerful way of structuring information. It's designed to help you understand things, and then share your knowledge by arranging your...

Freemium $ $ $ Web
Real time collaboration Flow diagram visualisation Real time collaboration Export to PDF Add a feature

44 Like
MindManager

MindManager’s flexible mind maps promote freeform thinking and quick organization of ideas, so creativity and productivity can live in harmony. Capture ideas. Manage...
- Freemind is for free, mind manager is too much commerce driven. I did use it for years, but I don't want to use it any longer. Every year you needed to buy an update to use the newest features but the improvement always wasn't worth the cost. Guest • Oct 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
Commercial Mac Windows Web Android iPhone ... iPad
Knowledge Management Network mapping Add a feature

77 Like
Docear

Docear is a unique solution to academic literature management, which helps you organizing, creating, and discovering academic literature. The 3 most distinct features...
- Discontinued Development and support of Docear have been stopped in August 2017. Last version, 1.2, released in December 2015, can be still downloaded from the official website. http://www.docear.org/2017/02/05/docears-online-services-are-down-recommendation-user-registration-backup/
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Web
PDF annotation File management Mind Map view Portable Add a feature

63 Like
Spekfy

Visualise project structure, capture & manage requirements, estimate and analyse financials, discuss details with customer and team.

Freemium $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux Web
Cost estimate Minimap Group chat Hierarchical structure ... Cost Calculator Group Messaging Real time collaboration Subtasks Task Management Tree view Add a feature

67 Like
SimpleMind

SimpleMind is a great Mind Mapper with focus on simplicity and ease of use. Multiplatform, with live mindmap transfer.

Freemium Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet ... iPad
Mind Map view Add a feature

30 Like
Scapple

Scapple is an easy-to-use tool for getting ideas down as quickly as possible and making connections between them. It isn’t exactly mind-mapping software—it’s more like a...

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows
Fullscreen support Notetaking Add a feature

25 Like
Visual Understanding Environment

Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is a mind-mapping and concept-mapping tool. It is also a non-linear presentation program.
- Discontinued The last commit to the GitHub repo was made on October 8th, 2015.
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Java IDE Non linear presentation Add a feature

71 Like
Edraw Max

Creating flowcharts, organizational charts, business diagrams, science illustration, network diagrams, mind map and lots more.

Commercial $ $ $ Mac Windows Linux
Floor Plan Real time collaboration Export to PDF Add a feature

40 Like

FreeMind Comments

Comment by Taurolyon

about FreeMind · Mar 2019 · Helpful Not helpful 2 Helpful Report as spam

Not sure, but may be abandonware.

Hasn't been updated since 2016 (unstable), and last stable version was 2014.

philippemorin123 · Mar 2019

I think Freeplane is a much more up-to-date fork.

Comment by karlblass

about FreeMind · Mar 2017 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Really like this software for mindmap purposes. For some it's a bit hard to get along. I like it though.

Version 0.9 will not open earlier version of Freemind

Comment by george1101

about FreeMind · Apr 2013 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Recently updated from version 0.8 to 0.9, and received a java error when trying to open earlier files.

The problem was solved for version 1.0 , which is currently beta.

Freemind Bug tracker 3545208

[Edited by george1101, April 09]

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Comment by Borhan

about FreeMind · Mar 2012 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

I have been using freemind for a couple of years and its very good, looking into other opensource alternatives now just to see if there is anything else better out there which keeps competition going ! :)

Comment by TimAustralia

about FreeMind · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

If only programs like this freed themselves of the need to have a central/master/anchor concept.
It's much easier if you can have the CHOICE of having a number of central nodes...like Compendim or cmap tools.

thisvision · Aug 2011

I think Freeplane (a fork of FreeMind) has implemented this feature -- try it out and let the developers know if it serves your purpose. The community seems more active and user focused, so you should get a response.

Comment by evan

about FreeMind · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

I love freemind. I just wish there was more active development going on with the project.

thisvision · Aug 2011

Check out Freeplane -- it's a fork of the FreeMind project on source forge ;)

zipizapzap · Nov 2015

+1 check freeplane and decide for yourself

ZoeyL · Dec 2015

Also give Mindomo a try.

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