Freeplane Alternatives

Freeplane is described as 'Powerful and free software for building mind maps. It is a redesigned version of the well known FreeMind , and is created by one of FreeMind's key developers' and is a very popular Mind Mapping tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Freeplane for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Mac, Windows, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Freeplane alternative is FreeMind, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Freeplane are Xmind, yEd Graph Editor, TreeSheets and Obsidian Canvas.

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  1. Kroki icon
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    Creates diagrams from textual descriptions! It provides a unified API with support for BlockDiag, BPMN, Bytefield, C4 (with PlantUML), Ditaa, Erd, GraphViz, Mermaid, Nomnoml, PlantUML, SvgBob, UMLet, Vega, Vega-Lite, WaveDrom.

    24 Kroki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Scrintal icon
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    Scrintal offers a visual approach to brainstorming, merging mind mapping with networked note-taking. Ideal for problem-solving, project planning, and study outlining, it accommodates various file types, tags, and colors, forming a comprehensive knowledge base for writers and researchers.

    107 Scrintal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  3. Gingko Writer icon
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    Gingko Writer is a text editor that uses a tree-like structure to help you organize and visualize your thoughts, making it easier to outline, draft, and refine complex texts.

    76 Gingko Writer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    Mindly helps to organize your inner universe. Give a structure to your thoughts, capture ideas, plan a speech, take notes. It is up to you. The universe is yours.

    22 Mindly (mind mapping) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Comments about Mindly (mind mapping) as an Alternative to Freeplane
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    Very clumsy and unpolished UI and graphic representation and minimal feature set. Beyond bare bones

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Mindly (mind mapping) is Freemium and ProprietaryFreeplane is Free and Open Source
  5. Scapple icon
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    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 freeform text editor that allows you to make notes anywhere on the page and to connect them using straight...

    28 Scapple alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Maps of Mind icon
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    MapsOfMind is a tool to help you store your ideas and organize your thought process in one place. With MapsOfMind, you can create versatile mind maps with images, videos, rich text and more!

    44 Maps of Mind alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. CogniGuide icon
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    Upload your PDFs, slides, lecture handouts, or notes. Our AI creates clear mind maps and high-quality flashcards with spaced-repetition scheduling, to help you learn 2x faster and ace your next test.

    11 CogniGuide alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Mindolph icon
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    • Create and manage your own files in separate workspaces with saving in your local storage, which means you have full control of your knowledge compared to cloud solutions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • JavaFX
    • Java
     
  9. Mindmapper icon
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    Comprehensive digital mind mapping suite featuring AI-assisted visual thinking, tools for brainstorming, project and knowledge management, integrated planner, dashboard, document integration, collaboration, research review, and flexible customization for varied organizations.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  10. OrgPad icon
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    Do you like to spend time figuring out how to use that overcomplicated tool? No? We don't like it too. We focus on minimalistic design. We do the heavy lifting for you. One example: we spend three days choosing colors that look great so you don't have to.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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