Changing views by hiding content (folding branches, filtering, a roll-up of details and hiding extensions in tooltip), finding, scrolling and navigating.

Structuring nodes concerning content (text, scientific formula, calculation, icon, image, and hyperlink) and presentation area (core, details, notes, attributes, images, and tooltip).

Automatically styling nodes (with a bubble, color, edge type, etc.) according to hierarchical level and content (conditional styles, automatic edge color, level styles).

Connecting nodes with dynamic links, free lines (connectors) and labels.

Grouping nodes with visual containers (clouds) and accolade (summary node).

Classifying nodes with metadata (attributes) and style types (system styles, user-defined styles, level styles).

Ordering ideas (nodes) into a hierarchy connected by lines (edges).

Note taking with freely positionable, unconnected nodes (like post-it’s).

It provides templates to aid in mind map creation and supports multiple tabs, allowing you to work with multiple projects simultaneously. Freeplane runs on any operating system that has a current version of Java installed.įreeplane's interface has a lot going on, but it is intuitive allowing you to insert various elements into the mind map like a question or exclamation mark, stars, light bulbs, information signs, numbers, bombs, and more. You can use it for mind mapping and analyzing the information contained in those mind maps. Freeplane is a mind mapping app that gives you the perfect vehicle for keeping your brainstorming session ideas organized and saved.

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