All this week, I’ve been talking about how amazingly useful mind-mapping is for a variety of creative and business tasks. In my last post, I looked at a few of the best mind-mapping tools for Windows.

The longstanding mind map app MindNode has been updated to add new features to its Mac and iOS versions. Both now feature a Focus mode that concentrates the map on one topic and the iOS edition also ...

Mind maps are hierarchical diagrams presented in a way that help compartmentalize different aspects of a concept. You start with a central theme, idea, or goal, and then add branches that create a map ...

WriteMapper is a great app for getting your thoughts in one place. WriteMapper is a new Mac app that combines a mind mapper with a text editor. It works like a regular mind-mapping app, with ...

I used an old-school app called Freeplane years ago when I first got introduced to mind mapping. Over time, I shifted toward modern tools like Notion, Logseq, Obsidian, and Joplin. They offered ...

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Focusplan Team has launched Focusplan 1.0 (https://www.focusplan.app) on the Mac App Store. It’s a mind mapping and brainstorming visual thinking tool for macOS 10.14.6 or later. Built around a visual ...

If you don’t already use mind maps regularly, you should probably start. And if you are using mind maps as part of your daily productivity routine, chances are you’ve come to recognize that they’re ...