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− | + | I see regular inquiries on Twitter and in forums from people looking for free software to support visual thinking. To provide answers, InformationTamers have put together 14 pages to help you find the one for your needs. These show the platform, a screen thumbnail and a link for more information in each case. We built this article using the most complete source for details of information mapping software on the Web: '''[http://www.mind-mapping.org/ Mind-mapping.org]'''. Hat tip to Vic Gee who put Mind-mapping.org together and kept it up to date for years. <nowiki>[</nowiki>I took over that site in August 2013 - ''Roy Grubb''<nowiki>]</nowiki> | |
− | Mind-mapping.org has a good capability for selecting software by map type and operating system (click on the 'Refine software list' tab at the top right of its web page) | + | Mind-mapping.org has a good capability for selecting software by map type and operating system (click on the 'Refine software list' tab at the top right of its web page). Although it shows the price, it doesn't let you filter on price or choose to see only the free ones. The articles here, categorized by map type, are a quick source to find current software that is free or has a free option. It excludes free-trial tools. |
"Free" here is as in beer, not in freedom, though some of the software listed is open source, so is free in both senses. | "Free" here is as in beer, not in freedom, though some of the software listed is open source, so is free in both senses. | ||
− | Of course a pencil and paper is always free | + | Of course a pencil and paper is always almost free. |
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− | == | + | This used to be one long page, but as I updated and added to it, it became unmanageable, so now it's broken down by category. Some tools are flexible enough to appear in more than one section. |
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+ | == Free tools ... == | ||
+ | Click through for more details: | ||
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− | + | ! style="border-style:solid; border-color: #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0; font-size:140%;" |'''[[Free 3D concept and mind map tools|3D concept and mind maps]]''' | |
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− | | [ | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''3DTopicscape''' |
− | | Free | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Conspicio''' |
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxTopicscape_SE2.0.jpg|link=Free 3D concept and mind map tools]] | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxConspicio.jpg|link=Free 3D concept and mind map tools]] | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[Image:60pxMorcego.jpg|link=Free 3D concept and mind map tools]] | ||
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+ | ! style="border-style:solid; border-color: #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0; font-size:140%;" |'''[[Free Concept map tools|Concept maps]]''' | ||
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− | | | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''3DTopicscape''' |
− | | | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Bubbl.us''' |
− | | | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Cayra''' |
− | | | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''CmapTools''' |
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''CoFFEE''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Compendium''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Conzilla''' | ||
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− | | [ | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxTopicscape_SE2.0.jpg|link=Free Concept map tools]] |
− | | Free | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxBubbl.us.jpg|link=Free Concept map tools]] |
− | | | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxCayra.jpg|link=Free Concept map tools]] |
− | | [[ | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxCmap.jpg|link=Free Concept map tools]] |
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxCoFFEE.jpg|link=Free Concept map tools]] | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxCompendium.jpg|link=Free Concept map tools]] | ||
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+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Hypergraph''' | ||
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− | | [ | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxIRKBB.jpg|link=Free Concept map tools]] |
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− | | | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Prefuse''' |
− | | | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GeNIe&SMILE''' |
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''transLucid''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''yEd''' | ||
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− | | [ | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxJGraph.jpg|link=Free Development platforms for making various forms of map]] |
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxYEd.jpg|link=Free Development platforms for making various forms of map]] | ||
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+ | ! style="border-style:solid; border-color: #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0; font-size:140%;" |'''[[Free Diagram and Flowchart-making tools|Diagrams, flowcharts]]''' | ||
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+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GraphViz''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''My.Origramy''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''yEd''' | ||
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− | | [ | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxCreatelyScreenShotMindMap.jpg|link=Free Diagram and Flowchart-making tools]] |
− | | Free | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxDia.jpg|link=Free Diagram and Flowchart-making tools]] |
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxMy.Origramy.jpg|link=Free Diagram and Flowchart-making tools]] | ||
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+ | ! style="border-style:solid; border-color: #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0; font-size:140%;" |'''[[Free Tools that can make Hyperbolic trees|Hyperbolic trees]]''' | ||
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+ | ! style="border-style:solid; border-color: #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0; font-size:140%;" |'''[[Free Information- and knowledge-management tools|Information & knowledge management]]''' | ||
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− | | | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''3DTopicscape''' |
− | | | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''eyePlorer''' |
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+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''MohioMap''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ProtégéFrames''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ProtégéOWL''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Xebece''' | ||
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− | | Free | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxEyePlorer.jpg|link=Free Information- and knowledge-management tools]] |
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxMohioMap-2.jpg|link=Free Information- and knowledge-management tools]] | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxProtege-frames.jpg|link=Free Information- and knowledge-management tools]] | ||
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxXebece.jpg|link=Free Information- and knowledge-management tools]] | ||
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+ | ! style="border-style:solid; border-color: #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0; font-size:140%;" |'''[[Free Mind map tools|Mind maps]]''' | ||
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+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ConnectedMind''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Creately''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''DRichardMm''' | ||
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− | | Free | + | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxCayra.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] |
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxConnectedMind.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxCreatelyScreenShotMindMap.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] | ||
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− | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''FreeMind''' | |
− | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Freeplane''' | |
− | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Gliffy''' | |
− | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''GraphMind''' | |
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Hypergraph''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''InfoRapidKBB''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Mind42''' | ||
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxHypergraph.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxIRKBB.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] | ||
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+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''MindRaider''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Semantik''' | ||
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxMindRaider.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxSemantik.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] | ||
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− | | | + | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''ViewYourMind''' |
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''WiseMapping''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Xebece''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Xmind''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''XWiki''' | ||
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxWiseMapping.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxXebece.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] | ||
+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxXMind.jpg|link=Free Mind map tools]] | ||
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+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Visuwords''' | ||
+ | | align="center" width="60px" style="border:1px solid #f0f0f0; background:#f0f0f0;"|'''WikiMindMap''' | ||
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+ | | align="center" style="background:#000000; border:3pt solid #000000;"|[[File:60pxVisuwords.jpg|link=Free Read-only content map tools]] | ||
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+ | ! style="border-style:solid; border-color: #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0 #f0f0f0; font-size:140%;" |'''[[Free Treemap tools|Treemaps]]''' | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:05, 28 June 2018
I see regular inquiries on Twitter and in forums from people looking for free software to support visual thinking. To provide answers, InformationTamers have put together 14 pages to help you find the one for your needs. These show the platform, a screen thumbnail and a link for more information in each case. We built this article using the most complete source for details of information mapping software on the Web: Mind-mapping.org. Hat tip to Vic Gee who put Mind-mapping.org together and kept it up to date for years. [I took over that site in August 2013 – Roy Grubb]
Mind-mapping.org has a good capability for selecting software by map type and operating system (click on the ‘Refine software list’ tab at the top right of its web page). Although it shows the price, it doesn’t let you filter on price or choose to see only the free ones. The articles here, categorized by map type, are a quick source to find current software that is free or has a free option. It excludes free-trial tools.
“Free” here is as in beer, not in freedom, though some of the software listed is open source, so is free in both senses.
Of course a pencil and paper is always almost free.
This used to be one long page, but as I updated and added to it, it became unmanageable, so now it’s broken down by category. Some tools are flexible enough to appear in more than one section.
Free tools …[edit]
Click through for more details:
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