Before you spend $279 on a desktop mind-mapping utility, you would do well to try out the free options out there, and the subscription-based online products, too. In general, I wouldn’t say MindView 5 is a very exciting tool, mainly because of the price tag. MindView comes with several simple themes, all based on a white background. Where online tools like MindMeister shine with concurrent editing and sophisticated History features, MindView feels more like a single-user tool–a bit like the difference between Microsoft Word and Google Docs. One area in which MindView is notably lacking is collaboration. MindView also has an import feature, but it failed to interpret the simple outline I tried importing. The hierarchy of the mind map is preserved, and you get sections and subsections according to the structure of the map. The resulting file is well-structured, with an automatically generated table of contents based on your mind map. It comes with large, easy-to-click buttons for moving through the nodes, making it easy to jump from node to node in a logical sequence.Ĭreating a mind map can also be a good way to brainstorm a writing outline, and MindView lets you export a mind map directly into Microsoft Word. MindView has a Presentation Mode that removes the Ribbon, leaving your mind map in center-stage. MindView has helped over five million users turn ideas into reality with our ever-evolving mind mapping software. Once you’re done crafting your mind map, it’s often time to present it to others. You create nodes and sub-nodes, drag them around to rearrange and nest them, and can add notes or linked information to each node.įor hierarchical information, MindView’s top-down view works well. Other than the Ribbon, MindView feels like an ordinary mind-mapping utility, with a core that’s not much different from free ones such as Blumind. The Ribbon is styled just like the one in Office 2013, but clicking File still pops open a menu rather than taking you to the clunky new Backstage view. Just like recent versions of Office, MindView 5 has a Ribbon instead of a traditional menu. MindView makes it simple to attach a note to any node in your mind map. Some alternate realities are exciting to imagine: What would have Apple looked like had Steve Jobs never made it back? And what sort of world would we live in had the Internet remained strictly for academia and the military? Others are less so: What if Microsoft built a mind-mapping tool into Office? Still, that’s one I think I can answer: It would look just like Matchware’s MindView 5 ($279, 30-day free trial).
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