Mind Blowing Mind Mapping Software For Free

Posted by Justin Brooke on September 2, 2007

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Wow! I’ve only just started using mind mapping techniques and really it’s all due to meeting Stephen Pierce. After meeting Stephen at his new house in Whitney, Texas I was really impressed with his knowledge. I started digging up some of his past work and his talks about mind mapping was what hit home the strongest.

After constantly losing space on the four whiteboards in my office, I started thinking someone has to have created software that does this. Sure enough, there was mind mapping software aplenty! However, some of it was quite expensive. Being the lover of Open Source software that I am - I started testing free mind mapping software.

There were several to choose from, but my hands down fave is Mindomo.com. You’ll hardly realize this is actually a web app. and not some expensive downloadable software. It is incredibly easy to use and has the look of an Adobe created software. Take a look at a sample of the mind maps it can produce. (A mind map I did earlier on a project that I am currently seeking partners for.)

Here’s a little quick start guide to using Mindomo:

1.) Register (free)
2.) Login
3.) It starts you off with the central hub (main idea)
4.) Double click inside any bubbles to edit the text
5.) When finished writing just press enter to save
that bubble (Or click out side of it)
6.) Press “tab” to create a sub-topic off any highlighted
bubbles
7.) Bubbles can be moved around by click and dragging
to where you want it placed.

It’s as simple as that and then you can save it either to your private folder or to a public folder. Once saved you can “export” the map in a number of different formats. This free mind mapping software is brilliant for taking those million dollar ideas we entrepreneurs get out of our heads and into a much safer digital format. Once it’s digitized now you can take it to investors, developers, and potential partners.

Personally I come up with so many ideas per day that I can never act on each one. Now I have a way of archiving them for later or even to compile and sell to other entrepreneurs with more time on their hands.

What are your thoughts? Do you know of any free or paid mind mapping software that is better than Mindomo that I talked about here? Did you like this resource? Leave a comment and let me know…

Onwards and Upwards,
Justin Brooke