įreeMind was a finalist for Best Project in 's Community Choice Awards for 2008, which featured open-source software projects.
Mac users may notice the most difference from their traditional user interface, but a MacWorld reviewer says the software's features should still appeal to the segment of users who accept function over form. As a Java application, FreeMind is portable across multiple platforms and retains the same user interface, causing some amount of variation from the common interface on each platform. The non-linear approach assists in brainstorming new outlines and projects as ideas are added around the mind map. Īs with other mind mapping software packages, FreeMind allows the user to edit a hierarchical set of ideas around a central concept. It runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS via the Java Runtime Environment. It provides extensive export capabilities. FreeMind is licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 2. FreeMind itself was last updated in 2014.
FreeMind is a free mind mapping application written in Java, which is further developed by the fork Freeplane until today (2021).
