Five Types of Mind Mapping Software
By
R. D. Swartz
All Mind mapping Software is designed to help you take your ideas and further them in the most efficient and productive way using great colorful graphics that encourage you to be as creative and practical as possible. Once you brainstorm your main idea you can use the tools to manipulate it and appropriate resources to accomplish your goals light years ahead of the old fashion pen and paper style of doing things. There are many companies providing different software and each has its own features and ways of helping you accomplish your goals.
MindManager 8
MindManager 8 is a great product that has a good group brainstorming mode for fast documentation of ideas. It has timer feature to keep you on task and schedule while you map out your ideas and place them in their proper setting like floating maps, buckets of ideas in different groups, then you can interchange, connect or rearrange them according to any category you need to. You can also purchase the add on software theRealizer 2 that has a separate column of the right side of the display for you to do a step by step process for generating and prioritizing ideas as well as display cards that stimulate your ideas into new areas.
iMindmap
iMindMap, has a great brainstorming visual mapping interface that automatically assigns new ideas by color giving you a visual way to connect your ideas and solutions. One feature is to drag new branches from ideas to create solutions and expand concepts simultaneously. When you start a new session you can choose from or upload different icons to help visually categorize your ideas in the proper areas.
XMind
Xmind is great software that also has an online file sharing network for users to upload, enhance and share ideas or comment on production solutions. Their pro version includes special features like Audio notes, presentations, private sharing and task info. The colorful interface is easy to navigate and the tool bars are well placed and labeled.
ConceptDraw Mindmap 6
ConceptDraw MINDMAP 6 is a business formatted mind mapping software program that has a wonderful brainstorming interface. You can easily arrange your ideas in the free floating area where you insert your concepts. You can add sub-topics quickly and the system adds a timer to set limits on brainstorming and idea solutions.
ThinkDigits 2.0
ThinkDigits 2.0 is an iPhone application software that easily notes a numbers with a drop and drag feature. You can continually add notes and numbers in a long column format using color and shapes to add visually to enhance your brain storming. The software has over seventy icons to choose from and you can assign labels from you lists quickly. The software features over forty mathematical, statistical and financial functions that are easy to use with a drop and drag interface. You can also change background themes and send portable PDF copies of your work or publish directly to website pages.
