Freeplane is a free, open source software application for creating mind maps (diagrams of connections between ideas), and electronic outlines. Written in Java, it is supported on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, and is licensed under the GNU GPL version "2 or later".

In 2007, Freeplane was forked from the FreeMind project.June 2014, Project of the Month – Freeplane sourceforge.net interview with Dimitry Polivaev Freeplane maintains partial file format compatibility with FreeMind, fully supporting the FreeMind XML file format, but adds features and tags not supported by FreeMind, which FreeMind ignores on loading.

Features

Release 1.1 New features of Freeplane stable release (June 2010) include:

Export to PNG, JPEG, SVG (in addition to HTML / XHTML and PDF) Find / Replace in all open maps Paste HTML as node structure Outline mode Portable version (run from a USB flash drive) Scripting via Groovy Spell checker

Release 1.2.x The first stable Freeplane 1.2.x was 1.2.20 released on October 20, 2012. It includes the following new features:

Text-processor-like node stylesNode styles Conditional node stylesConditional node styles Map templates for new mapsMap templates Formatting panel Add-ons: Installable enhancementsAdd-ons such as Freeplane|GTD. Study Planner and Add-on Developer Tools. Hyperlinks for menu items Keyboard shortcut documentation: Map and HTML table generation added for the documentation map Check for newer auto save files on opening of a map Single instance mode: open files in existing program instance instead of opening a new one. Node level dependent filters Improvement in search and replace functions Different cloud shapes New icons for rating Automatic Edge Color "Grid" for moving of nodes (Preferences->Behaviour->Grid gap size) Copy and paste attributes Named filter conditions Different shapes, line types, width and transparency for connectors Freeplane portable version (download and install file named FreeplanePortable_xxx.paf.exe) File -> Properties... dialog showing facts about the map such as total nodes, branches and leaf nodes New icons added to facilitate speedy use of main and contextual menus Formulas: Use of formulas as node text and attributes (like in spread sheet processors)Formulas Node numbering and Formats/templates as style attributes Added progress icons to show incremental completion in 10% or 25% steps Summaries: Create graphical and textual summaries by "bracketing" nodes. See example mapExample map of nodes summarized by "bracketing" Menu and command structureMenus and commands refactored both to integrate new features and to make Freeplane more intuitive and easier to learn Dates and numbers: Parsing and formatting improvedInput & format of dates and numbers Digital post-its: free positionable and free floating nodes.Free positionable and free floating nodes Dates and numbers: Improved scripting support

Release 1.3.x Version 1.3 was published ((date)). New features of 1.3.x included:

Expand LaTeX feature to both formulae and textLaTeX in Freeplane Integration of OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap Plugin

Release 1.5.x New features of Freeplane 1.5 include:

New options for creating mind maps with high homogeneity and symmetryJonas Batista Freeplane Version Announcement ClonesClones Init scriptsInit scripts Background imagesApplication for Mind Mapping, Knowledge and Project Management

Release 1.6.x References to other mind maps from formulas and scripts PDF and SVG exports enhancements Java 9 support JLatexMath update Bug fixes

Release 1.7.x Dark UI mode support (Look and feel and map template "Darcula") User interface enhancements Nodes and aliases enhancements Java 13 support, Java 11 compatibility, Java 7 support dropped, Java 8 is required Bug fixes

Release 1.12.x

The latest stable release is .

Add-ons

One feature of Freeplane is the support for installable enhancements. Add-ons are a way to extend and customize Freeplane similar to how plug-ins and extensions can be used to extend and customize well-known applications like Firefox or LibreOffice. Freeplane add-ons can be used to provide a single function, a bundle of multiple functions, bind those functions to a menu item, etc.

Available add-ons include : GTD support Study planner Versioning and collaborative work collaborative mind-mapping and map versioning

See also

Mind map List of mind mapping software

References

External links

FreeMind By Example covers usage of FreeMind and Freeplane