Buzan's iMindMap

iMindMap™

Developer(s)	OpenGenius Ltd
Stable release	iMindMap 9
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Type	Mind mapping
License	End User License Agreement for iMindMap
Website	www.imindmap.com

iMindMap is concept mapping software that uses Tony Buzan’s brand of Mind Mapping methods to create maps for brainstorming, organising, creative thinking, project management, planning and delivering presentations.

Developer

The desktop application was developed by OpenGenius Ltd. iMindMap runs on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The software allows organic and linear Mind Maps to be created using a mouse, keyboard, interactive whiteboard or tablet computer.

Versions

• Paid version - iMindMap 9 (released November 2015) includes the following features: Brainstorm View,^[1] Presentation View,^[2] Fast Capture View, 3D View, Branch Art, SmartLayout, MultiMaps, Flowcharts, spreadsheets, Map Snippets, adding & exporting audio notes, attaching data (via dragging and dropping), intelligent printing, filtering, integration with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook), Evernote, Google Drive, Dropbox, Apple iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) and OpenOffice.org (Writer, Calc, Impress); Project View for project management; image and icon library; sketch tool, OPML Import & Export, expand and collapse; focus on and focus out; relationship arrows; boundaries; importation of Mind Manager, Novamind, Freemind and Word files; export as web pages, PDFs and SVGs, It also Supports Mac El Capitan and Windows 10. Languages include: English and Japanese. For a list of all current languages, see Product history table below.

• In the newest update, 9 (released November, 2015^[3]) new features have been added to the desktop software including the Fast Capture View, Outline Panel, and integrations with popular tools Google Drive, Dropbox and Evernote.

• Subscription version - "iMindMap Cloud & Mobile" is a subscription package released in March 2012. It includes iMindMap mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, Android Phone and Android Tablet, and an online editor that can be accessed through a web browser, to store and sync Mind Maps between the supported devices.

Product history

Version	Platform	Release Date	Languages
iMindMap Beta Version 1	Windows, Mac	Released November 2006
iMindMap Version 1	Windows, Mac	Released January 2007
iMindMap Version 1.5	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released July 2007
iMindMap Version 2	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released September 2007
iMindMap Version 2.5	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released May 2008
iMindMap Version 3	Windows, Mac	Released September 2008	English, Welsh, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese.
iMindMap Version 3.1	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released November 2008	English, Welsh, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese.
iMindMap Version 4	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released May 2009	12 languages including English, German, French, Spanish.
iMindMap Version 4.1	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released October 2009	15 languages including English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish and Danish.
iMindMap 5.0	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released April 2011	English, Japanese.
iMindMap 5.1	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released June 2011	English, Japanese.
iMindMap 5.2	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released July 2011	English, Japanese.
iMindMap 5.3	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released Aug 2011	English, US English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese.
iMindMap 5.4	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released November 2011	English, US English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese and Danish.
iMindMap 5.5	Windows, Mac, Linux	Released February 2012	English, US English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese and Danish.
iMindMap 6	Windows, Mac	Released July 2012	English, US English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese and Danish.
iMindMap 6.1	Windows, Mac	Released November 2012	English, US English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese and Danish.
iMindMap 6.2	Windows, Mac	Released March 2013	English, US English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese and Danish.
iMindMap 7	Windows, Mac	Released November 2013	English, US English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese and Danish.
iMindMap 8	Windows, Mac	Released December 2014	English, US English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Danish.
iMindMap 9	Windows, Mac	Released November 2015	English, US English, Japanese, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Danish.

File format

• DMG/Zip file formats
• Import Mind Manager, Novamind and FreeMind Maps
• Import Microsoft Word files

See also

• Brainstorming
• List of mind mapping software
• Mind map

Investors

• Horatio investments^[4] invested in ThinkBuzan Ltd, the developers of iMindMap in 2010 and the company remains a key investor in ThinkBuzan Ltd.

References

1. "iMindMap 8 launches with a bang!". http://biggerplateblog.blogspot.co.uk/. Retrieved 2015-04-10. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. "The 3 best mind mapping programs for making presentations - Mind Mapping Software Blog". http://mindmappingsoftwareblog.com/. Retrieved 2009-06-17. External link in |publisher= (help)
3. "Christmas comes early: iMindMap 9 has landed". http://biggerplate.com/. Retrieved 2015-04-10. External link in |publisher= (help)
4. Horatio Investments

External links

• Official website