Also, I can drag and drop contacts which will add clickable email links for the contact. iThoughts has the ability to work with special categories of notes such as tasks with due-dates, resources (people in orgs), cost calculating nodes, and project progress (for nodes that have tasks). An example, the project I’m mapping, is a collaborative local history project which includes several small non-profits, various resources being digitized, a podcast and a website where the materials will be catalogued. With iThoughts there is more to learn and more that I could do. After an hour of using them I felt like I’d gotten a solid handle on how they each work (very similar) but also had the sense that I’d reached the limit of MindNode’s feature set. It’s got support for markdown in the notes for nodes, the ability to import a greater variety of objects, and far more export/sharing options. It’s also got newly announced support for second, external USB C monitors which might be nice for some.īut iThoughts seems to be the more capable app. MindNode is better in the area of visual style with a couple of added features.
I spent an hour with each app and came away with the impression that iThoughts is a more powerful app in almost every way. It is a volunteer project involving the local library which may involved several people, organizations, and an ongoing and complicated process (compared to my usual).Ī few days ago I saw the new version of MindNode was released so I downloaded it for the free 2 week trial. It’s only a potential project at the moment. As it happens I’ve got a potential project coming up that would probably benefit from actually diving in with this kind of app. In my initial test I came away thinking that mind maps would be great for long writing projects and larger projects that require more steps and ingredients than I usually handle. I have no need for mind maps for these things. Most of my work is website updates and document designs and layouts. Most of my work is of a repetitive nature, small one off projects finished in one to three days and most of them come in one at a time so I’m rarely balancing two or three projects at a time. Why not? The short answer is that I think this is the sort of app that is useful for larger, more complicated projects and those happen to be the kind of projects I don’t take on very often. I downloaded iThoughts and gave it a spin. I took a look at a couple and thought they might be useful for particular projects. He was pretty excited and suggested a couple. Join Joe & Mike as they consider the role of mind mapping as a creative thinking tool.A year or so ago a friend on Twitter asked me if I used or had ever tried any mind mapping apps. Can using mind maps really help you get more organized, improve your memory, or plan your business strategy? Today’s author (and self-professed mind map inventor) promises to help us take our thinking to the next level.
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