XMind for Windows

User Reviews

• Drilling Behemoth

  pinoybboy2004February 24, 2017

  Pros

  Intuitive Easy to get started No tutorials needed Great for UX research

  Cons

  Buggy (JSON error caused reinstall) Sticky Branches

  Summary

  I've never seen an idea like this and for what I've experienced so far I am a big advocate for the application and have already started to show off the depth of the software. Truly a genius creation and an interesting study into the database mappings in the mind.

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• Great mindmap tool, simple and quick

  jyb71December 17, 2012

  Pros

  - Easy to drag and drop boxes, simple and nice-looking mindmaps (beats Freemind, Dia or Cayra)

  Cons

  - No export or save as feature in free version (but you can print to a pdf printer, which allows you to share easily the mindmaps and to paste them into powerpoint)

  Summary

  Best free and good-looking mindmap tool (some free tools just make awful looking mindmaps, or have too complicated UI). Xmind is the better one, if only it included some save as/export features in free version.

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• very useful MindMapping tool, one of the best available

  gregoirealexMay 2, 2011

  Pros

  Free version is already very useful Stable Lots of nice features

  Cons

  Still a few things to fix but nothing serious

  Summary

  An excellent deal if you're looking for a free Mind Mapping tool

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• tested free version. very good, except for export

  thamcoreDecember 20, 2010

  Pros

  even the free version has most bells and whistles you'll ever need

  Cons

  export is extremely poor. when you export the map looses all its structure, no tabs, no indents, just a long list of all the items. It is so bad that I don't dare buying the paying version

  Summary

  Normally, if a like a free program, even if the paying version is not different from the free version, I pay or donate for it so that the makers can keep up their good work. But in the case of Xmind the export is so bad I would not dare buying the pro version. It is possible that exporting with the paying version is much better, but then Xmind is shooting in its own foot, by not giving the potential buyer a better idea of what the program really looks like. It is OK for me if Xmind keeps most exporting choices for the pro version, but their should be at least one that gives at least an impression of what it can do.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Dec 21, 2010<p/>I contacted XMIND. EXTREMELY POSITIVE POINT: their customer service is EXCELLENT and very FAST! This is so rare nowadays that I'd like to add a star for this. They offered me a one month trial of the PRO (= paying version). I tried it out. I can export the map perfectly now to pdf and jpg etc... However, when I want to export the content it puts it all in one huge list. The map looses all its structure, no tabs, no indents, just a long list of all the items. Since a mindmap's goal is to structure your ideas it is a pity that the structure is lost when you want to export the outline. conclusion: good program 1. if you do not to export the content in an ordered way other than the map itself 2. if you use it intensively enough to pay for a yearly subscription instead of buying the software

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• This product may use

  kuromitsu_sSeptember 17, 2010

  Pros

  I want to use this product on business

  Cons

  I dont know yet

  Summary

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• Don't upgrade; just use the free edition

  LuthersMillAugust 21, 2010

  Pros

  Not nearly as good or robust as SmartDraw but it will get the job done. Especially when you consider "free". Easy to use; intuitive. You can link pages and create "relationships" which I have not seen in other mind mapping software.

  Cons

  So, you create a wonderful mind map. Now what can you do with it. You can look at it. That's about it unless you upgrade to the PRO edition. Only then can you export/share/email your maps. I upgraded. Didn't like. They do no provide refunds.

  Summary

  Fine for free but don't upgrade. It's just not worth it.

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• Sweetness in a program

  gmontelaroFebruary 20, 2010

  Pros

  Easy to use, can learn in about 45 minutes, Very intuitive

  Cons

  Yo no se' senior

  Summary

  Its perfect for planning out anything your can think of!

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• free version is better than anything else out there

  MarlowKFebruary 2, 2010

  Pros

  Contextualized menus, drag and drop, very intuitive overall. Compared to other free mind maps, this is head and shoulders better!

  Cons

  Really none that I can think of.

  Summary

  I don't understand how this can be free. And you get SO much more with the PRO version. I don't need it, but I'd readily shell out $49 for software as good as this.

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