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Call for logotype. We are in need of a good logotype. If you think you can make one, please attach it here at wiki yourself, or send it to Dan Polansky. Together with a logotype, you should provide a short description of why the logotype represents FreeMind. There is no need for you to take into account the current icon of FreeMind; it is expected that you choose any design as you see fit. As we'll appreciate to have several logotypes to choose from, we will wait until we receive suggestions from more people. If your logotype is chosen, you'll of course get full credit for it.

Who writes about FreeMind on the web

Veranstaltungen > Seminar > Abgeschlossen (hkrott.iicm.edu), Sem2002 mindmaps (pdf)

Freemind: an incredible thought organization tool., 28.07.2003 (iunknown.com)

Seriously cool software package., 02.08.2003 (kennethhunt.com)

Sometimes, I come across software I don't want to miss even after the shortest test drive., 22.08.2003 (hebig.org)

Freie Mindmapping Software: FreeMind, 24.02.2004 (in German)

FreeMind, 14.04.2004 (German TV station SAT1, in German)

Freemind, 14.07.04 (Soulsoup - blog) - Not available anymore

Freemind, 31.07.04 (French blog entry)

Can open source software free your mind?, 10.09.2004 (newsforge.com)

Terrific Product Management Tool, 01.02.2005 (crawford.blogs.com)

FreeMind competition and relatives

The main alternatives to FreeMind are discussed at the main page. Some of these and others are further discussed here.

Microsoft OneNote. Well, that does not compete. It is surely more powerful in many areas, but essentialy weaker in the core area of organizing and information hiding.
ShadowPlan.
Thinkgraph. Free, however, not free as in freedom, with a licence which is not even open source, not to mention GNU. And using FreeMind or Thinkgraph feels very different. With FreeMind you work much faster, but in Thinkgraph you have some different display options and the positioning of elements is more free (free also means that you have to do it, which makes it slower).

VYM - View Your Mind. Vym is a GNU PGL licenced mind mapper running on Linux and Mac OS. VYM has not been reported to run on Microsoft Windows. VYM's main branches look more like in a mind manager than FreeMind. VYM stores data in XML. VYM claims to support images; it is not clear if better than FreeMind. VYM is implemented using C++ and QT toolkit. Main advantage of VYM is probably its speed.
ABC FlowCharter by MicroGrafx and Microsoft Visio are considered to be good mind mapping tool by some people.

There is a FreeMind file listing most competitors with links to screenshots, sites and very brief comments. Browse or download it. Feel free to update it and then change the link (I wanted to upload the file here, but it didn't work).

Websites using FreeMind Applet

http://mambo.mamboforge.net/RoadMap.html

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