MacOS
FreeMind runs on macOS (operating system for Mac personal computers made by Apple; previously OS X) as well as on other operating systems.
Download statistics
Download statistics:
- FreeMind_0.9.0.dmg: downloaded over 480,000 times[1].
- FreeMind_1.0.1.dmg: downloaded over 623,000 times[2].
Using
Tab key: While the Insert key is used to insert a child node on Windows, on Mac one has to use Tab key.
FreeMind uses the Swing graphical user interface toolkit, which can use different looks and feels in order to mimic visuals and behaviors proprietary to the target execution platforms. On Microsoft Windows OS, the application fits quite nicely with the rest of the environment, but on Apple MacOS-X, things are often not quite right. macOS users usually have higher expectations when it comes to usability and UI consistency, so they might become frustrated by the lack of compliance to their user interface guidelines.
To enhance the user experience when using macOS:
- Keyboard shortcuts
- The "Tao Of Mac" weblog posted a tip for replacing the "CTRL" key by the "COMMAND" (Apple) key:
- http://the.taoofmac.com/space/Applications/FreeMind
- Look and feel
- "Quaqua" is a look and feel for Swing that emulates the Aqua user interface:
- http://www.randelshofer.ch/quaqua/download.html
Development
Implementation (to be updated to Git):
- build.xml -- search for: <target name="dist_macos" if="isMacOs">
- mkdmg.sh
- MacChanges.java.not_here -- an internal plugin
Tracker items:
- Unrecognized and deprecated Java VM options , 2009-02-18
See also
External links
- files/freemind/1.0.1, sourceforge.net -- FreeMind_1.0.1.dmg is for the Mac
- macOS, en.wikipedia.org
- FreeMind, macupdate.com -- has some user reviews
