Mind Mapping Software Evaluation

On the Knowledge Mapping blog there’s an interesting post titled Software Evaluation Synopsis. This is a side-to-side evaluation of five mind mapping applications: FreeMind; Mind Mapper; Concept Draw MindMap; MindManager; and Mind Genius.

Some of the categories evaluated included:

• System Requirements;
• Display/Screen Views;
• Flexibility/Map Enhancements;
• Editing/Design Options;
• Templates;
• Import/Export Options; and
• Print Options.

Knowledge Mapping: Software Evaluation Synopsis:
The tables below summarize my evaluation of the mindmapping software that I chose to assess and that I described in the previous blogs. It’s qualitative, my own impressions during the testing of various aspects of the software. A quantitative analysis would have required a more rigorous testing regime, but I’m not convinced the end results would necessarily have been any different. A quantitative analysis would have removed any personal bias; but what I have found over this past year is that choosing and using mindmapping software “is a personal thing” — if the software doesn’t “feel right”, it doesn’t matter how many features it has.

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