[frankfriend]

Hi,

Has anyone come across any open source mind mapping software that actually works?

The technique was i think invented by Tony Buzan and covered in several series for the BBC and in some books.

The idea is great and it works well on paper, but I haven't come across software that handles anything other than a hierarchically structured diagram.

For example in hand drawn diagrams it is very useful to connect nodes on opposite side of a diagram as you perceive influences and connections. I have not seen much software to ro this.

Open source,m or to be more specific, free , software would be nice

Best regards

[woiwky]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...pping_software

That was like the second result in a google search :P

There's 4 open-source projects listed there -- 2 in java, 1 in ruby, and 1 in php. From the screenshots, it looks like at least WikkaWiki and VUE go beyond purely hierarchical diagrams.

[Sharky]

I've used this successfully in the past: http://www.bubbl.us/

Web based, and free. Plus it's easy to use and looks nice.

[frankfriend]

Hi,

Thanks guys,

Best regards

[theafterthought]

Originally Posted by Sharky

I've used this successfully in the past: http://www.bubbl.us/

Web based, and free. Plus it's easy to use and looks nice.

Looks good! Do you then have an option to save the flash output as, say, a png file?