Mindomo

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Mindomo
Developer(s) Expert Software Applications
Initial release2007
Stable release
v.10.4.6 / 2022
Operating system Any
Platform HTML5
Type Mind mapping software
License Proprietary
Website www.mindomo.com

Mindomo is a versatile freemium collaborative mind mapping, concept mapping and outlining tool developed by Expert Software Applications. [1] It can be used to develop ideas and interactively brainstorm, with features including sharing, collaboration, task management, presentation and interactive web publication. [2] [3] [4]

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The online version of Mindomo is available through any browser. There are also offline desktop versions for Windows, Linux and Mac, and app versions for both Android and iOS. [5] [6] Registered users can create and collaborate in real-time on mind maps, while unregistered users can view the maps shared with them. The software also provides ways to create presentations and mind map assignments. [7]

History

Features

Mindomo has highly customizable nodes where users can insert videos, audio, images, notes, emoji, hyperlinks and attachments to any other node. [23] Users can collaborate in real time and can choose to publish their work online. [24] Mindomo has an intuitive presentation mode allowing you to travel through your mind map with zooms and pans. [25] You can also publish interactive versions of mindmaps, as well as static images of them. [26] [25]

Mindomo can be used from any standard web browser, or by installing the desktop, iPad and Android applications. [27] As a freemium software, Mindomo offers its basic services for free, and charges for premium features, [28] such as downloading in certain formats and uploading documents. [29]

For the educational sector, Mindomo offers student assignments for teachers, integration with many learning-management systems, [29] and allows students to include videos, images and external files to support their ideas. [30]

Mindomo offers teachers with assignment tool that allow them to send an online request to their students inviting them to access incomplete mind map about a specific lesson. [31] Student starts working in groups and begin exploring their broad topic questions and all their changes will be sent to their teacher as notifications in which he can provide feedback via Mindomo comment feature. In the end students encouraged to turn their mind map into a presentation using Mindomo presenter to explain their research process step by step. [29] Mindomo also allows for printing mind map on paper, which can be annotated and also distributed to other students for peer review. [5]

Mindomo's business features include task assignment for team members, commenting, and projects planning with Gantt chart views. [32] Team members can share mind maps and make their own updates. Individuals can be assigned to each business function, and subtopics that need focus can be prioritized. [33]

Michael Stratton, author of "The Effective Project Manager", used Mindomo for examples of using mind maps in project management. [34] [33]

Reception

When Mindomo launched in 2007, Chuck Frey, author of "The Mind Mapping Software Blog" wrote, "Mindomo sets a new standard for web-based mind mapping tools with features that rivals many desktop mind maps. [9] In 2014, Mindomo was available to all public schools in Ontario, Canada, as it was approved by the Ontario Software Acquisition Program Advisory Committee (OSAPAC), which advises the Canadian Ministry of Education on the acquisition of provincial licenses for publicly-funded schools in Ontario. [35] [36]

In 2019, Mindomo won PC Magazine's Editors' Choice award as "best mind mapping tool", citing how it coupled mind-mapping with the social aspects of knowledge management. [37] According to Mindomo's website, there are more than six million users of Mindomo worldwide. [38]

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