Freeplane

Freeplane
	Screenshot of Freeplane 1.1.3
Developer(s)	Dimitry Polivaev, et al.
Stable release	1.11.11 / 2024-03-01
Preview release	1.11.12-pre08 / 2024-03-26
Repository	github.com/freeplane/freeplane ;
Operating system	Cross-platform
Platform	Java
Type	Mind Mapping
License	GPL version 2 or later
Website	www.freeplane.org

Freeplane is a free, open source software application for creating mind maps (diagrams of connections between ideas), and electronic outlines. Written in Java, it is supported on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux, and is licensed under the GNU GPL version "2 or later".

In 2007, Freeplane was forked from the FreeMind project.^[1] Freeplane maintains partial file format compatibility with FreeMind, fully supporting the FreeMind XML file format, but adds features and tags not supported by FreeMind, which FreeMind ignores on loading.

Features[edit]

Release 1.1[edit]

New features of Freeplane stable release (June 2010) include:

Export to PNG, JPEG, SVG (in addition to HTML / XHTML and PDF)
Find / Replace in all open maps
Paste HTML as node structure
Outline mode
Portable version (run from a USB flash drive)
Scripting via Groovy
Spell checker

Release 1.2.x[edit]

The first stable Freeplane 1.2.x was 1.2.20 released on October 20, 2012. It includes the following new features:

Text-processor-like node styles^[2]
Conditional node styles^[3]
Map templates for new maps^[4]
Formatting panel
Add-ons: Installable enhancements^[5]
Hyperlinks for menu items
Keyboard shortcut documentation: Map and HTML table generation added for the documentation map
Check for newer auto save files on opening of a map
Single instance mode: open files in existing program instance instead of opening a new one.
Node level dependent filters
Improvement in search and replace functions
Different cloud shapes
New icons for rating
Automatic Edge Color
"Grid" for moving of nodes (Preferences->Behaviour->Grid gap size)
Copy and paste attributes
Named filter conditions
Different shapes, line types, width and transparency for connectors
Freeplane portable version (download and install file named FreeplanePortable_xxx.paf.exe)
File -> Properties... dialog showing facts about the map such as total nodes, branches and leaf nodes
New icons added to facilitate speedy use of main and contextual menus
Formulas: Use of formulas as node text and attributes (like in spread sheet processors)^[6]
Node numbering and Formats/templates as style attributes
Added progress icons to show incremental completion in 10% or 25% steps
Summaries: Create graphical and textual summaries by "bracketing" nodes. See example map^[7]
Menu and command structure^[8] refactored both to integrate new features and to make Freeplane more intuitive and easier to learn
Dates and numbers: Parsing and formatting improved^[9]
Digital post-its: free positionable and free floating nodes.^[10]
Dates and numbers: Improved scripting support^[9]

Release 1.3.x[edit]

Version 1.3 was published ((date)). New features of 1.3.x included:

Expand LaTeX feature to both formulae and text^[11]
Integration of OpenStreetMap^[12]

Release 1.5.x[edit]

New features of Freeplane 1.5 include:

New options for creating mind maps with high homogeneity and symmetry^[13]
Clones^[14]
Init scripts^[15]
Background images^[16]

Release 1.6.x[edit]

References to other mind maps from formulas and scripts
PDF and SVG exports enhancements
Java 9 support
JLatexMath update
Bug fixes

Release 1.7.x[edit]

Dark UI mode support (Look and feel and map template "Darcula")
User interface enhancements
Nodes and aliases enhancements
Java 13 support, Java 11 compatibility, Java 7 support dropped, Java 8 is required
Bug fixes

Release 1.10.x[edit]

The latest stable release is 1.9.9 (September 25, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-09-25)) [±].

Add-ons[edit]

One feature of Freeplane is the support for installable enhancements. Add-ons are a way to extend and customize Freeplane similar to how plug-ins and extensions can be used to extend and customize well-known applications like Firefox or LibreOffice. Freeplane add-ons can be used to provide a single function, a bundle of multiple functions, bind those functions to a menu item, etc.

Available add-ons include :

GTD support ^[17]
Study planner
Versioning and collaborative work ^[18]

References[edit]

^ June 2014, Project of the Month – Freeplane sourceforge.net interview with Dimitry Polivaev
^ Node styles
^ Conditional node styles
^ Map templates
^ Add-ons such as Freeplane|GTD. Study Planner and Add-on Developer Tools.
^ Formulas
^ Example map of nodes summarized by "bracketing"
^ Menus and commands
^ ^a ^b Input & format of dates and numbers
^ Free positionable and free floating nodes
^ LaTeX in Freeplane
^ OpenStreetMap Plugin
^ Jonas Batista Freeplane Version Announcement
^ Clones
^ Init scripts
^ Application for Mind Mapping, Knowledge and Project Management
^ "use freeplane for GTD". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
^ collaborative mind-mapping and map versioning

External links[edit]

Official website
Freeplane on SourceForge
(in French) FreeMind By Example covers usage of FreeMind and Freeplane

[1] June 2014, Project of the Month – Freeplane sourceforge.net interview with Dimitry Polivaev

[2] Node styles

[3] Conditional node styles

[4] Map templates

[5] Add-ons such as Freeplane|GTD. Study Planner and Add-on Developer Tools.

[6] Formulas

[7] Example map of nodes summarized by "bracketing"

[8] Menus and commands

[dates-9] Input & format of dates and numbers

[10] Free positionable and free floating nodes

[11] LaTeX in Freeplane

[12] OpenStreetMap Plugin

[13] Jonas Batista Freeplane Version Announcement

[14] Clones

[15] Init scripts

[16] Application for Mind Mapping, Knowledge and Project Management

[17] "use freeplane for GTD". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-10-27.

[18] rative mind-mapping and map versioning

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