Freeplane is a free, open source software application for creating mind maps (diagrams of connections between ideas), and electronic outlines. Written in Java, Freeplane 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 - Freeplane fully supports the FreeMind file format, but adds features and tags not supported by FreeMind which are ignored on loading.
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Features 1
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Release 1.1 1.1
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Release 1.2.x 1.2
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Release 1.3.x 1.3
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Add-ons 2
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See also 3
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References 4
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External links 5
Features
Release 1.1
New features of Freeplane stable release (June, 2010) include:
Release 1.2.x
The first stable Freeplane 1.2.x was 1.2.20 released on October 20, 2012. The current version is 1.3.12 (September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)) . It includes the following new features:
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Text processor like node styles[2]
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Conditional node styles[3]
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Map templates for new maps[4]
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Formatting panel
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Add-ons: Installable enhancements[5]
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Hyperlinks for menu items
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Keyboard shortcut documentation: Map and HTML table generation added for the documentation map
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Check for newer auto save files on opening of a map
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Single instance mode: open files in existing program instance instead of opening a new one.
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Node level dependent filters
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Improvement in search and replace functions
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Different cloud shapes
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New icons for rating
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Automatic Edge Color
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"Grid" for moving of nodes (Preferences->Behaviour->Grid gap size)
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Copy and paste attributes
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Named filter conditions
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Different shapes, line types, width and transparency for connectors
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Freeplane portable version (download and install file named FreeplanePortable_xxx.paf.exe)
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File -> Properties... dialog showing facts about the map such as total nodes, branches and leaf nodes
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New icons added to facilitate speedy use of main and contextual menus
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Formulas: Use of formulas as node text and attributes (like in spread sheet processors)[6]
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Node numbering and Formats/templates as style attributes
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Added progress icons to show incremental completion in 10% or 25% steps
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Summaries: Create graphical and textual summaries by "bracketing" nodes. See example map[7]
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Menu and command structure[8] refactored both to integrate new features and to make Freeplane more intuitive and easier to learn
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Dates and numbers: Parsing and formatting improved[9]
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Digital post-its: free positionable and free floating nodes.[10]
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Dates and numbers: Improved scripting support[9]
Release 1.3.x
New features of Freeplane preview release 1.3.7_beta_pre01 (February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)) include:
Add-ons
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 :
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GTD support [13]
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study helper
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more icons
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versioning and collaborative work [14]
See more on the add-ons page.[15]
See also
References
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^ June 2014, Project of the Month – Freeplane sourceforge.net interview with Dimitry Polivaev
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^ Node styles
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^ Conditional node styles
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^ Map templates
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^ Add-ons such as Freeplane|GTD. Study Planner and Add-on Developer Tools.
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^ Formulas
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^ Example map of nodes summarized by "bracketing"
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^ Menus and commands
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^ a b Input & format of dates and numbers
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^ Free positionable and free floating nodes
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^ LaTeX in Freeplane
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^ OpenStreetMap Plugin
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^ use freeplane for GTD
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^ collaborative mind-mapping and map versioning
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^ add-ons page
External links
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Official website
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Freeplane on SourceForge.net
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FreeMind By Example (French) covers usage of FreeMind and Freeplane
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