Extensive support through Wiki and Forum and tutorial and documentation in the form of a mind map.

Integration with Docear academic literature suite.

Easy extension of functionality with add-ons and homemade scripts.

Support for LaTeX formulae underneath/in nodes.

Approximate Search (similarity search) which allows to find search terms in a text, even if there is no exact match (e.g.

Ease of use with inline- and dialog editors, object oriented main menu, context menu’s, multi-language support, spell checker, properties panel, drag& drop functionality, hotkeys, options for batch execution, publishing, sharing, and selectable preferences.

Password protecting of whole map and of individual nodes with DES encryption.

Changing views by hiding content (folding branches, filtering, a roll-up of details, and hiding extensions in the tooltip), finding, scrolling, and navigating.

Structuring nodes in terms of content (text, scientific formula, calculation, icon, image, and hyperlink) and presentation area (core, details, notes, attributes, images, and tooltip).

Automatically styling nodes (with a bubble, color, edge type, etc.) according to hierarchical level and content (conditional styles, automatic edge color, level styles).Connecting nodes with dynamic links, free lines (connectors), and labels.Grouping nodes with visual containers (clouds) and accolade (summary node).Classifying nodes with metadata (attributes) and style types (system styles, user-defined styles, level styles).Ordering ideas (nodes) into a hierarchy connected by lines (edges).Note-taking with freely positionable, unconnected nodes (post-it’s).It can be run locally or portably from removable storage like a USB drive.

Freeplane runs on any operating system that has a current version of Java installed. The software can be used for mind mapping and analyzing the information contained in mind maps. Freeplane is a free and open-source software application that supports thinking, sharing information, and getting things done at work, in school, and at home.

For ios download Freeplane 1.11.4