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Freeplane for Mac

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  • Latest Version

    Freeplane 1.13.3 LATEST

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    Juan Garcia

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X

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Freeplane for Mac is a free and open-source software application that supports thinking, sharing information and getting things done at work, in school, and at home.

The software can be used for mind mapping and analyzing the information contained in mind maps. Freeplane for macOS runs on any operating system that has a current version of Java installed.

It can be run locally or portably from removable storage like a USB drive.

Features and Highlights
  • Note-taking with freely positionable, unconnected nodes (post-it’s);
  • Ordering ideas (nodes) into a hierarchy connected by lines (edges);
  • Classifying nodes with metadata (attributes) and style types (system styles, user-defined styles, level styles);
  • Grouping nodes with visual containers (clouds) and accolade (summary node);
  • Connecting nodes with dynamic links, free lines (connectors) and labels;
  • Automatically styling nodes (with a bubble, color, edge type, etc.) according to hierarchical level and content (conditional styles, automatic edge color, level styles);
  • Structuring nodes in terms of content (text, scientific formula, calculation, icon, image and hyperlink) and presentation area (core, details, notes, attributes, images, and tooltip);
  • Changing views by hiding content (folding branches, filtering, roll-up of details and hiding extensions in a tooltip), finding, scrolling and navigating;
  • Tasking with calendar and reminders;
  • Password protecting of whole map and of individual nodes with DES encryption;
  • 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, hot keys, options for batch execution, publishing, sharing and selectable preferences;
  • Approximate Search (similarity search) which allows to find search terms in a text, even if there is no exact match (e.g. "setup" = "set up" or "flie" = "file").
  • Support for LaTeX formulae underneath/in nodes
  • Easy extension of functionality with add-ons and homemade scripts;
  • Integration with Docear academic literature suite;
  • Extensive support through Wiki and Forum; and tutorial and documentation in the form of a mind map.
How to Use
  • Install by dragging the app to the Applications folder
  • Launch Freeplane and select "New Map" to start
  • Use the toolbar to add nodes and subnodes
  • Right-click nodes to access editing options
  • Customize appearance with styles and formatting
  • Use keyboard shortcuts for faster mapping
  • Save maps in .mm format or export to other formats
  • Enable add-ons for extended functionality
  • Use presentation mode for sharing mind maps
System Requirements

macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later

Intel or Apple Silicon processor

At least 512 MB RAM (2 GB recommended)

200 MB free disk space

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) required

PROS
  • Flexible mind mapping and brainstorming
  • Supports scripts, add-ons, and extensions
  • Cross-platform with cloud saving options
  • Customizable styles and node formatting
  • Free and open-source software
CONS
  • Requires Java to run properly
  • Limited collaboration tools
  • Few templates compared to competitors
Note: Freeplane can work on any operating system that has Java Runtime Environment installed.

Also Available: Download Freeplane for Windows

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What's new in this version:

Tag category AI tools:
Tag category scripting API:
- Copying selected chat messages as markdown
- Options to show root node text or bookmark titles on tab titles and map menu labels:
- Preferences…->Appearance->Look and Feel->Tab titles
- Preferences…->Appearance->Look and Feel->Maximum tab title length
- Bookmarks outline and bookmark toolbar can follow the view root
- Switch AI Chat tool availability between reading, editing and disabled
- Add reusable AI prompts that are managed in a dialog like assistant profiles, exposed as dynamic actions:
- Tools->AI prompts->Edit prompts...
- Thinking effort and temperature configuration:
- Search and filter AI model selectors in chat, reusable prompts and assistant profiles:
- Keep one session-wide filter across selectors
- Navigate filtered models with Up and Down and confirm a model with Enter
- Configure OpenAI, OpenRouter, Requesty, custom OpenAI-compatible, Gemini and Ollama providers concurrently:
- Manage provider and model settings in the separate AI models Preferences section
- Keep separate service addresses, model lists and credentials for every provider
- Support an optional credential and separate model-list address for custom providers:
- Automatically discover models confirmed to support text output and tool calling
- Use native provider capabilities with exact OpenRouter metadata fallback where needed
- Use an empty model list for automatic discovery or wildcard-only entries to filter discovered models
- Treat literal model IDs as an explicit trusted list without discovery
- Migrate user-defined legacy model lists while discarding obsolete bundled defaults
- Keep unavailable selected AI models visible and prevent requests until an available model is selected
- Show modal errors when reusable prompts have no available effective model
- Reset individual or all Preferences values to their defaults
- Bug fixes

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