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Shoutout to Freeplane, an open source mind mapping software available on Linux, Mac, and Windows. It has a bit of a learning curve to use smoothly, but I belie

Shoutout to Freeplane, an open source mind mapping software available on Linux, Mac, and Windows. It has a bit of a learning curve to use smoothly, but I believe it’s best in class once configured to your liking. I have had to avoid yakshaving, but I have the same “issue” (hobby) with software like Vim and Emacs. I’m using Freeplane to outline a narrative non-fiction book, and find it invaluable for this purpose. Would love to hear other opinions on Freeplane or other mind-mapping or concept-mapping software.

labrador 4y ago
The mind mappers I've tried all have a hierarchical tree structure. I want a network structure, like the internet itself. I'm building a local website to get what I want, something like the original HyperCard by Apple. I haven't tried Freeplane so thanks for the suggestion.
- xamde 4y ago
  Infinitymaps.io has network structure and very, very deep zooming abilities
  - labrador 4y ago
    Nice, but I doubt I'd want to store my private thoughts on a server in Germany.
- DiggyJohnson 4y ago
  Thanks for asking this question, I actually have been looking for the same thing. I’m going to check out the recs in these sibling comments.
  - labrador 4y ago
    I'm thinking of a hyperlinked local site like HyperCard but with the ability to view interconnect pages merged onto one large page. In other words, adding more views than a traditional hyperlinked system offers. Heptabase may have what I am looking for: https://heptabase.com/ https://heptabase.com/ There's a lot of interesting ideas floating around out there: Xanadu Hypertext Documents https://sentido-labs.com/en/library/201904240732/Xanadu%20Hypertext%20Documents.html https://sentido-labs.com/en/library/201904240732/Xanadu%20Hy...
- Tomte 4y ago
  Scapple: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview
  - labrador 4y ago
    This looks good and is closer to what I want. The low price of $18 is also entirely reasonable.

labrador 4y ago

The mind mappers I've tried all have a hierarchical tree structure. I want a network structure, like the internet itself. I'm building a local website to get what I want, something like the original HyperCard by Apple. I haven't tried Freeplane so thanks for the suggestion.

xamde 4y ago
Infinitymaps.io has network structure and very, very deep zooming abilities
- labrador 4y ago
  Nice, but I doubt I'd want to store my private thoughts on a server in Germany.
DiggyJohnson 4y ago
Thanks for asking this question, I actually have been looking for the same thing. I’m going to check out the recs in these sibling comments.
- labrador 4y ago
  I'm thinking of a hyperlinked local site like HyperCard but with the ability to view interconnect pages merged onto one large page. In other words, adding more views than a traditional hyperlinked system offers. Heptabase may have what I am looking for: https://heptabase.com/ https://heptabase.com/ There's a lot of interesting ideas floating around out there: Xanadu Hypertext Documents https://sentido-labs.com/en/library/201904240732/Xanadu%20Hypertext%20Documents.html https://sentido-labs.com/en/library/201904240732/Xanadu%20Hy...
Tomte 4y ago
Scapple: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scapple/overview
- labrador 4y ago
  This looks good and is closer to what I want. The low price of $18 is also entirely reasonable.