ConceptDraw MINDMAP Software Powerful Mind-Mapping Tool for Windows & Macintosh -- Free Windows 30 Day Trial Added

Updated Links for this Post (free windows evaluations and personal versions added):

ConceptDraw MINDMAP Pro v5 Mind-Mapping Software for Windows Free Evaluation Note: click on link and the setup file will download

ConceptDraw MINDMAP v5 Personal Edition for Windows Free Evaluation Note: Click on link and the file will download)

ConceptDraw MINDMAP Pro v4 Mind-Mapping Software for Macintosh

ConceptDraw MINDMAP v4 Personal Mac    

  If you're seeking a powerful yet easy-to-use mind mapping program that also offers other useful tools for drawing and brainstorming, then ConceptDraw MINDMAP  is for you.

Not only does the software allow you to do mind-maps but it also produces outlines. You can flip between the Outline View and the Map View and the two are synchronized  each other allowing to switch between graphic and text representation of the information

Another unique benefit of is that the software is available for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms and the files can be exchanged between them. Best of all -- ConceptDraw MINDMAP is the most user friendly of all mind mapping programs I have looked at!

Here is the main difference between the Pro and Personal Editions:

Professional Version If you are a project manager, team leader or company executive, sales or marketing manager, lecturer or researcher choose MINDMAP Professional and easily export MINDMAP files into MS Project and ConceptDraw Project documents, MS PowerPoint and ConceptDraw presentations, PDF documents. Pro version also allows working with multi-page documents, edit and create your own libraries, import Outlook tasks and save templates and workspaces.

Personal Version: If you would like to use MINDMAP for exclusively personal tasks like personal brainstorming, note-taking, memorizing or planning we advise that you take advantage of Personal Edition. MINDMAP Personal offers the wealth of mind-mapping features except for multipage maps and some import/export capabilities.

In both versions you can send your Mind Maps to your iPod. or send your Outlines to your iPod to carry with you and show at meetings. Even text outlines can be exported to the iPod.

This latest version of this polished mind mapping software introduces an improved outline view, support for multi-page maps (in the Pro version) and numerous small improvements that make it a pleasure to use.

Capture and present your ideas as mind maps, concise radiant diagrams. Mind maps speed up understanding, decision making and learning up to 90%. Also, use MINDMAP to illustrate your MS PowerPoint presentations, (in the Pro version only) generate project plans, draw pro-quality flowcharts with many uses.

The developers give examples for using the software to explain concepts or notions, for self-analysis,  to prepare reports and presentation, plan a web site, discuss and manage projects, conduct brainstorming sessions or even organize a party! Whatever the task, the output looks great.