We think this particular software launch (more than most) poses some interesting questions for consideration… A new (potentially) big player?Īt Biggerplate we maintain a Software/App Radar, which is a connected set of internal tools and records that help us monitor and keep track of what’s happening across the mind mapping world. While the Edraw MindMaster software itself is impressive, we are (as always) looking at this new product launch in the context of the broader mind mapping sector in which we operate, and considering what possible implications and opportunities it may represent.

As someone who uses this method of navigation heavily, I found this strangely disorienting, but it’s possible I may have missed something, or there’s an early release bug! Questions for the sector When working with mind maps, we’d consider this a fundamental feature that’s pretty universal across applications. There’s also an HTML export option that at present creates a static view, but in the future is likely to get a little more interactive, and this may be of interest to users wanting to share maps, as well as a few other developers in the space.Īll that being said, something strangely lacking from the application is the ability to ‘grab’ the map (using the mouse) in order to move it around as a means of navigating the content. The ‘pro’ version adds some nice additional functionality, including a ‘hand-drawn’ style of map, and more editing/formatting options that will appeal to sections of our member community who like to add visual interest to their maps. Overall, the free version of Edraw MindMapper is a very capable product, and may already eclipse some of the older and weaker desktop software products in the market.

It may be reasonable to expect other popular formats to be included in the future if this initial set is anything to go by. We’re often surprised to see new mind mapping products launch without any ability to import existing mind map file formats, and it’s therefore encouraging and intelligent for Edraw to have this in place from the start. Design and format options in Edraw MindMasterĪ sign that the company knows the essentials of the market that it’s getting into is the fact that Edraw MindMaster can import both MindManager and XMind software formats, and also export back to MindManager format.

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