
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.
