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Versions

• 0.9.0 β beta 13 released 2 Sep 2007
• 0.9.0 β — 2007-03-04. Beta 9 in public testing. Introduces: fit for Java6, nicer Search&Replace and Calendar, new 'Sort Children' function, first version script editor is included in the script plugin. Also a new logo design, a light bulb in place of the butterfly.
• 0.8.0 — 2005-09-06. Introduced the undo, exports to raster image formats like PNG and JPEG, export to PDF and SVG, and free positioning of nodes.
• 0.7.1 — 2004-02-15. Introduced clouds and graphical arrow links, and automatic saving of back-ups.
• 0.6.7 — 2003-10-25. Introduced icons.

Features

What follows are the most notable features of FreeMind.

• Folding of branches
• Exports to HTML, XHTML (a static 'all-expanded image' plus expanding +/- list below image). Also exports an 'all-expanded image' in the following formats: PNG, JPEG, SVG and PDF format. Images are non-interactive. Does NOT export to Flash (although this is a feature of the current Beta version; v.0.9.0 Beta 8).
• Icons on nodes
• Clouds around branches
• Graphical links connecting nodes
• Search restricted to single branches
• Web and file hyperlinks from nodes

File format

FreeMind mind maps are an XML flavor. The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a general-purpose markup language. ...

Flash browser

There is an open-source Flash browser for FreeMind mind maps[1].

Installation Procedure

DEB package for Ubuntu

The deb package for Ubuntu can be found at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7118

use sudo dpkg -i freemind_0.8.0-1_all.deb to install the FreeMind deb package

Integration with Wiki engines

• TikiWiki — a PHP/MySQL CMS/Groupware engine that renders FreeMind by means of the Mindmap plugin, given Flash or Java is installed on your local computer.
• WikkaWiki — a PHP/MySQL wiki engine that renders embedded FreeMind data or linked mind maps.
• DokuWiki — a PHP wiki engine has a FreeMind plugin.
• Drupal — allows to create and view FreeMind mind maps, by means of a FreeMind module, given Flash or Java plugin is installed on the web server.
• Moodle — has a Freemind filter, based on the Flash or Java plugin.
• MoinMoin — has a FreeMind plugin.
• JSPWiki — has a FreeMind plugin.
• Trac — has a FreeMind plugin.
• MediaWiki — has a FreeMind plugin.
• CodeBeamer — has a Freemind plugin.

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GUI toolkit

FreeMind uses the Swing GUI toolkit. Example Swing widgets in Java 5. ... In computer programming, widget toolkits (or GUI toolkits) are sets of basic building units for graphical user interfaces. ...

See also

• Mind map
• List of Mind Mapping software

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External links

• FreeMind Official Homepage & Wiki
• Project page at SourceForge
• Freemind extension for Mediawiki