MindManager

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MindManager, called MindMan until version 3.5, is a commercial mind-mapping software application developed by Mindjet Corporation. Mind-maps created in MindManager are based on the mind-mapping method by Tony Buzan. Versions are available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

The results from MindManager can be exported to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Visio and Project, as web pages, and as PDF documents. A mind map is created by hitting Insert and Enter to create new topics and subtopics. MindManager mind maps can be visually customized extensively, including the addition of symbols and graphics.

Additional capabilities include an open API and "Smart Map Parts" that bring information from various built in and user created RSS feeds, Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Outlook. A host of task management related features, including dedicated icons, Topic Alerts and the ability to synchronize task and appointment data with Microsoft Outlook are also available in the application.

MindManager 7 has adopted Microsoft's Fluent user interface.

Contents 1 Product History 2 File Format 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Product History

• MindMan 1.0 for Windows, 1994
• MindMan 2.0 for Windows, 1996
• MindMan 3.0 for Windows, 1997
• MindManager 3.5 for Windows, 1998
• MindManager 4.0 for Windows, 1999
• MindManager 2002 for Windows, 2000
• MindManager for PocketPC and PalmOS, 2002
• MindManager for Tablet PC, 2003
• MindManager X5 for Windows, 2003
• MindManager 6 for Windows - English and German, 2005; French and Japanese, 2006
• MindManager 6 for Mac OS X, 2006
• MindManager 7 for Windows and Mac - English, German, French, Japanese, 2007

[edit] File Format

The MindManager file format is a ZIP archive with XML and binary data inside:

• Document.xml: this contains the structure and data in the map. The format of the XML is defined by the xsd schema files also included in the zip archive.
• Preview.png: a small thumbnail-sized image of the map
• xsd\MindManagerApplication.xsd: the primary XML Schema file
• xsd\MindManagerCore.xsd: a supporing core XML schema file
• xsd\MindManagerDelta.xsd: a supporting XML schema file that supports differences between map versions
• xsd\MindManagerPrimitive.xsd: a supporting primitive XML scema file.
• bin\*.bin: all attachments and images not provided with MindManager in the map

The MindManager file format is backwards and forwards compatible with versions 5,6, and 7. The MindManager file format XSD schemas are also publicly available at the URLs that define the schemas:

• http://schemas.mindjet.com/MindManager/Application/2003
• http://schemas.mindjet.com/MindManager/Core/2003
• http://schemas.mindjet.com/MindManager/Primitive/2003

[edit] See also

• Brainstorming
• List of Mind Mapping software
• List of concept mapping software

[edit] External links

• Official homepage of Mindjet Corporation
• The Official Mindjet Blog
• The Mindjet Labs
• The Mindjet Devzone

[edit] References

The Cancer Code (Mike and Bettina Jetter with Hobart Swan), (c) 2003 Mike and Bettina Jetter