XMIND
| Developer(s) | XMind Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Stable release | XMind 3.3.0 / August 10, 2012 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Platform | Java |
| Type | Productivity Tools, Project management and Knowledge management |
| License | XMind: Dual license under LGPL v3 and Eclipse Public License v1.0, both Open Source. XMind Pro: proprietary software |
| Website | www.xmind.net |
XMind is a brainstorming and mind mapping software tool developed by XMind Ltd. of Hong Kong. The program is intended to assist users in capturing ideas, organizing various charts, and share them with collaboration. It supports mind maps, Ishikawa diagrams (also called fishbone diagrams or cause-and-effect diagrams), tree diagrams, organization charts, and spreadsheets. It can be used for knowledge management, meeting minutes, task management, and GTD. XMind can read FreeMind files.
XMIND Pro can export the mind maps into Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, PDF and Mindjet MindManager documents.
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Versions [edit]
XMind is dual licensed under 2 open source licenses: the Eclipse Public License v1.0 (EPL) and the GNU Lesser General Public License v3 (LGPL).
As of version 3.2.0, a proprietary version called "XMind Pro" is also available, offering certain features which currently remain unavailable in the open source version.[1] XMind Pro requires the user to maintain a license key.[2]
| Product/Version | Release Date | License | Platform | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XMIND 2007 | 2007-01-01 | Commercial License | Mac OS X and Windows | Chinese(Simplified) |
| XMIND 2007 Update 1 | 2007-04-16 | Commercial License | Mac OS X and Windows | English, Chinese(Simplified) |
| XMIND 2008 | 2007-10-01 | Commercial License | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux | English, Chinese(Simplified) |
| XMIND 2008 v2.0.4 | 2007-11-04 | Commercial License | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux | English, Chinese(Simplified) |
| XMIND 2008 v2.1 | 2007-12-01 | Commercial License | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional) |
| XMIND 2008 v2.2 | 2008-01-20 | Commercial License | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional) |
| XMIND 2008 v2.3 | 2008-03-31 | Commercial License | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional) |
| XMind v3.0 | 2008-11-14 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English |
| XMind v3.0.1 | 2008-12-15 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Japanese |
| XMind v3.0.2 | 2009-03-21 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Japanese |
| XMind v3.0.3 | 2009-04-29 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Japanese |
| XMind v3.1.0 | 2009-11-23 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Japanese |
| XMind v3.1.1 | 2009-12-04 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Japanese |
| XMind v3.2.0 | 2010-09-15 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Japanese, French, Spanish |
| XMind v3.2.1[3] | 2010-11-22 | EPL and LGPL | Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit/64bit | English, German, Chinese(Simplified), Chinese(Traditional), Japanese, French, Spanish |
Eclipse application [edit]
XMind 3 is based on Eclipse Rich Client Platform 3.4 for its shell and Eclipse Graphical Editing Framework for its core editors. It depends on Java Runtime Environment 5.0 and later.
File format [edit]
XMind 3 saves content in an XMIND Workbook file format. The .xmind format suffix is used, whereas XMIND 2008 used the .xmap suffix.
An XMIND workbook may contain more than one sheet, as in spreadsheet software. Each sheet may contain multiple topics, including one central topic, multiple main topics and multiple floating topics. Each sheet contains one mind map or Fishbone Chart or Spreadsheet Chart.
The .xmind file format implementing XMind Workbooks consists of a ZIP compressed archive containing an XML document for contents, an XML document for styles, a .png image file for thumbnails, and some directories for attachments. The file format is open and based on some principles of OpenDocument.
Awards [edit]
- XMIND 2008 won the "Best Commercial RCP Application" award at EclipseCon 2008.
- XMIND 3 won the "The Best Project for Academia" award at SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards.
- XMIND was picked by PCWorld for inclusion in Productivity Software: Best of 2010 (retrieved October 2010).
See also [edit]
- Mind map
- Brainstorming
- List of concept- and mind-mapping software
- Tony Buzan
- Fishbone Diagram
- List of Eclipse-based software
References [edit]
- ^ "Pricing and Features Comparison Chart". XMind Ltd. Retrieved 21 Nov. 2012.
- ^ "XMind introduces version 3.2". the mind mapping software blog. 26 Sep. 2010.
- ^ http://blog.xmind.net/en/2010/11/xmind-v3-2-1/
External links [edit]
- XMind Official Website
- Eclipse Community Technology Awards
- XMind at SourceForge.net
- XMind Group
- SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards
