Key Features
MindMeister as a mind mapping app helps to visualise ideas into a map so that it can be easily comprehended. It is a useful tool as it offers flexibility and freedom in creating mind maps. MindMeister offers many features, which enrich the possible actions the user can take while applying the software during classes. MindMeister is intuitive and fast as possible to ensure that the user can fully concentrate on the creative task at hand. Unlike traditional mind mapping tools, MindMeister lets brainstorm in real-time with an unlimited number of users. Collaborators do not need an account to enter a map and give their input.
Users can arrange maps created differently by using existing text formats and adding links, photos and notes from local storage, or link out to documents, articles and more on the web. There are available predefined mind map templates, which can be chosen and adapt to the user needs. The templates are divided to the categories, in which the user can find:
- Productivity
- Productivity
- Business
- Education
- Lifestyle
- Technology
- Events
The user can add colours and styles to the maps improving readability and comprehension. It can be shown relationships between any two mind map topics. The user can customise the style, shape, and start/endpoints of connection line. Additionally, the whole map can be displayed in three map layouts: mind map view, org chart, or list. The program has a optimal internal search engine for elements that are on the mind map and a search engine for previously created mind maps, which is especially useful when the database with mind maps is extensive. Thanks to working in the cloud, i.e., on external servers of the software supplier, the user keeps all effects of his/her work in one place. This is conducive to good organisation and the ease of finding created mind maps. Additionally, MindMeister records every change the user implements and enables to return to the mind map at every stage of its creation. Thanks to this history option, the user can quickly restore the last "good" version of mind map.
The tool offers the possibility to quickly create a presentation based on created map using the presentation wizard or a manual option. If the created mind map is well illustrated with graphics and symbols, it also can easily replace PowerPoint presentations. The user can also switch between the visual and linear with Outline Mode and view mind maps as bulleted lists or bulleted lists as mind maps.
MindMeister allows to export the mind map to several formats, e.g.:
- .jpg /.png – mind map graphic.
- .pdf – contains a mind map and its transcriptions sorted by bullet points.
- .rtf – text document - contains only the text entered in the mind map ordered by bullet points.
There is also available to export the mind map to other program formats, in which one can also create mind maps. The following formats are available:
- XMind
- FreeMind
- MindManager
MindMeister features enables to print mind maps like posters. This feature allows to print mind maps in print formats from A0 to A4. The printing options are very useful for complex mind maps because the user can print the whole map divided into A4 sheets, and then pin it together to see the image in full. To facilitate cooperation between users, the MindMeister app gives the ability to link mind maps to the Meister Task solution for project and task management. Elements from the mind map can be transformed into a task and assigned to its implementation to a selected team members. This functionality allows to quickly move from an idea/concept to project implementation. The other option to support the maps common development and analysis is integration with MeisterNote or MS Teams. If the MindMeister map is embedded into a document in MeisterNote, users can view changes to the map in real time via MeisterNote. Adding MindMeister to the team account allows to sign up to MindMeister using their Office 365 domain and start mapping in MS Teams.