Ten popular concept mapping tools
by Chris Clark
NspiredD2, 11 May 2011
I was taken to task yesterday for limiting the list of software recommended in Best tools and practices for concept mapping. This morning I did some research and came up with a credible list of the ten most-recommended tools for mind mapping and concept mapping (out of fifty listed at least once). I eliminated titles that had not been updated in the past two years or were neither cross-platform nor web-based. The items are listed alphabetically.
Free desktop software for Win/Mac/Linux
- Cmap Tools
- Freemind
- VUE
- Xmind – Pro version has annual subscription cost
Commercial desktop software for Win/Mac
- iMindMap – also iOS and web-based
- Inspiration – also web-based
- MindManager – also iOS
- NovaMind – also iOS
Free web-based tools
