MindManager stands on the shoulders of giants having been acquired by software giant Corel in 2015. There's a 30-day free trial, which only counts down those days on which you actually use the software. This does mean however that more advanced features such as embedding audio & video aren't supported.Īlthough the program itself is lightweight, Scapple won't burden your purse too heavily. Scapple has been particularly praised for being easy to master compared to other mind map software due its small number of mind map tools. You can then work out how to link various ideas together. Scapple also supports importing text files, PDF's and even images. You can repeat this process as many times as you wish to offload your initial 'brain dump'. On first launch, Scapple invites users to double click anywhere on the blank canvas to create a note. The result has been one of the best-known mind map tools on the market today. The group 'Literature and Latte' was formed in 2006 with the sole purpose of offering writers a simple way to develop their skills.

Scapple enjoys the distinction of being developed by writers for writers.

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