iThoughts (mindmapping)
** O'Reilly Best iPhone Apps Top Pick **
iThoughts is a mind mapping tool for the iPhone/iPod Touch. If you have an iPad then please check out iThoughtsHD.
Mindmapping enables you to visually organise your thoughts, ideas and information.
Typical Uses:
• Task lists.
• Brainstorming.
• Project planning.
• Goal setting.
• Concept mapping.
• Course Notes/Revision.
• Meeting Notes.
Highlights:
• Import and export to and from many of the most popular desktop applications
• Freemind/Freeplane
• Novamind 4 / 5
• MindManager 6 and later
• XMind 3
• iMindmap 4 / 5
• Mindview 3 / 4 (Windows only)
• ConceptDraw MINDMAP 6 / 7
• MindGenius 3.71 and later
• OPML (OmniOutliner, Scrivener etc.)
• Export PDF and PNG (+HTML) versions of your ideas.
• Export Outlook CSV task lists.
• Export Markdown format.
• Plays nicely with other services:
• Cloud synchronisation with Dropbox/Box.net/MobileMe/WebDAV
• Create and Open email attachments in all supported formats.
• Save maps to the Camera Roll (and then paste the image into other apps.)
• Send maps to other Apps (e.g. iBooks, GoodReader etc.)
• Present your ideas on the big screen using an external projector (VGA output.)
• Cut/Copy/Paste within and between maps and other applications (such as Mail and Notes)
• Hyperlinking Topics (link to websites, other maps or documents in GoodReader etc.)
• Download community generated maps from Biggerplate.com and XMind.net
• Task Management:
• Attach task management information to topics (start/due date, effort, progress and resources)
• Assign priorities to topics.
• Optional 'At a Glance' task attributes badge.
• Create email task reports (by project, by resource)
• Export task information to Outlook and ToodleDo (also import from Outlook)
• Hide completed tasks
• Advanced Mindmap Features:
• Multiple topic options (shapes, callouts, floating, boundaries.)
• Over 90 builtin icons and 46 clipart images .
• Attach notes with hyperlinks to topics.
• Assign different colours and shapes to topics.
• Configure text attributes (bold, italic, size.)
• Create relationships between topics.
• Image Topics (insert photos or clipart into a topic)
• Apply comments to maps using callouts (and hide them as necessary.)
• Hide topics which are not 'in focus' (great for presentations.)
• Paste styles (colour, shape etc.) to groups of topics.
• Auto-align topics within a map with the 'Keep Organised' feature.
• Expand/Collapse branches to keep things manageable.
• Rainbow colour scheme (auto colours based on position of topic relative to the centre.)
• Configurable canvas backgrounds.
• Drag and drop topics and branches - then reattach, merge or 'float' them.
• Organize your maps into Folders
• Create new maps 'based on' (existing maps, clipboard, selected branch)
• Mark maps as read-only
• Create large maps with many hundreds of topics (canvas is over 1000 'screens' in size.)
• Automatic 10 minute snapshots provide version history.
• Automatic daily archive with email/cloud upload option for easy backup and peace of mind.
• Unlimited Undo/Redo.
• Keyboard shortucts and TextExpander integration for fast brainstorming.
Please visit the website http://www.ithoughts.co.uk for more information, screenshots and videos.
What's new
HOTFIX update for v6.0
This is a significant update which adds the following:
• Improved cloud support
• Cloud folder support (sync entire folders to Dropbox et al)
• Background sync (happens automagically)
• Multiple cloud service accounts.
• Multiple map/file formats synced for each map.
• Bulk map/folder cloud upload/download.
• MUCH improved drawing (smoother and faster)
• Export in Markdown format (also used for clipboard format)
• Improved task management features
• Optional 'At a Glance' task attributes badge.
• Effort and Resources fields.
• Email task reports (by Project, by Resource)
• Export task information to Outlook and ToodleDo (also import from Outlook)
• Hide completed tasks.
• Read-Only maps.
• Generate complimentary HTML page with PNG export.
• Hide callout topics.
• Hide topics which are not in focus.
• Copy/Paste styles (colour, shape etc.) to groups of topics.
• Pointy finger is now optional.
• Doesn't sleep when connected to projector.
• Desktop app icons will import/export even if not recognised.
• Recent Maps button always visible.
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- Last changed:
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