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What's new in SimpleMind 2.3.4

Apr 8, 2024
  • Service Update: many minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in SimpleMind 2.3.3 (Mar 7, 2024)

  • Service Update – many minor improvements and bug fixes.
  • Improved contrast in Auto Focus and Search modes.
  • Press Ctrl while dragging a label to suppress nesting the label inside the topic.

New in SimpleMind 2.3.0 (Jan 8, 2024)

  • Switch to another layout scheme inside an auto layout. For example start in horizontal layout and switch to a linear layout.
  • Labels are included in outline exports and when copying as text.
  • Adjust Note Panel font size in Preferences.
  • General improvements and minor bug fixes.
  • Now available with Free Functionality:
  • Icon picker with basic set of icons.
  • Basic Style Inspector functions.
  • Auto numbering.
  • Open any external mind map file in read-only Viewer Mode.

New in SimpleMind 2.2.1 (Oct 5, 2023)

  • Compatibility update for MacOS 14.0 Sonoma

New in SimpleMind 2.2.0 (Aug 28, 2023)

  • New Matrix auto layout, ideal for compactly displaying your mind map.
  • Add Labels in Topics to add additional visual information in a topic.
  • Automatic Left/Right Text Alignment in auto-layouts. Optionally disable this via Preferences | General.
  • Create a New Mind Map from what’s copied to your Clipboard. Available from the template picker in “New Mind Map”.
  • Read only mode available from “View” menu.
  • Turkish Language supported.

New in SimpleMind 2.1.2 (Jun 28, 2023)

  • Optionally use the Mind Map Explorer / Navigator in single window application style.
  • Turkish language supported.
  • Minor bugs fixed.

New in SimpleMind 2.1.1 (Apr 26, 2023)

  • Exchange with ChatGPT using Copy & Paste

New in SimpleMind 2.1.0 (Apr 11, 2023)

  • Images can be cropped to a shape: circle, rounded etc.
  • Add multiple cross-links between any two topics.
  • Optionally open Mind Maps in Tabs – instead of opening in new windows
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in SimpleMind 2.0.2 (Jan 11, 2023)

  • Bugs fixed reported on v2.0.0 and v2.01

New in SimpleMind 2.0.1 (Jan 10, 2023)

  • Bugs fixed reported on v2.0.0

New in SimpleMind 2.0.0 (Jan 9, 2023)

  • We redesigned the way SimpleMind works with Mind Map files, making it easier for you to find, open and save your files.
  • Link to mind maps and documents on your Mac.
  • Each mind map is opened in a new window.
  • Favorites view gives fast access to your favorite mind maps.

New in SimpleMind 1.32.1 (Nov 7, 2022)

  • Minor improvements and bugs fixed

New in SimpleMind 1.32.0 (Sep 8, 2022)

  • “Add Image in Topic” or “Add Image” adds the image directly to the mind map. No need to select thumbnail size or the linked image size.
  • The image now maintains the same quality when resizing. Enlarging the image increases the number of pixels ensuring the image still looks good.
  • An “Image in Topic” can be as large as 640*640.
  • “Add Linked Image” adds an image as in previous versions: a thumbnail in the mind map opens a full-size image.
  • Use Preferences to set the default size and density for new images.
  • Improved look of Labels.
  • SimpleMind supports Quick Look thumbnails. When using Finder (or other apps that support Quick Look) you’ll see a thumbnail for .smmx Mind Map files.
  • General improvements and minor bug fixes.

New in SimpleMind 1.31.2 (Jan 10, 2022)

  • Bugs reported on v1.30.0 fixed

New in SimpleMind 1.30.2 (Nov 9, 2021)

  • Bugs reported on v1.30.0 and v1.30.1 fixed

New in SimpleMind 1.30.0 (Oct 12, 2021)

  • Use the new Full Screen Button to easily switch to full screen editing.
  • Improved look of topics with borders in the Natural Stylesheets.
  • The icon inspector shows recently used icons and all icons used in this mind map.
  • Reorder stocks icons and stylesheets (MacOS 10.13+).
  • Google Drive now includes “Shared with me”.
  • Word wrap improved for far east languages.
  • Maximum thumbnail size increased to 640 pixels.
  • Thumbnails can be locked to a fixed position.

New in SimpleMind 1.29.1 (Jun 3, 2021)

  • Auto Derive Stroke Color added to style inspector
  • Bugs fixed

New in SimpleMind 1.29.0 (May 3, 2021)

  • New brainstorm bar: designed to quickly get ideas on the canvas. It frees you from having to think about where each idea belongs within your mind map, and enables you to focus on idea generation. Once done, order your ideas using drag and drop.

New in SimpleMind 1.28.3 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • Thai translation
  • Native M1 support
  • Minor improvements

New in SimpleMind 1.28.2 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • Arabic translation.

New in SimpleMind 1.28.0 (Dec 7, 2020)

  • Sort Local Mind Maps by name or date.
  • Minor bug fixes.
  • This update requires MacOS 10.12 or later.

New in SimpleMind 1.27.1 (Aug 31, 2020)

  • Bug fix update
  • New Linear layout, great for making simple timelines.
  • New Radial layout.
  • New Stylesheet “Colored Circles”, looks great with the new radial layout.
  • Use emojis icons in topics.
  • New Topic border styles: circle, left arrow, right arrow and parallelogram.
  • Topics support minimum width and height, this allows manual sizing of topics.
  • iPhoneLink removed.
  • Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

New in SimpleMind 1.27.0 (Aug 25, 2020)

  • New Linear layout, great for making simple timelines.
  • New Radial layout.
  • New Stylesheet “Colored Circles”, looks great with the new radial layout.
  • New Stylesheet “Blue Steel”, with a cool flat look.
  • Use emojis icons in topics.
  • New Topic border styles: circle, left arrow, right arrow and parallelogram.
  • Topics support minimum width and height, this allows manual sizing of topics.
  • iPhoneLink removed.
  • Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

New in SimpleMind 1.26.1 (Jun 23, 2020)

  • Open a new blank mind map or start from a template. 11 predefined templates available.
  • Add your own templates.
  • Export topics with checkboxes to Reminders.
  • Export topics with a date as events to Calendar.
  • Export topics with a date as .ics events. This can be imported in calendar apps.
  • Path style “Rounded” added.
  • Transparent .png image export.
  • New layout directions for the List Layout: “Top – Right to Left” and “Top – Left to Right”.
  • Edit in the outline view.
  • Show dates or filter topics with dates, in export outline and print outline.

New in SimpleMind 1.26.0 (Apr 22, 2020)

  • Open a new blank mind map or start from a template. 11 predefined templates available.
  • Add your own templates.
  • Export topics with checkboxes to Reminders.
  • Export topics with a date as events to Calendar.
  • Export topics with a date as .ics events. This can be imported in calendar apps.
  • Path style “Rounded” added.
  • Transparent .png image export.
  • New layout directions for the List Layout: “Top – Right to Left” and “Top – Left to Right”.
  • Edit in the outline view.
  • Show dates or filter topics with dates, in export outline and print outline.

New in SimpleMind 1.25.0 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • Easily style topics, lines and more, with the new Style tab in the inspector. Open with Command+5.
  • As a result the old style toolbar is hidden by default.
  • Tap once in blank space to display the mind map style when the style inspector is open.
  • The Files tab supports Import en Import pdf bookmarks.
  • Clear history in the Files tab via the right click context menu.
  • To switch focus, for example from Notes tot Editor use the Main menu View | Focus Editor or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Cmd+0.
  • Mac OS 10.13 or prior: The Style Sheets are moved to the Stylesheet tab in the inspector. Open with Command+4.
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

New in SimpleMind 1.24.2 (Oct 21, 2019)

  • Auto focus extended with Lock Auto Focus on Selected Branch. The branch remains focused until Auto focus style is changed.
  • Improved toolbar images.
  • Improved inplace topic editor.
  • v1.24.2 fixes bugs reported on v1.24

New in SimpleMind 1.24.1 (Sep 26, 2019)

  • Fixes bugs reported on v1.24.0

New in SimpleMind 1.24.0 (Sep 3, 2019)

  • Slideshow support (View | Show Slides). Define slides by selecting topics and play slideshow inside SimpleMind or export as zipped set of .png images.
  • Auto focus extended with Lock Auto Focus on Selected Branch. The branch remains focused until Auto focus style is changed.
  • Improved toolbar images.
  • Improved inplace topic editor.

New in SimpleMind 1.23.2 (May 10, 2019)

  • Save mind map files in any directory – including iCloud Drive.
  • Open mind maps via “Mind Map | Open” or from Finder
  • Mind maps opened via Finder or “Open” are shown in the Files tab.
  • Wysiwyg rich text (bold, italic etc.) support in Note, Topics and Labels
  • Dark mode support on MacOS 10.14.
  • “Natural+Colors on Black” stylesheet added
  • Style Sheet selector in inspector (MacOS 10.13+)
  • Display a group border around any group of topics
  • Topics support dashed line styles
  • Branch border supported for central themes
  • New command Checkboxes | Reset state – checkboxes are unchecked, progress bars are set to 0.

New in SimpleMind 1.23.1 (Apr 19, 2019)

  • Fixes bug reported on v1.23.0

New in SimpleMind 1.23.0 (Apr 15, 2019)

  • Wysiwyg rich text (bold, italic etc.) support in Note, Topics and Labels
  • Dark mode support on MacOS 10.14.
  • Style Sheet selector in inspector (MacOS 10.13+)
  • “Natural+Colors on Black” stylesheet added
  • Branch border supported for central themes

New in SimpleMind 1.22.0 (Dec 4, 2018)

  • Improved display in Image Preview.
  • Adjustable font size in note panel (context menu)
  • Removed options for shadow support in mind maps
  • Keyboard shortcuts for subscript Ctrl+= and superscript Shift+Ctrl+=
  • Bug fixed in Export Outline scope radio buttons
  • Bug fix for Nextcloud servers that have path at the end of the server url

New in SimpleMind 1.21.0 (Aug 22, 2018)

  • Open multiple Mind Maps with “View | Open in New Window”. Shortcut Cmd+O
  • Crosslinks can be used to make a summary or merge paths.
  • Nextcloud support added. Use your own Nextcloud based cloud server to synchronize mind maps across devices.
  • 坚果云 – Nutstore cloud support added. Use this Chinese cloud service to synchronize mind maps across devices.
  • Manually toggle the crosslink style via the relation toolbar to style as “normal” hierarchy or crosslink.
  • Maximum image thumbnail size increased to 480 pixels.
  • Press Alt-key to force scrolling rather than moving elements. This can be used when an image leaves no empty space to scroll.
  • Allows Drag-Drop on collapsed topics.
  • Hide Inspector Cmd+0 replaces Toggle Inspector Cmd+Shift+I.
  • Animated scrolling (outliner, search, spell check etc).
  • Working around Dropbox time outs when synchronizing.

New in SimpleMind 1.20.2 (Mar 27, 2018)

  • Local mind maps support multiple selection for Delete, Move to Folder and Copy to Cloud
  • Local mind maps: Move to Folder added
  • Select all Text (Cmd+A) in main menu Select
  • Bugs fixed

New in SimpleMind 1.20.1 (Feb 15, 2018)

  • fixes bugs reported on v1.20.0.

New in SimpleMind 1.20.0 (Feb 13, 2018)

  • Translated: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portugese, Russian, Spanish.
  • Breadcrumb bar in Cloud Explorers (Dropbox etc.) for quick navigation between folders.
  • Order Up (Command+PageUp) reconnects the selected topic to its parent parent (grand-parent).
  • Default Layout Direction for new mind maps can be set in Preferences | General.
  • Several bugs fixed.

New in SimpleMind 1.19.0 (Dec 5, 2017)

  • Link to Contact by phone number or email address. Mac OS 10.11 minimum.
  • The Top-Down auto layout has 2 new layout directions, Top-RightToLeft and Bottom-RightToLeft.
  • Super script and sub script markdown support ^^super^^ ,,sub,,
  • Markdown text markup commands via main menu Style | Font (Bold, Italic etc)
  • Outliner shows dates and has a filter to show only topics with a date set. Click date icon to change date.
  • Default Word Wrap (long press wrap tool or Ctrl+W).
  • Import Mind Map added to main menu.
  • Finder-like sorting in Dropbox and Google Drive listings.
  • Several minor bugs fixed
  • Image (file) and text drop is much improved:
  • drop an image on a topic to add image as floating image, embedded image or icon.
  • drop an image in empty space to add a floating image or a new topic with an embedded image.
  • drop Text to add a child or central theme.

New in SimpleMind 1.18.0 (Aug 8, 2017)

  • Progress bar checkboxes (0% – 100%) and Roll-up progress checkboxes (progress automatically calculated by averaging progress from children).
  • Set a date for a topic.
  • Mind Map Editor search bar (in advanced mode) allows searching for topics with a date before or after a certain date.
  • Insert Sibling Topic: similar to add sibling, but orders new sibling before current topic in parent. In auto layout mode the position on the mind map page is set accordingly. Ctrl+Cmd+Enter
  • Keyboard shortcuts changed: Alt+Cmd+T = toggle style toolbar, Ctrl+Cmd+T = add central theme
  • Essential Dropbox API version update.

New in SimpleMind 1.17.0 (Jul 17, 2017)

  • App renamed from SimpleMind Free to SimpleMind Lite
  • Optionally disable markdown based rich text in Preferences | General.
  • Apple APFS file system system support.
  • Bug fixed in Font Panel interaction with mind map editor.

New in SimpleMind 1.16.1 (Apr 22, 2017)

  • Bugs fixed.

New in SimpleMind 1.16 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Rectangular lasso selection: Command+Drag selects, Shift+Command+Drag extends selection
  • Auto scroll support for node well, moving elements and lasso selection
  • Make topics and labels bold, italic, underline and/or strikethrough.
  • Rich text in topics and labels using mark down similar syntax: *bold*, _italic_ ~underline~
  • Natural + Colors style sheet uses Auto Tapered line style.
  • Touch bar support
  • Added "Mind Maps" button in toolbar
  • Automatic link detection in Note field
  • Bug fixed: Style Sheet previews not working
  • Bug fixed: presets preview could cause a crash
  • Bug fixed: Keyboard shortcut Alt+Backspace would not invoke "Delete Single Topic"

New in SimpleMind 1.15.2 (Jan 4, 2017)

  • High density monitor support
  • Copy to Cloud across all clouds: Local, Dropbox and Google Drive
  • Bug fixed: Copy Local to Google Drive would not work
  • Bug fixed: Custom relation paths could be truncated in mind map export
  • Bug fixed: Undo typing could cause invalid state or crash

New in SimpleMind 1.15.0 (Nov 29, 2016)

  • Use Google Drive to synchronize with other devices
  • Diamond and Cloud border shapes
  • Rounded corners in angled paths
  • Toggle Checked State, assures checkbox visible then toggles checked state. Keyboard shortcut Command+Space
  • Order Forward and Order Backward also works for Topics. Default keyboard shortcuts Command+Up and Command+Down
  • (Backward) Delete deletes the selected element, and no longer navigates to the parent element.
  • Redesigned Preferences panel
  • Restore Default fonts added in Preferences
  • Font panel integration removed (fonts can only be adjusted via Preferences)
  • Restoring Mind Map Explorer collapsed state
  • Performance improvement for large mind maps
  • Bug fix: original child order is maintained when using drag-drop to change parent
  • Bug fix: Several style toolbar bugs fixed
  • Bug fix: On older Mac OS versions the topic toolbar add image drop down menu was disabled
  • Bug fix: Angled path styles were missing in Custom Style sheet editor.
  • Bug fix: memory leaks fixed

New in SimpleMind 1.14.0 (Jul 18, 2016)

  • Outliner - in the Inspector panel (on the right), displayed in the image below. Outliner synchronizes with the selection in the editor. Also useful when Searching in the Mind Map. Use drag & drop in the outline to reorder topics.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for Show Outline ⌘1, Show Note ⌘2 allow fast switching between topics in outline and note.
  • Angled relation paths and Adjustable relation paths. Read more…
  • New build-in style sheet: Chart (angled paths + arrows)
  • Check spelling for entire Mind Map, shorcut ⌘;
  • Live spelling and automatic spelling correction support for Mind Map editor
  • Paste Text as List and Import plain text .txt files. Each new line creates a new topic, leading tabs are interpreted as hierarchy level.
  • "Enable Snap Options" check added to Snap Options. Snap to guide lines and snap to grid are only active when this option is checked. Pressing ⌘ (Command) while dragging a topic, temporarily inverts this option. This allows easy enabling/disabling the snap feature in specific cases.
  • Relation style presets, create and apply adjusted relation styles
  • Export as Encapsulated PostScript (eps) (Export, Mail, Export to Dropbox)
  • Removed "reorder topics" panel, reordering sibling order is now more conveniently done with the outliner.
  • Bug fixed related to layout mode panel on OSX 10.6
  • Bug fixed related to Mind Map Search Bar not appearing on older OSX systems.
  • Bug fixed that made it impossible to copy a Mind Map from Dropbox to the local root folder.

New in SimpleMind 1.13.0 (May 3, 2016)

  • Layout Direction options (Auto, Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Manual) for auto layout modes.
  • Snap to guide lines and/or grid, available from main menu SimpleMind | Snap Options.
  • Auto focus, available from main menu Zoom and the editor tool bar. See image below:
  • (Tinted) Collapsed and Hidden topic markers are clickable tools, also when the topic is not selected (see image below).
  • Option "Display Hide tool for topics" (in SimpleMind Preferences) shows hide tool for topic and moves collapse tool and collapse markers to opposite side (see image above).
  • Long press Hide/show tool shows hide/show options (hide children , full hide etc.)
  • Bug fixed in positioning hidden topics for auto horizontal and vertical layouts.
  • Bug fixed when pasting in auto layout.
  • Bug fixed related to hidden topics in auto layout.
  • Bug fixed related to tooltip flicker while editing in mind map editor.

New in SimpleMind 1.12.1 (Mar 7, 2016)

  • Embedded images in topics
  • Tinted checkboxes: topic check boxes appear in the topic's stroke color (see image below). Change via Mind Map Style | Custom check box color. Defining (near) white as custom checkbox color results in plain black and white checkboxes.
  • New style added: "Natural + Colors", colorful paths without topic boxes (see image above)
  • Export to Dropbox, in Mind Map menu, for mind maps on Dropbox
  • Advanced search options in Mind Map editor: search for checkbox state (unchecked, checked) or icon
  • Pdf bookmark extraction: Import pdf, Convert .pdf to mind map, link to bookmark in pdf document, support for linking to "page=number" in pdf links
  • Add Icon from File, add a custom icon without adding it to the custom icons library
  • Double click in empty space adds a Central Theme when nothing is selected
  • Style sheet selector shows preview images.
  • Improved lines in auto Top Down layout
  • Performance improvement for dashed lines in low zoom factors

New in SimpleMind 1.11.0 (Nov 24, 2015)

  • Auto Layout added: Horizontal, Vertical, List, Top Down.
  • Use drag&drop to rearrange Topic order in auto layout modes.
  • Default Layout Mode for new Mind Maps in Global Style Options.
  • Keyboard navigation with arrow keys improved.
  • Alt+Drag-Drop image adds the image as icon, Command+Drop adds it as Image - like before.
  • Add as Image in Icon Picker: when pressed an icon will be added as floating image rather than as Icon.
  • Select All Topics, Relations, Images etc. added to main menu.
  • Warning to prevent loosing local changes when disconnecting from Dropbox.
  • OSX 10.11 support added.
  • Several bugs fixed in Dropbox integration.

New in SimpleMind 1.10.1 (Oct 30, 2015)

  • Multiple Selection support for all relevant commands.
  • Rotate and Flip commands added - main menu | Edit
  • Long Press on rotate tool invokes Rotate and Flip commands

New in SimpleMind 1.10.1 (Oct 11, 2015)

  • Multiple Selection support for all relevant commands.
  • Rotate and Flip commands added - main menu | Edit
  • Long Press on rotate tool invokes Rotate and Flip commands

New in SimpleMind 1.9.9 (Sep 11, 2015)

  • Display Branch Borders
  • Work offline / online in SimpleMind main menu allows forced working in offline mode.
  • Display and play back Voice Memos inside topics - as recorded using SimpleMind for android or SimpleMind for iPad/iPhone
  • Transparent fill color support in topics and labels
  • Device and platform independent rendering.
  • Upload to Cloud in Add Document Link
  • Double tap on Image opens the full size image - the image link tool was removed
  • Editor Scale Factor, allows scaling editor rather than adjusting font sizes.
  • Bug fixed: hide/show branch now also available in presentation mode
  • Bug fixed: pdf scale factor normalized (much smaller)
  • Bug fixed: retina monitor scaling in editor normalized

New in SimpleMind 1.9.8 (Jun 11, 2015)

  • Copy / Paste Link to Topic allows linking to a specific topic in any mind map
  • Hide/Show Branch support
  • Improved Navigation History
  • Toggle Mind Map Explorer (Ctrl+Command+M)

New in SimpleMind 1.9.5 (Apr 7, 2015)

  • Thumbnails and Searching in Dropbox
  • Customizable Mind Map background color
  • Customizable line width for relations
  • Auto import/export for Custom Style Sheets
  • Auto save redesigned
  • Improved L/R balance for strict layouts
  • Allow cross linking in search mode
  • Pre-loading Dropbox contents (Indexing)
  • Major bugs fixed:
  • Searching would not locate matches in all floating texts.
  • Quote substitution in Note panel disabled

New in SimpleMind 1.9.4 (Nov 25, 2014)

  • CHANGES:
  • Customizable line width for relations
  • Auto import/export for Custom Style Sheets
  • Bug fix: restored larger custom icon size
  • Bug fix: synchronization via Dropbox with SimpleMind for iOS would fail for new mind maps

New in SimpleMind 1.9.3 (Nov 6, 2014)

  • Redesigned Dropbox support. Direct open from / save to Dropbox.
  • Add, move, rename, move on Dropbox
  • Link to Document in Dropbox
  • Add full size images with Link source or Upload to cloud
  • Image (thumbnails) may store a link to the original / uploaded image
  • Drag Drop image from Dropbox Explorer to topic adds image to mind map
  • New style: Soft Colors Left to Right connected
  • Custom titles for local Mind Maps
  • Thumbnails for local mind maps
  • Strict layouter arranges top to bottom rather than bottom to top
  • Add Cross Link mode
  • Additional arrow styles (circles, diamond, stop)
  • Rotate Branch tool
  • Rotate and Move Branch with Alt+Drag
  • Keyboard arrow navigation for relations: Left / Right arrow scroll to source / target topic.
  • Drag-drop URLs (from web browser address bar) on topics
  • Clickable URL links in .pdf exports.

New in SimpleMind 1.8.3 (Feb 10, 2014)

  • Large images are displayed as thumbnail on the mind map. Image preview shows full size.
  • Delete hierarchical relations.

New in SimpleMind 1.8.2 (Jan 31, 2014)

  • Inspector Panel with embedded Note view and Icon Picker. Show/Hide Inspector with Shift+Command+I
  • Layout options added: Strict Vertical (top to bottom) Layout Mind Map and Strict Horizontal/Vertical Layout Branch.
  • Image Size limit and Density are configurable via Image Library window.

New in SimpleMind 1.8.1 (Dec 13, 2013)

  • Add floating texts (labels) to relations and topics.
  • Style Presets for topics and texts.
  • Style tool bar
  • Custom Icons inside topics.
  • Clickable Check boxes inside topics.
  • Gradient fill topic boxes.
  • Full collapse child topics.

New in SimpleMind 1.8.0 (Dec 6, 2013)

  • Add floating texts (labels) to relations and topics.
  • Style Presets for topics and texts.
  • Style tool bar
  • Clickable Check boxes inside topics.
  • Gradient fill topic boxes.
  • Full collapse child topics.

New in SimpleMind 1.7.5 (Oct 1, 2013)

  • Many more high resolution Stock Icons available.
  • More options available in Custom Style Sheets.
  • Bug fixed related to Document links to files.

New in SimpleMind 1.7.4 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Hierarchical relations and cross links styles: customize source and target arrows, custom path and line styles and color. The default values are taken from the mind map style and selected Style Sheet. Double click a relation to edit its style
  • Topic styles: customize border style, border width, text alignment and fill, stoke and text color.
  • Mind Map Style: customize relations and topics on a mind map level.
  • Reconnect relations with drag handles at relation ends.
  • Mind Map Auto numbering style has been moved from the Visual style menu to the Mind Map Style dialog.
  • Select custom color and Clear Style Customization also work on hierarchical relations and cross links.
  • Style tool bar contains commands to change topic and relation style elements.
  • Style presets allow applying predefined style to the selected topic
  • Copy / Paste Style, default shortcuts Ctrl+⌘+C and Ctrl+⌘+V
  • Note Tool (T) displayed at top right, note marker moved to top right corner
  • Opml import export includes _note attribute (interaction with Scrivener, OmniOutliner, Workflowy etc)

New in SimpleMind 1.7.2 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • OS X 10.6 crash fix on Add Image.

New in SimpleMind 1.7.1 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Mind Map Search Bar
  • Auto and manual check for updates

New in SimpleMind 1.7.4 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Hierarchical relations and cross links styles: customize source and target arrows, custom path and line styles and color. The default values are taken from the mind map style and selected Style Sheet. Double click a relation to edit its style
  • Topic styles: customize border style, border width, text alignment and fill, stoke and text color.
  • Mind Map Style: customize relations and topics on a mind map level.
  • Reconnect relations with drag handles at relation ends.
  • Mind Map Auto numbering style has been moved from the Visual style menu to the Mind Map Style dialog.
  • Select custom color and Clear Style Customization also work on hierarchical relations and cross links.
  • Style tool bar contains commands to change topic and relation style elements.
  • Style presets allow applying predefined style to the selected topic
  • Copy / Paste Style, default shortcuts Ctrl+⌘+C and Ctrl+⌘+V
  • Note Tool (T) displayed at top right, note marker moved to top right corner
  • Opml import export includes _note attribute (interaction with Scrivener, OmniOutliner, Workflowy etc)

New in SimpleMind 1.7.0 (Jun 5, 2013)

  • Add images to topics.
  • Drag or click Add Sibling tool (*) to add a new sibling topic.
  • Drag/Drop file on topic to link to the file
  • Drag/Drop image file on topic to link to the file or press Alt to insert the image.
  • Drag/Drop image on topic to insert the image.
  • Drag/Drop text on mind map to add a new topic.
  • Full screen Presentation Mode (Ctrl+Command+P)
  • Full screen editing Mode (Ctrl+Command+F)

New in SimpleMind 1.6.6 (Nov 6, 2012)

  • Delete Mind Map via Recycler.
  • Alt-key + scroll wheel zooms in/out.
  • Bug fixed in Layouter

New in SimpleMind 1.6.3 (Oct 16, 2012)

  • Infinite page size. Page automatically grows unlimited to any side of the mind map.
  • Scroll pad zoom and scroll support.
  • Notes included in text export.
  • Freemind 0.9.0 compatibility.
  • URL link bug fixed.

New in SimpleMind 1.5.8 (Apr 23, 2012)

  • Word wrap tool allows adjusting topic width.
  • Create new Mind Map from selected topic and its children
  • Create new linked Mind Map from selected topic (moving selection and children to the new map)
  • Import/Export Mind Map store - archive, copy, move all Mind Maps and related data.
  • Application is sand-boxed

New in SimpleMind 1.5.6 (Nov 23, 2011)

  • A bug that caused landscape Mind Maps to become portrait has been fixed.
  • Support for free mind 0.9: rich text is imported as plain text.

New in SimpleMind 1.5.5 (Oct 24, 2011)

  • Mac OSX Lion (10.7) support. Includes full screen mode.
  • Copy as Image and Copy as Outline (text)
  • Shared File Format (.smmx) - allows exchanging Mind Maps created between desktops using file copy.
  • Link to Document - link topics to a file or web-page.
  • New Stock Icons - thumbs up / down.
  • New "Soft Colors" visual style.
  • Styles can be "Level Based" - colors are assigned based on level rather than per branch.
  • New build-in Level Based styles include "Aqua Levels" and "Spring Levels".
  • Style customization editor allows adjusting creating levels based styles.
  • A problem causing an seemingly endless "freeze" was solved.

New in SimpleMind 1.5.0 (Jun 24, 2011)

  • Organize Mind Maps in Folders
  • Open Mind Maps attached to emails (from SimpleMind Touch or SimpleMind desktop)
  • Create Custom Styles: define colors, line and border style.
  • Use Custom styles from desktop in SimpleMind Touch
  • New icons available (arrows, users)