XMind

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XMind

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Basic data

developer XMind Ltd.
Current  version XMind 3.7.8
(2018)
operating system platform independent
programming language Java
category Office applications , mind mapping
License LGPL v3 and Eclipse Public License v1.0
German speaking Yes
xmind.net

XMind is brainstorming and mind mapping software developed by Hong Kong-based XMind Ltd. It is available in free and proprietary versions and can be used across platforms as it is based on Java .

history

The development of the software began in 2006, XMind 2007 and XMind 2008 appeared one year later. In 2008, XMind 3 was released. This version was the first to be licensed as open source and also available as a Pro version at a subscription price. In mid-2012, a new major release was published with XMind 2012 and version 3.3. A private sharing service was introduced as a new function. Xmind 2013 (version 3.4) will be released in November 2013. A year later, the current name is changed and Xmind 6 (version 3.5) appears.

Functions

The program is intended to support the user in capturing, structuring and visualizing terms, ideas, learning content or projects. In addition to mind maps, organization charts , Gantt diagrams , cause and effect diagrams , trees and tables can be created. Documents can be shared online. The paid versions have additional functions, e.g. B. a Word , PowerPoint and PDF export.

history

XMind is dual licensed under the Eclipse Public License v1 and the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.

Versions for Windows (also as portable software ), macOS and Linux are available.

Product / version Publication date License platform language
XMIND 2007 January 1, 2007 commercial license Mac OS X and Windows Chinese (simplified)
XMIND 2007 Update 1 April 16, 2007 English, Chinese (simplified)
XMIND 2008 September 1, 2007 Mac OS X, Windows and Linux
XMIND 2008 v2.0.4 November 4, 2007
XMIND 2008 v2.1 December 1, 2007 English, German, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional)
XMIND 2008 v2.2 January 20, 2008
XMIND 2008 v2.3 March 31, 2008
XMind v3.0 November 14, 2008 EPL and LGPL Mac OS X, Windows and Linux 32bit / 64bit English
XMind v3.0.1 December 15, 2008 English, German, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese
XMind v3.0.2 March 21, 2009
XMind v3.0.3 April 29, 2009
XMind v3.1.0 November 23, 2009
XMind v3.1.1 4th December 2009
XMind v3.2.0 September 15, 2010 English, German, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese, French, Spanish
XMind v3.2.1 November 22, 2010
XMind 2012 v3.3 August 10, 2012 English, German, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese, French, Spanish, Korean, Danish, Slovenian, Russian
XMind 2013 v3.4.1 January 25, 2014
XMind 6 v3.5.0 October 31, 2014
XMind 6 v3.5.1 20th November 2014
XMind 6 v3.5.2 April 27, 2015
XMind 6 v3.5.3 19th June 2015
XMind 7 v3.6.0 November 13, 2015
XMind 7 v3.6.1 January 6, 2016
XMind 7.5 v3.6.51 19th June 2016
XMind 8 v3.7.0 19th October 2017
XMind 8 v3.7.5 19th October 2017

Awards

XMind 2008 received an award as Best Commercial RCP Application at EclipseCon 2008, XMind 3 was named Best Project for Academia at SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards, and was voted one of the ten best productivity programs of 2010 by PCWorld . Lifehacker.de chose Xmind as the most popular mind mapping software in 2013 and a short time later the 2013 Red Herring Asia Top 100 Award was won.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ XMind : About Us
  2. Best Commercial RCP Application
  3. The Best Project for Academia ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / sourceforge.net
  4. Productivity Software: Best of 2010
  5. Most Popular Mind Mapping Tool: Xmind Accessed October 21, 2015.
  6. Red Herring Asia Top 100 Award in 2013. Accessed: October 21, 2015.