SimpleMind − Mind Mapping
Capture your ideas and notes
Only for Mac
Free · In-App Purchases
Mind mapping helps you organize your thoughts, remember information and generate new ideas. We've created a beautiful, intuitive app, so you can mind map wherever you are and whenever you want.
Free Functionality
• Everything you need to get started with mind mapping.
• No ads.
• No data collection.
• No need to sign up for an account.
• Upgrade to full functionality is a one-time single purchase.
Highlights
• Easy to use.
• Continuously fine-tuned based on customer feedback.
• Trustworthy and reliable: 10+ years of updates and improvements.
• Used in a wide range of applications: business, education, legal and medical.
• Unique free-form layout or various auto layouts.
• Seamless synchronization using clouds.
• Add media and documents.
• Share Mind Maps.
• Change and customize the style of the Mind Map.
• Tools to help you maintain overview.
Create
○ place topics anywhere you want in the free-form layout
○ or use auto layout - great for brainstorming
○ reorganize and restructure using drag, rotate, re-arrange or reconnect
○ use checkboxes, progress bars, auto-numbering
○ connect any two topics with a crosslink
○ label relations
○ virtually unlimited page size and number of elements
○ supports multiple Mind Maps on one page
Add media and documents
○ images and photos
○ notes
○ icons (stock, emojis or custom)
○ link to a topic, mind map, contact, file or webpage
Seamless synchronization using clouds
○ sync mind maps with your Mac computers
○ sync mind maps across platforms. For example with iPad&iPhone - as a separate purchase
○ sync using iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive and more
Share your Mind Map
○ for example as PDF or Image
○ outline, can be imported in word processors
○ create a slideshow to present your Mind Map
○ print
○ export to Reminders or Calendar
Style your mind map
○ change the appearance by selecting one of the 15+ style sheets
○ create your own style sheets
○ style every detail, exactly how you want it
○ change borders, lines, colors, background color, the checkbox color, and much more
Maintain overview
○ collapse and expand branches
○ hide or show branches or topics
○ block out distractions with autofocus
○ highlight branches by displaying branch borders
○ visually group topics with group borders
○ organize your Mind Maps in folders
○ outline view
○ search
more • Search integrated in the Outline view, making it easier to see Search Matches and apply and combine filters
• “Today” date search filter.
• Use custom background images or patterns.
• New Super(sub)script for numbers.
• Bug fixes
2.10.2 1 Oct
• Search integrated in the Outline view, making it easier to see Search Matches and apply and combine filters
• “Today” date search filter.
• Use custom background images or patterns.
• New Super(sub)script for numbers.
2.10.1 23 Sept
• Search integrated in the Outline view, making it easier to see Search Matches and apply and combine filters
• “Today” date search filter.
• Use custom background images or patterns.
• New Super(sub)script for numbers.
2.10.0 31 Aug
• Background Patterns enhance visual appearance of your mind maps.
• Automatically add a Progress Bar when two or more child topics have a checkbox.
• Split topic text into a new sibling topic.
• Set default layout for Central Theme and Imports in Preferences.
• Add web links with web page descriptions.
• Back command in Multiple Windows mode.
• Compatibility update
2.9.2 6 May
• Background Patterns enhance visual appearance of your mind maps.
• Automatically add a Progress Bar when two or more child topics have a checkbox.
• Split topic text into a new sibling topic.
• Set default layout for Central Theme and Imports in Preferences.
• Add web links with web page descriptions.
• Back command in Multiple Windows mode.
2.9.0 30 Mar
• Full compatibility and optimization for macOS 26, modernized UI
• Smart Roll-Up Detection. The parent topic changes to a Roll-Up Progress Bar if all child topics have checkboxes.
• Enhanced OPML import from AI: Import .opml with checkboxes (checked or unchecked).
• Improved Sibling Tool. Long-press the sibling tool to choose between Add Sibling (below topic) or Insert Sibling (above topic).
• Refined Inspector Panel Controls. Use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + 1-6 to toggle the inspector panels on/off, instead of just opening them.
• Displaying link address. Hover your cursor over topic links to view the link address.
• New Toolbar Customization. All toolbar commands are now separated into individual, distinct buttons, allowing for easier and more flexible personalization of your toolbar layout.
• New Find Shortcuts: Find Next is Cmd + G, and Find Previous is Shift + Cmd + G, aligning with macOS standards.
• If available SimpleMind now uses high resolution images in the Editor. Controlled via Preferences – Image Options.
• Bugs reported on v2.8.0 fixed
2.8.2 28/11/2025
• Full compatibility and optimization for macOS 26, modernized UI
• Smart Roll-Up Detection. The parent topic changes to a Roll-Up Progress Bar if all child topics have checkboxes.
• Enhanced OPML import from AI: Import .opml with checkboxes (checked or unchecked).
• Improved Sibling Tool. Long-press the sibling tool to choose between Add Sibling (below topic) or Insert Sibling (above topic).
• Refined Inspector Panel Controls. Use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + 1-6 to toggle the inspector panels on/off, instead of just opening them.
• Displaying link address. Hover your cursor over topic links to view the link address.
• New Toolbar Customization. All toolbar commands are now separated into individual, distinct buttons, allowing for easier and more flexible personalization of your toolbar layout.
• New Find Shortcuts: Find Next is Cmd + G, and Find Previous is Shift + Cmd + G, aligning with macOS standards.
• If available SimpleMind now uses high resolution images in the Editor. Controlled via Preferences – Image Options.
• Bugs reported on v2.8.0 fixed
2.8.1 24/11/2025
Full compatibility and optimization for macOS 26, modernized UI
Smart Roll-Up Detection. The parent topic changes to a Roll-Up Progress Bar if all child topics have checkboxes.
Enhanced OPML import. Import .opml with checkboxes (checked or unchecked).
Improved Sibling Tool. Long-press the sibling tool to choose between Add Sibling (below topic) or Insert Sibling (above topic).
Refined Inspector Panel Controls. Use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + 1-6 to toggle the inspector panels on/off, instead of just opening them.
Displaying link address. Hover your cursor over topic links to view the link address.
New Toolbar Customization. All toolbar commands are now separated into individual, distinct buttons, allowing for easier and more flexible personalization of your toolbar layout.
New Find Shortcuts: Find Next is Cmd + G, and Find Previous is Shift + Cmd + G, aligning with macOS standards.
If available SimpleMind now uses high resolution images in the Editor. Controlled via Preferences – Image Options.
2.8.0 19/11/2025
• Horizontal layout direction added: “Automatic Clockwise”.
• When sharing as .pdf or .png and printing SimpleMind exports with high resolution images when available.
• In the outline, click the Note indicator Note indicator to open the NoteEditor panel.
• In the outline, hover your mouse over the Note Indicator to preview your note.
• Adjust the Tooltip font size (also used for note previews) via Preferences | Fonts.
• When using Search in Mind Map (Command-F) you can now use shortcuts to “Find Next” (Command-G) or “Find Previous” (Option-Command-G).
• Keyboard shortcut Shift-Command-L assigned to “Navigate hyperlink”. Follow the link without having to use your mouse.
• Minor improvements and bug fixes.
2.7.0 18/06/2025
• Tinted Note Indicators, the note indicator adjusts to the color of the topic. Adjust via Mind Map Style or change in a custom stylesheet.
• Pasting .opml improved.
• Rare crash bug fixed in use of nested linear layouts.
• Single Window Mode shows recently opened files in “File” -“Open Recent”.
• General improvements and minor bug fixes.
2.6.1 26/03/2025
• Tinted Note Indicators, the note indicator adjusts to the color of the topic. Adjust via Mind Map Style or change in a custom stylesheet.
• Pasting .opml improved.
• Rare crash bug fixed in use of nested linear layouts.
• Single Window Mode shows recently opened files in “File” -“Open Recent”.
• General improvements and minor bug fixes.
2.6.0 17/02/2025
• Add a linked image inside a Topic.
• Move images inside / outside a Topic by using the Topic and Image toolbars.
• Move images inside a Topic via drag and drop. Press Control to suppress.
• New Images will be cropped to a rounded shape by default.
2.5.0 25/09/2024
• Spotlight Search support – use Spotlight to search for text in mind maps – including notes.
• Sort Children: sorts child topics alphabetically.
• Importing the basics of iThoughts files (*.itmz): hierarchy, text, notes, navigation links, icons and images in topics.
• Command “Copy Link to Topic” now also places a link on the system clipboard. You can use that link in external applications.
• Improved topic tools positions – making it easier to use check boxes in tight layout schemes.
• Improved topic tools positions – making it easier to use check boxes in tight layout schemes.
2.4.1 12/06/2024
• Spotlight Search support – use Spotlight to search for text in mind maps – including notes.
• Sort Children: sorts child topics alphabetically.
• Importing the basics of iThoughts files (*.itmz): hierarchy, text, notes, navigation links, icons and images in topics.
• Command “Copy Link to Topic” now also places a link on the system clipboard. You can use that link in external applications.
• Improved topic tools positions – making it easier to use check boxes in tight layout schemes.
2.4.0 11/06/2024
Service Update: minor improvements and bug fixes.
2.3.5 19/04/2024
Service Update: many minor improvements and bug fixes.
2.3.4 04/04/2024
• 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.
2.3.3 07/03/2024
• 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.
2.3.0 08/01/2024
Compatibility update for MacOS 14.0 Sonoma
2.2.1 30/09/2023
• 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.
2.2.0 28/08/2023
Optionally use the Mind Map Explorer / Navigator in single window application style.
Turkish language supported.
Minor bugs fixed.
2.1.2 28/06/2023
• Images can be cropped to a shape: circle, rounded etc.
• Add multiple cross-links between any two topics.
• Exchange with ChatGPT using Copy & Paste
• Optionally open Mind Maps in Tabs – instead of opening in new windows
• Minor bug fixes and improvements
2.1.1 25/04/2023
• 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
2.1.0 11/04/2023
• 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.
• Bugs fixed reported on v2.0.0 and v2.01
2.0.2 10/01/2023
• 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.
• Bugs fixed reported on v2.0.0
2.0.1 09/01/2023
• Search integrated in the Outline view, making it easier to see Search Matches and apply and combine filters
• “Today” date search filter.
• Use custom background images or patterns.
• New Super(sub)script for numbers.
• Bug fixes
more Version 2.10.2 1 Oct
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