![]() Round-trip compatibility: If you have ever tried to move a mind map or other file from one software program to another, then you may have experienced this: Things get lost in translation, corrupted or just flat out don’t work any more. Here’s what’s most notable about this app: Mindjet hired the developer, and plans to invest aggressively in developing mobile applications, according to a company representative. It’s based on technology recently acquired from MyMind ( see my review of this impressive app here), one of the most impressive mind mapping apps available today. MindManager 9 for Mac will be available on June 23, 2011.Īlong with the launch of MindManager 9 for Mac, Mindjet also announced a new product: Mindjet Mobile for iPhone and iPad. Hopefully, this will mean that MindManager for Mac will remain more on par with the Windows version in the years ahead. Among other things, Mathieu will be responsible for developing Mindjet’s cross-platform strategy (how it develops visual mapping solutions for all computing platforms). Mindjet emphasized during a recent press briefing that it has hired a new Chief Products Officer (CPO), Blaine Mathieu, who is part of a renewed commitment to listening to the needs of its customers. Mindjet says it will release a version 9.1 shortly that will add this capability. This capability isn’t in this new version of MindManager Mac – at least not yet. Support for Catalyst: Previous versions of MindManager for Mac were not designed to integrate with Mindjet’s Catalyst online workspace product for teams. READ: 5 unique features that make Scrintal worth a closer look In addition, MindManager 9 for Mac adds an in-context formatting bar, which should improve your productivity when formatting map topics. Inspectors have been improved and optimized, and you can now have multiple inspectors open at the same time. User interface improvements: The toolbar of the program has been improved for better usability, and is now customizable. Improved filtering: MindManager 9 for Mac is now equipped with the same multi-level filtering tool as the Windows version, which is especially valuable when working with large, complex mind maps. MindManager 9 for Mac can now export to Microsoft Word, iWork Pages, Keynote and other formats. Version 9 handles all exports from within the program, a major improvement. Improved exporting: For some reason, previous versions of MindManager utilized a cloud-based service to handle conversions from the native MindManager file type to Microsoft Office Mac 2011 and iWork applications. The Mac version of MindManager 9 also has one presentation feature that’s unique to this platform – the ability to jump to any slide in your presentation. As with the Windows version, you can edit and annotate slides during a presentation. This looks like it would be useful in MindManager 9 for Windows, too!Ī presentation view that supports the creation of slides, much like the Windows version of MindManager 9. ![]() ![]() At any time, you can drag them from the list and drop them onto any open mind map. ![]() They appear in a list below the text entry field. Quick entry mode: This new feature is a new dialog box where you can quickly enter a succession of ideas, using only the keyboard. Mindjet also announced new mind mapping apps for the iPhone and iPad, based on technology acquired from MyMind. One of the major complaints of MindManager for Mac users was answered in the release last week of version 9 of this popular mind mapping software: Its features and functionality are now on par, and in a few ways superior to, that of the Windows version of MindManager. ![]()
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