Best Mind Mapping Software in 2026
Updated
71 mind mapping software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
71ranked
9free plans on this page
$1.99/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Mind Mapping Software, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 10 of the 25 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 MapulPaid from $29.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 27 ComappingPaid from $2.08/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 28 EscapePaid from $1.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 29 Mappify
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: yes
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 30 MapsOfMindFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 31 MonoMapPaid from $3.99/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 32 NovamindPaid from $6/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 33 TectonianPaid from $8/mo
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 34 CloudMindMapsFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 35 GitMind
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 36 Idea ThinkFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 37 miMindPaid from $2.08/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 38 Mind Map MakerFree plan
- Free to practise on: yes
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 39 SimpleMindPaid from $10.99/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 40 SimpleMindMap
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 41 Rytica
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 42 MindManager
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 43 Freeplane
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 44 MindMup
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 45 MindViewPaid from $28.33/mo
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 46 Labyrinth
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 47 Mindly
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: yes
- 48 SpiderScribe
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 49 FreeMind
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: yes
- 50 Mind42
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: yes
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Export formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Mapul | 6.8 | Free plan | $29.99/mo | Yes | — | web | JPG, Mapul backup |
| 27 | Comapping | 6.7 | No | $2.08/mo | Yes | — | web, windows, macos, linux | .comap |
| 28 | Escape | 6.7 | Free plan | $1.99/mo | Yes | — | iOS/iPadOS, macOS | Markdown, TextBundle, OPML, outlined text, MMAP, PNG, PDF |
| 29 | Mappify | 6.7 | No | — | Yes | — | web | PNG, PDF |
| 30 | MapsOfMind | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | web, chrome_extension | PDF, PNG, TXT, MapsOfMind |
| 31 | MonoMap | 6.7 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Yes | — | web | Markdown, PNG, JSON |
| 32 | Novamind | 6.7 | Free plan | $6/mo | Yes | — | Windows, macOS | Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, MindManager, OPML, text, PDF, PNG, Excel CSV |
| 33 | Tectonian | 6.7 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | — | web | |
| 34 | CloudMindMaps | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | web | .mm, image, outline |
| 35 | GitMind | 6.6 | No | — | Yes | — | web, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome extension | JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, text, Word document, GitMind project |
| 36 | Idea Think | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | iOS | PDF, JSON |
| 37 | miMind | 6.6 | No | $2.08/mo | Yes | — | web, windows, macos, linux, ios, android | PNG, JPG, BMP, TGA, PDF, SVG, HTML, Word, Markdown, text outline, OPML, XML, JSON, CSV |
| 38 | Mind Map Maker | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | web | PDF, image |
| 39 | SimpleMind | 6.6 | No | $10.99/mo | Yes | — | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android | PDF, PNG, images, HTML, TXT, SMMX, MM, OPML |
| 40 | SimpleMindMap | 6.5 | No | — | Yes | — | web, windows, macos, linux | PNG, PDF, SVG, XMind, Mermaid, HTML, JSON, Markdown, TXT, XLSX, FreeMind |
| 41 | Rytica | 6.4 | No | — | — | — | web, windows, macos, linux, ios, android | PDF, Markdown |
| 42 | MindManager | 6.3 | No | — | No | — | web, windows, macos, linux, ios, android | HTML5, PNG, BMP, GIF, JPEG, EMF, WMF, TIFF, PDF, XLSX, CSV, DOCX, MPP, OPML, TXT, RTF, RTFD, ZIP |
| 43 | Freeplane | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | — | windows, macos, linux | Asciidoc, MediaWiki, Markdown, XBEL, Twiki, PDF, OPML, LaTeX, JPEG, PNG, SVG, XML, XHTML, HTML, Microsoft Excel 2003, Word 2003, Project 2003, OpenOffice, TaskJuggler, Freeplane 1.1 |
| 44 | MindMup | 6.2 | No | — | Yes | 6 /user/mo | web | PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, Microsoft Word, Markdown, HTML, OPML, MindMup |
| 45 | MindView | 6.2 | No | $28.33/mo | No | — | web, windows, macos, ios, android | Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Outlook, PDF, HTML, XML, picture formats |
| 46 | Labyrinth | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | linux, windows | — |
| 47 | Mindly | 6.1 | No | — | — | — | web, iOS, Android | — |
| 48 | SpiderScribe | 6.1 | No | — | Yes | — | web | SVG |
| 49 | FreeMind | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | HTML, XHTML, CSV, LaTeX, OPML, plain text, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, OpenOffice Writer, OpenOffice Impress, TWiki, SVG, PDF |
| 50 | Mind42 | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | web | Mind42, Freemind, MindManager, RTF, JPEG, PNG, PDF |
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