Simple Mind Mapper

A simple but flexible tool that runs in your web browser and lets you visualize relationships between ideas.

Motivation

Almost all mind mapping software is hierarchy-based, meaning that certain relationships cannot be established (child/child, child/"grandparent", child/"uncle", and so forth). This project aims to provide a simple, easy-to-use, fast alternative which offers additional flexibility.

Usage

How to launch SMM

Simple Mind Mapper is a web-based tool, meaning that no lengthy installation process is required!

1. Download all of the files
2. Open 'index.html' with Google Chrome (currently the only browser supported by SMM).

How to interact with SMM

The mouse

• Click in empty space to create a new textbox
• Click and drag textboxes
• Ctrl + click and drag textbox to begin new line. Release line over a seperate textbox to complete that line.
• Scrollwheel to move up and down the map
• Shift + scrollwheel to move left and right over the map

Keyboard shortcuts

• Ctrl + LeftArrow, Ctrl + RightArrow changes textbox width
• Ctrl + UpArrow, Ctrl + DownArrow changes size of text in selected textbox
• Ctrl + B will bold text in selected textbox
• Ctrl + I will italicize text in selected textbox
• Del will delete selected textbox and all lines connected to it

Features

• Draggable textboxes
• Connecting lines
• Editable text style
• Save/load maps
• Cross-browser compatibility
• Multiple types of lines
• Host the files online so that they can be accessed remotely (as opposed to running them locally)