Software:EdrawMind
| Stable release | EdrawMind 9.0.1 [1]
/ 5 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | 11 languages |
List of languages English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese | |
| Type | Project management |
| Website | www |
EdrawMind (formerly MindMaster[2]) is a commercial collaborative mind mapping and brainstorming software developed by Edraw, founded in 2004. This cross-platform mind mapping tool is available for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Web, Android, and IOS. EdrawMind supports mind maps, organization charts, timelines, fishbone diagrams, and more. It can be used, for purposes of collaborative brainstorming, project management, knowledge management, meeting management, note taking, presentation, outline, etc.
Features
EdrawMind supports more than 10 types of file formats for data import/export. It can read FreeMind, Xmind, MindManager, Markdown, Edraw Max, Microsoft Word files, etc. And save into MindManager and YoudaoNote documents. Besides the built-in mind map resources, EdrawMind provides a UGC (user-generated content) templates community, where users can share and use more templates. EdrawMind's features are as follows:
File Formats:
- Convert file from MindManager, Xmind, EdrawMax, FreeMind, Markdown, and Microsoft Word
- Save file as HTML
- Export document to PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, MindManager and YoudaoNote
- Export image to BMP, PNG, JPEG, SVG and TIFF
Functions:
- Individual Cloud
- Brainstorming mode
- Presentation mode (Traverse mode and auto-create slideshow)
- Real-time collaboration mode
- Outline mode
- One-click mind map generation
Resources:
- 8 mind map structures (Map, one-side map, org chart, fishbone, timeline, bubble, circle, sector)
- 33 predefined themes
- 700+ clipart
- Mind map gallery with 5000+ works
Development
The software was developed by Edraw. The EdrawMind V6.5 joined Edraw. And in 2020, EdrawMind V8.1.0 added a new mind map gallery, a place for users to share mind map templates and resources. [3] After June 2021, EdrawMind was re-branded from the original brand name MindMaster. [2]
Editions
There are 2 different editions: Free and Business, applied to different using purposes, such as individual, business, and education.
Versions
| Product/Version | Release Date | Platform | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| EdrawMind V6.0 | — | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
| EdrawMind V6.3 | — | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
| EdrawMind V6.5 | — | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
| EdrawMind V7.0 | — | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
| EdrawMind V7.2 | 2019/7/26 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
| EdrawMind V7.2.2 | 2019/11/5 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish |
| EdrawMind V7.3.0 | 2020/4/1 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| EdrawMind V8.0.0 | 2020/5/29 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| EdrawMind V8.0.3 | 2020/8/6 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| EdrawMind V8.0.4 | 2020/9/11 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
| EdrawMind V8.1.0 | 2020/10/9 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese (Traditional) |
| EdrawMind V8.5.1 | 2021/1/8 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese |
| EdrawMind V8.5.5 | 2021/6/1 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese |
| EdrawMind V9.0.0 | 2021/6/28 | Mac OS X, Windows 32bit/64bit, For Debian, Ubuntu, Mint 64 bit / For Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat 64 bit, Web, Mobile | English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese |
File format
EdrawMind saves its content in EdrawMind Workbook file format, using the .emmx format suffix. EdrawMind saves its content in EdrawMind Workbook file format, using the .emmx format suffix. An EdrawMind Workbook can contain more than one page, just like the sheet of a spreadsheet. Each page can have many topics, including with a central topic, numerous main topics and floating topics. The .emmx file format that implements EdrawMind Workbooks contains a ZIP compressed archive with: a directory containing all XML files, a directory of binary files containing all page information, an XML file for document information, an XML file for theme style, a .png image for thumbnail, and some other directories containing information about attachments, images and more, a directory of files describing the linking relationships between resources and pages.
Reception and awards
EdrawMind has received generally positive notice from reviewers. EdrawMind received 4.6 out of 5 stars from Capterra[4] and 4.4 out of 5 stars from G2 Crowd.[5]In TechRadar, EdrawMind got 4.5 out of 5 stars and good reviews.[6] EdrawMind also received awards. EdrawMind (Edraw) won ComponentSource Top 100 Publisher Awards.[7]
References
- ↑ https://www.edrawsoft.com/whats-new/edrawmind.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edraw Content Team. "Wondershare MindMaster Has Now Been Rebranded As Wondershare EdrawMind". https://www.edrawsoft.com/mindmaster-is-now-edrawmind.html.
- ↑ "What's New in EdrawMind (formerly MindMaster)". https://www.edrawsoft.com/whats-new/edrawmind.html.
- ↑ Capterra. "What is EdrawMind?". https://www.capterra.com/p/233145/Edraw-MindMaster/.
- ↑ Chris. "MindMaster Reviews & Product Details". https://www.g2.com/products/mindmaster/reviews.
- ↑ Saad Mohammad. "MindMaster review". https://www.techradar.com/reviews/mindmaster-review.
- ↑ ComponentSource.com. "Bestselling Publisher Awards for 2021". https://www.componentsource.com/help-support/bestselling-publisher-awards-2021.
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