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
14free plans on this page
$0.50/molowest paid tier
5 Oct 2026last checked
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 26 MindManager iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8 Supported platforms: web, windows, macos, linux, ios, androidExport formats: HTML5, PNG, BMP, GIF, JPEG, EMF, WMF, TIFF, PDF, XLSX, CSV, DOCX, MPP, OPML, TXT, RTF, RTFD, ZIPReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 27 MindView iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.8$28.33/mo Supported platforms: web, windows, macos, ios, androidExport formats: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Outlook, PDF, HTML, XML, picture formatsReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 28 MindGenius No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$13.33/mo Supported platforms: web, windowsExport formats: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, PDF, HTML, text, JPEG, PNG, BMP, EMF, Freemind, iThoughts, Thinkingspace, Pocket Mindmap, RTF, OPMLReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 29 Bubbl.us No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Supported platforms: webExport formats: JPG, PNG, PDF, TXTReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 30 MindOnMap No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$0.50/mo Supported platforms: web, windows, macosExport formats: JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, Markdown, TXT
- 31 ideaBraid No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$3.25/mo Supported platforms: macOS, Windows, LinuxExport formats: PNG, SVG, PDF, Markdown, OPML, ICS, CSV
- 32 MapsOfMind No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1Free Supported platforms: web, chrome_extensionExport formats: PDF, PNG, TXT, MapsOfMindReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 33 Mapul No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$29.99/mo Supported platforms: webExport formats: JPG, Mapul backup
- 34 MindFrond No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1Free Supported platforms: WindowsExport formats: PDF, HTML, PNG, SVG, OPML, plain outlinesReal-time collaboration: No
- 35 MonoMap No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$3.99/mo Supported platforms: webExport formats: Markdown, PNG, JSON
- 36 Notemap No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$60/mo Supported platforms: macOSExport formats: PNG, SVG, Markdown, plain text, OPML, HTML, PDF, JSON, Word
- 37 Tectonian No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.1$8/mo Supported platforms: webExport formats: PDF
- 38 CloudMindMaps No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0Free Supported platforms: webExport formats: .mm, image, outlineReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 39 Mind Map Maker No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0Free Supported platforms: webExport formats: PDF, imageReal-time collaboration: No
- 40 Novamind No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0$6/mo Supported platforms: Windows, macOSExport formats: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, MindManager, OPML, text, PDF, PNG, Excel CSV
- 41 WiseMapping No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.0Free Supported platforms: web, windows, macos, linux, self_hostedExport formats: PDF, SVG, Freeplane
- 42 Comapping No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8$2.08/mo Supported platforms: web, windows, macos, linuxExport formats: .comapReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 43 MindMup No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Supported platforms: webExport formats: PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, Microsoft Word, Markdown, HTML, OPML, MindMupReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 44 SimpleMindMap No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6 Supported platforms: web, windows, macos, linuxExport formats: PNG, PDF, SVG, XMind, Mermaid, HTML, JSON, Markdown, TXT, XLSX, FreeMindReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 45 Freeplane No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported platforms: windows, macos, linuxExport formats: Asciidoc, MediaWiki, Markdown, XBEL, Twiki, PDF, OPML, LaTeX, JPEG, PNG, SVG, XML, XHTML, HTML, Microsoft Excel 2003, Word 2003, Project 2003, OpenOffice, TaskJuggler, Freeplane 1.1Real-time collaboration: No
- 46 Labyrinth No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported platforms: linux, windows
- 47 Mappify No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported platforms: webExport formats: PNG, PDFReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 48 Mind42 No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported platforms: webExport formats: Mind42, Freemind, MindManager, RTF, JPEG, PNG, PDFReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 49 MindSpark No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported platforms: web, self_hostedExport formats: PNG, PDF, JSON, Markdown/text, Word (.doc), MermaidReal-time collaboration: Yes
- 50 SpiderScribe No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5 Supported platforms: webExport formats: SVGReal-time collaboration: Yes
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | Export formats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | MindManager | 6.8 | 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 |
| 27 | MindView | 6.8 | No | $28.33/mo | No | — | web, windows, macos, ios, android | Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, Outlook, PDF, HTML, XML, picture formats |
| 28 | MindGenius | 6.4 | Free plan | $13.33/mo | Yes | 13.33 /user/mo | web, windows | Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, PDF, HTML, text, JPEG, PNG, BMP, EMF, Freemind, iThoughts, Thinkingspace, Pocket Mindmap, RTF, OPML |
| 29 | Bubbl.us | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | web | JPG, PNG, PDF, TXT |
| 30 | MindOnMap | 6.3 | Free plan | $0.50/mo | Yes | — | web, windows, macos | JPG, PNG, SVG, PDF, Markdown, TXT |
| 31 | ideaBraid | 6.1 | Free plan | $3.25/mo | Yes | — | macOS, Windows, Linux | PNG, SVG, PDF, Markdown, OPML, ICS, CSV |
| 32 | MapsOfMind | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | web, chrome_extension | PDF, PNG, TXT, MapsOfMind |
| 33 | Mapul | 6.1 | Free plan | $29.99/mo | Yes | — | web | JPG, Mapul backup |
| 34 | MindFrond | 6.1 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | Windows | PDF, HTML, PNG, SVG, OPML, plain outlines |
| 35 | MonoMap | 6.1 | Free plan | $3.99/mo | Yes | — | web | Markdown, PNG, JSON |
| 36 | Notemap | 6.1 | Free plan | $60/mo | Yes | — | macOS | PNG, SVG, Markdown, plain text, OPML, HTML, PDF, JSON, Word |
| 37 | Tectonian | 6.1 | Free plan | $8/mo | Yes | — | web | |
| 38 | CloudMindMaps | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | web | .mm, image, outline |
| 39 | Mind Map Maker | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | web | PDF, image |
| 40 | Novamind | 6.0 | Free plan | $6/mo | Yes | — | Windows, macOS | Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, MindManager, OPML, text, PDF, PNG, Excel CSV |
| 41 | WiseMapping | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | web, windows, macos, linux, self_hosted | PDF, SVG, Freeplane |
| 42 | Comapping | 5.8 | No | $2.08/mo | Yes | — | web, windows, macos, linux | .comap |
| 43 | MindMup | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | 6 /user/mo | web | PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF, Microsoft Word, Markdown, HTML, OPML, MindMup |
| 44 | SimpleMindMap | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | web, windows, macos, linux | PNG, PDF, SVG, XMind, Mermaid, HTML, JSON, Markdown, TXT, XLSX, FreeMind |
| 45 | Freeplane | 5.5 | 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 |
| 46 | Labyrinth | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | linux, windows | — |
| 47 | Mappify | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | web | PNG, PDF |
| 48 | Mind42 | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | web | Mind42, Freemind, MindManager, RTF, JPEG, PNG, PDF |
| 49 | MindSpark | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | web, self_hosted | PNG, PDF, JSON, Markdown/text, Word (.doc), Mermaid |
| 50 | SpiderScribe | 5.5 | No | — | Yes | — | web | SVG |
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