MindMap.json

Brainstorm visually and get a clear picture of your next side project, event, or business.

Outline.json

Use the Outline to brainstorm in an organized, structured method.

Tasks.json

Turn thoughts into tasks and see your progress at a glance.

Mind mapping with others has never been easier. Collaboratively, work on your next big idea with your entire team in real time.

04_CollaborationBento.mp4

Make your idea shine with our splendid themes. Start with a theme that fits your thoughts from our gallery, and adjust it to create your own style.

05_ThemesLottie.mp4

Keep working on your mind map as long as you need without straining your eyes.

DarkMode.json

We've designed 250+ stickers, to help you add clarity to your mind map. Every sticker can adjust to fit the color of your branch and is easy to find with Sticker Search.

Stickers.json

Categorize and add more context to your thoughts with Visual Tags. Prioritize ideas and bring focus to a related group of ideas that are otherwise not connected.

10_TagsBento.mp4

Collect and manage the ins and outs of your idea

Connections.json

When your structure gets more complex, it can be super helpful to hide parts of your mind map that you might not need to see right now but want to come back to later.

Folding.json

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2024 books.mindnode.zip

Creativity.mindnode

17 years of MindNode.mindnode

How to stay productive without going crazy in 2025_ .mindnode.zip

Start planning your vacation. Outlining your next best-seller. Writing your notes. MindNode lets you capture, organize, style and share your thoughts.

Hi Seyoung! Could you please introduce yourself?

I'm a passionate and curious person, both personally and professionally. Personally, I've always loved storytelling through videography, photography, and self-publishing. Since 2020, I've worked in tech startups, starting as an engineer, transitioning into product management, and now serving as Director of Customer Success at Basemark, an AR software company.

I've been a visual thinker since I was young. I speak four languages: Korean (my mother tongue), English, Japanese, and Finnish. I learned the three foreign languages by visually associating concepts with positions on notebook pages. For example, I’d think “line 4 on page 5,” and my brain would draw the content for me. That’s why mind mapping has always felt so natural to me.

I’ve grown both personally and professionally through MindNode over the past decade. It’s become an essential part of how I think, plan, and build. I deeply appreciate the team behind it and want to see MindNode thrive for many years to come — it truly plays a meaningful role in my life.

When and how did you discover mind mapping?

I was first introduced to mind mapping in elementary school, when I was about 8 or 9. But it never really clicked with pen and paper — it felt too slow. That changed in 2015 when the App Store recommended MindNode. I gave it a try while writing my bachelor’s thesis, and I’ve been using it daily ever since.

Writing & Presentations – structuring thoughts before writing or presenting

Framework building – defining and organizing reusable templates for different types of work

Scheduling – daily, weekly, and long-term goals

Ideation & Planning – videography, photography, and book projects

Meditation – reflecting on my goals, progress, and what truly motivates me

Understanding & Summarizing – breaking down books, technical papers, or code repositories

How has it helped you, personally or professionally?

I think non-linearly and constantly jump between ideas across domains. MindNode matches my mental speed. It lets me stay in flow, connect dots, and turn abstract ideas into concrete plans — fast.

That speed is crucial because I work in a startup with offices across three continents. It's also essential for personal projects, where no one sets the deadline but me. With MindNode, I can break big goals into small, motivating wins and adjust as I go.

MindNode helps me understand myself and what I truly want. I use it every morning to review my priorities — both personal and professional. This keeps me focused, organized, and intentional with my time.

MindNode helps me deconstruct problems and cut away the noise. I can clearly see what doesn’t matter and double down on what does. That clarity helps me hit the right goals fast.

Which device do you like to use MindNode on, and why?

I mainly use my MacBook Pro (for work) and MacBook Air (personal), connected to a 27-inch external display. The large screen and physical keyboard help me work quickly. When I’m away from my Macs, I use an iPhone 11. When switching between devices, I’m careful to avoid sync issues.


Do you have any MindNode features that you particularly enjoy?

A small but essential set of features — the simplicity is a feature in itself. The MindNode team clearly understands what it takes to get into flow.

Image attachment — a picture is worth a thousand words!

Copy-paste that maintains indentation — super handy for switching between MindNode and other text editors like Confluence

Native & local — MindNode isn’t bloated or cloud-dependent, so it stays lightning fast. I often work offline while traveling, and this makes a big difference.

Writing helps me clarify my thoughts. Reading books lets me experience new perspectives. Cinema teaches me storytelling, and behind-the-scenes documentaries show how teams collaborate in depth. I love listening to interviews with industry leaders on YouTube and podcasts. And last but not least, I enjoy talking with my nerdy friends, who are always working on cool hobby projects. They introduce me to new technologies and domains — and give feedback on my projects too.


Seyoung has made his MindMap with books and notes available to us. It can be downloaded here. 

Discover how Seyoung first used MindNode for his bachelor’s thesis — and how it’s become essential to both his personal and professional life.

Visual Thinking in Motion: Seyoung’s inspiring Journey with MindNode.

We're excited to introduce MindNode 2025.3, packed with new features and enhancements designed to simplify managing your documents. This update focuses on 4 major improvements: enhanced document import, expanded support for FreeMind and Xmind, improved document management, and a more powerful document search.

Importing your existing mind maps into MindNode is now easier than ever. We've introduced a unified workflow that supports importing MindNode Classic documents alongside all other supported file formats. This streamlines the transition to MindNode Next. To import documents, just drag them onto the app icon or use the new import toolbar item.

Managing your documents just got a whole lot easier. Together with the above-mentioned improved document import workflow, we've introduced a dedicated list of recently imported documents. Additionally, shared documents are now categorized into a" Shared by Me" and a" Shared with Me" section, making it easier to find and organize your collaboration documents. We also added a button and context menu to empty the trash.

We're extending our compatibility by adding support for FreeMind and Xmind documents. Now, you can import FreeMind and Xmind files directly into MindNode and even export your mind maps as FreeMind documents. This enhancement allows for greater flexibility and interoperability between different mind-mapping tools.  

Finding the right document is now faster and more intuitive. The updated search feature now highlights where your search term appears—whether in the document title or content—so you can quickly locate what you need. Plus, when you open a document from search results, you can continue searching inside it, ensuring a seamless search experience.

In addition to these major updates, we've included several refinements to enhance your workflow:

Tags: The outline view now displays tag indicators for better organization.

Connections: New context menus with "Show Start/End Node" actions.

Style: Nodes retain their style when re-attached while holding the command key ⌘.

Themes: Allow to set a default theme for new documents. 

Preference: Syncs several preferences across devices. 

Links: Improved support for pasting links during title editing.

Node Well: Improved behavior when creating and re-attaching nodes.

We hope these updates help you stay focused and organized. You can find all the changes and fixes in our release notes. And if you want to help us, you can now join the public beta to provide feedback on the upcoming layout positioning improvements and folder support.

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