BrainstormSW updates or alternatives

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jan 18, 2014 at 08:35 PM

That’s a tall order. I think the closest thing to Brainstorm that I can think of is actually Ginko. Just think of it as Brainstorm where you can see the various sub-levels at the same time. Or maybe not. (I’m not sure this is an original idea with me… I think someone else may already have suggested this elsewhere.)

Recently, Manfred Kuhn had an article about replicating Brainstorm’s functionality in ConnectedText:

http://takingnotenow.blogspot.com/2014/01/recreating-brainstorms-capabilities-in.html

But even if you like that approach, it doesn’t give you the multi-platform app that you’re looking for.

Tinderbox maps actually behave like Brainstorm, in that they show one level at a time, but you can drill down to other levels. You can have multiple windows open side by side to switch your work focus. It also behaves like an outliner (in the outline view). But, of course, it is Mac OS only and expensive. (The more I think about this, though, the more I realize I frequently use Tinderbox the way I used to use Brainstorm.)

Wish I could give you better suggestions.

Steve Z.