I just purchased SimpleMind Pro (Mac version) last week. I used a variety of MM software over the years and was a devoted MindJet/MindManager user at my place of employment. I'm retired now and have been looking for a MM replacement (MindManager is somewhat pricey!) After some research it came down to MindNode and SimpleMind. I like MindNode but they just switched to subscription pricing model. So I went with SimpleMind. So far, its been a great experience!

It's easy to overthink. Walk into a conference room, look at the white board. Anything can be written, drawn, posted on it.

IMO, that's what good white board software emulates. No structure, just space and tools.

(I think TreeSheets fits that nicely, btw.)

Andy Brice wrote:

where the boundary is
for what most people consider whiteboarding software.

washere wrote:

He's still
developing and updating it when he finds time.

Would you know the version no. of the latest Windows build?

There used to be a page with the versions but it no longer is there and I couldn't work it out from the GitHub page.

I didn't realise there were updates recently...

Heh, you have a point. Although Corkulous has one or two pluses, including an impressive gallery of shapes. And you can, of course, change the background so it doesn’t look like a good ole’ skeuomorphic cork board…

However, I’m fascinated by this MindForger thingy that everybody’s suddenly started talking about - wowee!

Paul Korm wrote:

Corkulous is cute, but the default ugly skeuomorphic cork board metaphor
is so so '80s.

Wouldn't think of HyperPlan for white boarding -- and it as no web or
iOS/iPadOS presence anyway.

Numbers is good for blank-sheet white boarding -- Keynote is really good
for that purpose too.

Paying $15/year for Corkulous to do what Keynote does for free -- why,
that's almost four cups of coffee :-)

Interesting apps mentioned in this thread. Curio is still doing well for me, but I could do what I needed with Numbers.

Numbers has tabs, Curio has Idea Spaces. Curio is quicker to enter blocks of text in, has tags, extensive searching, so given the choice of the two for a whiteboard, I'd use Curio - but I could do what I need with Numbers or Keynote.

Dr Andus wrote:

washere wrote:
>He's still
>developing and updating it when he finds time.

Would you know the version no. of the latest Windows build?

There used to be a page with the versions but it no longer is there and
I couldn't work it out from the GitHub page.

I didn't realise there were updates recently...

He updated (v1.0.2) it in August:

https://github.com/aardappel/treesheets/releases


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Other issues here, re: MindForger, have had it on Linux for a couple of years or so. It's idiosyncratic somewhat, he's got really advanced unique features and interface that's amazing. Then he gets a few basics features not right or non existent, stability problems, etc. Maybe in a couple of years it'll be knockout, this happens sometimes with talented sole developers.

I use different templates I made for SimpleMind, TreeSheets & Hyperplane. Each for different purposes & sometimes fields. They're all stunning. TreeSheets can create completely different looking templates. I made dark theme templates, sometimes color, some with very large numbers of cells in the grid, etc. Superb for planning projects, books etc. If Hyperplane gets free layout in v3 it'll be huge too. Here's some examples for beginners to TreeSheets which is a free software:

https://github.com/aardappel/treesheets/tree/master/TS/examples

Also not install appimage version for Linux:

https://appimage.github.io/TreeSheets/

washere wrote:

He updated (v1.0.2) it in August:

https://github.com/aardappel/treesheets/releases

Thanks for that. Turns out my version is from Sep 13, 2015...

Thanks; interestingly, I downloaded a few examples but when trying to open them in TreeSheets in Windows (version from October 2019) I got the error message "Not a TreeSheets file". I wonder whether the TreeSheets file format is now different between Linux and Windows versions. In the past I remember that it was the same across the two.

washere wrote:

Here's some examples for beginners to TreeSheets which is a free software:
https://github.com/aardappel/treesheets/tree/master/TS/examples

Hi Alexander. The filetype is the same across Windows, Mac OS & Linux versions. Should open fine in all 3 versions.
I just tried those files in the link and they download and opened fine on my Windows version, same as yours ver Oct2019.
You can right-lick on RAW link and SAVE as in 1 example i saw.
Or clicking on "VIEW RAW" in most of those examples (in the middle) in those github example pages, also downloaded them.

You are techie yourself so I suspect your TS version might be corrupted. I'd uninstall and install a fresh copy just to be sure and safer.
But first try this:

I just uploaded a zip file to zippyshare. It contains several TS example files which I made into dark versions and improved the looks of, a couple of years ago.
Also a dual column TS file called "treesheets commands.cts" which is in that zip, it is a cheatsheet of the commands i re-edited and made darkish.
Zippyshare launches a new webpage, an ad, so just close that and click the big orange download button again.

https://www3.zippyshare.com/v/HlNrXpq4/file.html

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Download page for latest Win/Mac/Linux versions of app for those interested:

http://strlen.com/treesheets/

Each cell can have multi layers of inner cells in TS. Also can completely design the overall grid. These make it have infinite potential.

P.S. in earlier post on this page my GBoard android keyboard app was swiping Hyperplane instead of Hyperplan.


Alexander Deliyannis wrote:

Thanks; interestingly, I downloaded a few examples but when trying to
open them in TreeSheets in Windows (version from October 2019) I got the
error message "Not a TreeSheets file". I wonder whether the TreeSheets
file format is now different between Linux and Windows versions. In the
past I remember that it was the same across the two.

washere wrote:
>Here's some examples for beginners to TreeSheets which is a free
software:
>https://github.com/aardappel/treesheets/tree/master/TS/examples

several more TS example files i found on my drive:

https://www90.zippyshare.com/v/fiPfElA1/file.html

Can't send my own private TS & other apps' templates but these examples are a start for those interested. My VPN just hopped countries & seems zippyshare is blocked in some, here is both sets of examples from prev 2 zippy links, on mediafire as 1 zip:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/57joz1ivxr8zj55/TS_Examples.zip/file

The only downer about Curio is the fact that it’s confined to macOS, whereas Numbers (and KeyNote) both work across macOS and iOS (although not other platforms, of course – although web-based versions of both are available on iCloud, for which anybody can apply).

Amontillado wrote:

Interesting apps mentioned in this thread. Curio is still doing well for
me, but I could do what I needed with Numbers.

Numbers has tabs, Curio has Idea Spaces. Curio is quicker to enter
blocks of text in, has tags, extensive searching, so given the choice of
the two for a whiteboard, I'd use Curio - but I could do what I need
with Numbers or Keynote.

The scales fell from my eyes. I've never considered using Keynote (or Numbers or Pages) in iCloud.com but they are really good, and you can drop the online document down to the desktop in either Apple or Windows formats (.pptx, .docx, .xlsx) depending on the app.

Thanks Bill!

MadaboutDana wrote:

whereas Numbers (and KeyNote) both work across macOS and iOS
(although not other platforms, of course although web-based
versions of both are available on iCloud, for which anybody can apply).

You’re welcome, Paul - it’s always satisfying when someone finally hears the prophet mournfully preaching in the wilderness… ;-)

Cheers!
Bill