Mindjet has just released a new version (18) of Mindmanager for Windows and what do they have for Mac users? Not a "new" version but just a "New!" stamp on top of their web page (https://www.mindjet.com/mindmanager-mac/
I went to check my Mindmanager version and it is still 10.6.113 - no updates available.

Thanks for heads up. The new filtering feature in the 2018 version for Windows looks nifty.

Thanks for the heads up. I upgrade MindManager every year on Windows -- it's worth the money.

But, man, the annual chore of navigating through their thicket of web sites to try to buy an upgrade. Excellent product. Lousy web presence.

(I gave up years ago on their fiction that someday they will equalize Mac and Windows products -- I stick to Windows.)

Marcos D. wrote:

Mindjet has just released a new version (18) of Mindmanager for Windows
and what do they have for Mac users? Not a "new" version but just a
"New!" stamp on top of their web page
(https://www.mindjet.com/mindmanager-mac/
I went to check my Mindmanager version and it is still 10.6.113 - no
updates available.

I wonder why they don't release them in sync. Are they built on substantially different source code bases? If so, that seems a poor decision when there are a number of pretty good cross-platform development frameworks (Qt for example).

The product has been evolving since 1998. I don't recall how long the Mac version has been out, but it's probably no more than half that time frame. The Mac version has never had a comparable feature set to the Windows version -- at least not in the 12 years I've been using the products. One of the reasons I put a Windows VM on my Mac is to access the "real" version of MindManager.

So, yes, there are good ways to do cross-platform development if you are starting now -- but I imagine there is a lot of cruft and embedded code that in Corel's opinion isn't worth the investment. (Corel bought MindJet last year.)

Andy Brice wrote:

I wonder why they don't release them in sync. Are they built on
substantially different source code bases? If so, that seems a poor
decision when there are a number of pretty good cross-platform
development frameworks (Qt for example).

It's worth noting that the list price for the Mac version is 50% of the Windows version -- so I guess that means 50% smaller feature set.

I was looking into Mindmaping tools for managing projects.

I tried Xmind. I liked Xmind for the gantt charts.

But, recently dicovered Mindview. It is much better: the timeline view is wonderful. IN addition, the Gantt is smarter (does calculations).



How is MindManager for managing projects?

MindManager and MindView feature sets seem comparable on paper -- for the Windows versions. MindView's Mac version has fewer feature than its Windows version. Pricing between MindManager and MindView is comparable -- and both are very pricey. I use MindManager for project management and enjoy the tight integration with Outlook, MS Project and others. The Outlook integration matters a lot to me and has been very helpful esp. for tracking artifacts and client deliverables.

MindManager has Zapier integration, if that matters to you.

Since you can trial both apps I would suggest doing that.

I just started the MindManager 2018 30-day trial (thanks to the announcement in this thread) -- some good new features for project management.

thank you Paul. I wll try Mind Manager then.
I am not user of outlook. but,the integration with
Zapier could be very useful.

thanks

Paul Korm wrote:

The product has been evolving since 1998. ...
So, yes, there are good ways to do cross-platform development if you are
starting now -- but I imagine there is a lot of cruft and embedded code
that in Corel's opinion isn't worth the investment.

If they have been developing it since 1998, then it will only be the cruft that is holding it together by now. ;0)

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