A new version of MindNode -- a handsome mind mapping application for Mac and iOS -- is available on the two App Stores.

https://mindnode.com

There's a few new features, but this is mainly a more polished version of an application that was already well polished. (A new menubar app is available for collecting notes on the fly and later creating a mind map from them). I've always enjoyed using MindNode -- not as well-featured as IThoughts (whose interface is getting a tired and dowdy) or MindManager on Windows (which will never not be dowdy).

Pricing of the update on macOS is a bit confusing -- either nothing, or $14.99 or $39.99 -- but when I installed the trial it offered me a low price because I used an earlier version, so I took the offer.

Mind Node has been useful for me with one limiting factor. As nicely as the program works, it bugs me a little to have to have a central thought. Too many times thoughts best swarm as peers rather than descend from a hierarchy.

In your brush with the new version, is there enough there to justify the upgrade? I'm kind of thinking about it. Haven't decided.

Mind Node has been useful for me with one limiting factor. As nicely as the program works, it bugs me a little to have to have a central thought. Too many times thoughts best swarm as peers rather than descend from a hierarchy.

In your brush with the new version, is there enough there to justify the upgrade? I'm kind of thinking about it. Haven't decided.

Sorry about the duplicate. No idea how I managed to do that. My error, I'm sure.

Sorry about the duplicate. No idea how I managed to do that. My error, I'm sure.

Hmm, perhaps you're thinking of another app. The current version 5 does not require a single central node -- and going back several years I can see numerous maps with multiple "main" nodes. Anyway, definitely v5 lets you click or press the background as often as you wish to add a "new main node". There is no requirement for a hierarchy.

I'm not the person to ask to "justify" upgrades on mind mapping products -- I always buy the upgrades. But there is a two week trial of v5, I think, if you want to work on justification.

Amontillado wrote:

Mind Node has been useful for me with one limiting factor. As nicely as
the program works, it bugs me a little to have to have a central
thought. Too many times thoughts best swarm as peers rather than descend
from a hierarchy.

In your brush with the new version, is there enough there to justify the
upgrade? I'm kind of thinking about it. Haven't decided.

Paul Korm wrote:

Hmm, perhaps you're thinking of another app. The current version 5 does
not require a single central node -- and going back several years I can
see numerous maps with multiple "main" nodes. Anyway, definitely v5
lets you click or press the background as often as you wish to add a
"new main node". There is no requirement for a hierarchy.

I'm not the person to ask to "justify" upgrades on mind mapping products
-- I always buy the upgrades. But there is a two week trial of v5, I
think, if you want to work on justification.

I understand. The general model is one or more nodes with a constellation of dependent nodes. It's hierarchical, but very useful.

I've upgraded to 5. It was a small fee, and I like to support companies that support writers.

Yikes, it went from Mind Node 2 all the way to Mind Node 5? I do have Mind Node 2, and tried to buy 5 on the Mac App store, but it is telling me that I have to fetch a code that is being sent to a cell phone that I haven't owned in 11 years.

Am I still the only one who gets an error message from the App Store when I try to buy Mind Node 5? It keeps telling me "Before you can make purchases, PayPal must verify your account", followed by a spinning wheel that never stops.

I think you might need to sign into PayPal in Settings first. (Just guessing - I haven't used PayPal with the App Store yet.)

Jeffery Smith wrote:

Am I still the only one who gets an error message from the App Store
when I try to buy Mind Node 5? It keeps telling me "Before you can make
purchases, PayPal must verify your account", followed by a spinning
wheel that never stops.

I went back into my Apple account and sort of re-iterated my PayPal information and saved it. Now the app store approved the sale. Very strange.

Paul Korm wrote:

I think you might need to sign into PayPal in Settings first. (Just
guessing - I haven't used PayPal with the App Store yet.)

Jeffery Smith wrote:
Am I still the only one who gets an error message from the App Store
>when I try to buy Mind Node 5? It keeps telling me "Before you can make
>purchases, PayPal must verify your account", followed by a spinning
>wheel that never stops.