SimpleMind: n-Pane Outliner + mind map + colors

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Posted by Mark_in_Bangkok
May 24, 2018 at 09:48 AM

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“SimpleMind” is outliner and mind map combined in one. The combination has changed my thinking process: faster, smoother, more visual. Now “see” connections I never noticed before.

Features I like:
- n-Pane Outliner (“n” up to you)
- Colors to visualize categories
- Mind map for drag & drop, sequencing, and connections outside of sequence.
- Links to documents / web pages

Other features:
- Cross-platform: Mac, Windows, Android, iOS
- Steady updates since 8 years
- Users: 8,000,000 (8 million!)

I use SimpleMind for three functions:

(1) My thinking: Everything on my mind goes into one huge SimpleMind file.
—plans, hunches, strategy, problems, personal goals, To Do list, shopping list (all in one place)
—thousands of topics
—I update every day, often every hour.
—It is first file I open in the morning and the last I close at night.

(2) My personal history:
—bank accounts, credit cards, insurance details, old addresses, passport, with links to scans

(3) Outlining & general writing: Right now I am outlining this post in SimpleMind. I wish I could
post that here as PDF so you could see the colors and functions in action. But no images here,
so, if you want a sample PDF, send email to me:
Marc_outline@pbjservices.swift-mail.com (Note the two dots in email address.)

Shortcomings:
- sorting: none (only manual w/drag & drop)
- columns: none
- calculations: none
- Navigation tools somewhat limited (so I wrote my own using Keyboard Maestro).
- Customer support: quick response, but mediocre thinking.

The developer:
- I’m not connected in any way. They don’t know me and I don’t know them. I paid retail price.
- Developer’s web site is clean and neat but boring and sorely lacking juicy details for CRIMPers.
—https://simplemind.eu/
- Retail price: Euro 25 and up, depending on # users
—free-trial
—lifetime license

—Mark in Bangkok

Posted by Paul Korm
May 24, 2018 at 08:27 PM

I’ve used SimpleMind for quite awhile and agree it is very nice. One feature you mentioned intrigued me because I have no idea what it means in the mind mapping context, and I can find no mention of it in the application. (A search of their FAQ also reveals nothing.)

So what do you mean by “n-Pane Outliner” specific to SimpleMind?

Mark_in_Bangkok wrote:
>Features I like:
> - n-Pane Outliner (“n” up to you)

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