MindManager 7 set for May 30 release

by Lisa Hoover May 1st 2007

Mindjet, the folks behind the slick productivity tool MindManager, announced today that MindManager 7 hits the shelves on May 30. Whether you're planning your ten-year old's birthday party or your next corporate takeover, there are always a zillion details to attend to. Some folks find it easier to organize and visualize things by getting them down on paper (or pixels, as it were), and opt for mind mapping tools to help. Others find productivity software indispensable when it comes to Getting Things Done.

Mindjet knows their product is used in hundreds of different ways by people with different needs. That's why there are three versions of Mind Manager to choose from: the full-featured Pro 7; MindManager 7 Lite for home users; and MindManager 7 Mac for (you guessed it) the Mac.

A bevy of new and updated features will be available in all versions. MindManager Pro 7 has a spiffy new user interface with a look and feel similar to the "ribbons" sported by Microsoft Office 2007. In fact, it's so tightly integrated that users can even launch Word, Power Point, Outlook and Excel right from MindManager itself. It will retail for $349 but upgrades will only set you back $119 during the promotional period before going up to $174.

MindManager for Mac 7's price has been lowered to $129 and upgrades are only $69. The company says prices were reduced "to compete with similar mapping products on the market." Mac 7 has several new features including a timer, the ability to position notes, and a new method to select topics by rules. They've also enhanced the import/export feature and made substantial improvements in printing.

MindManager Lite (formerly Basic) runs $99 and, while it's not as robust as it's Pro sibling, it's intended for home and personal use. Mindjet also plans to position MindManager Lite as a useful tool for students that will "make homework fun."

When back-of-the-envelope planning just won't cut it, maybe it's time to give MindManager a whirl.

Tags: getting things done, GettingThingsDone, mind mapping, MindMapping, productivity

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Stephen M?r said 11:46AM on 5-01-2007

So what are the free alternatives out there. I tried Mindmanager 6 (i guess) and enjoyed it very much.

I know of some web solutions but i find them too simple.

Lisa Hoover said 11:55AM on 5-01-2007

@ Myron - Nope, not a paid ad. I attended a webinar yesterday about it and, all in all, it's a pretty nifty app. I haven't used mind mapping software in a while but I liked what I saw and I'd like to try it again. The webinar screencasts were done on Windows and I usually run a Mac so now I'm doubly curious to see what MindManager would look like on my Macs.

@Stephen - Good question, especially since MindManager doesn't run on Linux (it might under Wine, though, does anyone know?). Here are some links to free mind mapping resources and I'd love to hear from readers who have tried any of these.

http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.gnome.org/~dscorgie/labyrinth.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mind_Mapping_software

Myron said 2:32PM on 5-01-2007

Is this a paid ad for Mindmanager?

StonedLogic said 8:38PM on 5-01-2007

Does anyone know a software like this for the Windows OS?

I sometimes use some small desktop sticky note apps but this looks like a much better alternative.

thx.

harmx said 8:39PM on 5-01-2007

I've used FreeMind over the last year or so and find it indispensable! It's not as slick-looking or as integrated with MS Office as MindManager is, resulting in less efficient business productivity. Having said that, I would still highly recommend it for personal 'brain-dump & sort' activities!

Bill said 12:20AM on 5-02-2007

Freemind is pretty slick. I've been running it on my windows box, moved it to a memory stick to use it as a portable app, and have also been running it on my Ubuntu laptop. It's really easy to use, and pretty great.

Stable too.

pc expert said 5:37AM on 5-03-2007

No it probably isn't a paid ad, but people do get kickbacks once in awhile. Writers on here aren't going to admit it if someone gave them something. Anyway, compared to mind mapping software by other companies it's quite limited.

Lisa Hoover said 7:38AM on 5-03-2007

Thanks for all the great feedback!

Once again, I'll say that this isn't a paid ad, Weblogs, Inc. writers don't accept kickbacks, etc. Of course, if you have questions or concerns about our editorial policies, please feel free to contact the network at http://www.weblogsinc.com/

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