Collaborative Mind mapping, tightly integrated with Google Apps
Listing updated:January 19, 2024
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Overview
The next generation of MindMup - a zero-friction, collaborative, free online mindmapping tool.  MindMup 2.0 brings much better Google Drive/Google apps integration. Here are the highlights:

- Support for typical Google Drive workflows - rename and change folders from the app, or create a map inside a folder to inherit sharing permissions so you can manage maps easier
- Screen layout and options organised similar to other Google Drive apps so you can get started easier
- Support for multiple Google accounts logged on at the same time
- Show previews in Drive, so you can share and discover maps easier
- Attach files from Google Drive to map nodes
- Add images from Google Photos to map nodes
- Argument visualisation, productivity mode and several visual themes

"If you are looking to create a mind-map online, MindMup is the app I would recommend the most. MindMup is the sort of app everyone dreams of finding online. It’s open-source, free and integrated with all the best tools. It’s also designed by people who use the app, so it’s efficient and effective. And unlike so much free software, it looks great too." - MakeUseOf (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/try-mindmup-mind-mapping-via-google-drive/) 

"MindMup is super-simple, lightweight, and generally a joy to use." - PC World (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032818/review-mindmup-is-a-free-effortless-way-to-create-mind-maps-in-moments.html) 

"What I like about Mindmup is that it is clean and simple. As they describe, it allows for frictionless capture of ideas and projects. It is not bloated with unneeded features. The UI stays out of your way and lets you get your ideas out." - Time Management Ninja (http://timemanagementninja.com/links/app-of-the-week-mindmup/) 

"If you like to plan and brainstorm by creating mind maps to link together ideas, MindMup is a great browser-based program that helps you get organized with lots of features." - LifeHacker (http://lifehacker.com/mindmup-maps-your-brain-in-the-browser-614853279)

"Starting to map with MindMup is easy – their motto of “Zero-friction free online mind mapping” is one that its designers have taken seriously. " - MindMapping.org (http://www.mind-mapping.org/blog/2013/11/mindmup-browser-based-free-easy-and-open-source/)

" MindMup is a great web app for creating mind maps quickly and easily. It is 100% free, and integrates directly with Google Drive." - iSimplify (http://isimplify.com.au/mindmup/)

"10/10: The MindMup app is a great tool to create, edit, save, share and embed mind maps. Any user can easily make use of this amazing tool that offers a friendly interface and high-level performance." - Dr Prem (http://drprem.com/review/create-mind-map-mindmup-review)
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Rex Koontz
April 24, 2024
I have been using MindMup on Google Drive for years. Has only gotten better and is still free. For people in academia, check out the Argument Visualization feature, which I only found recently and have found helpful for mapping argument elements.
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A User of MindMup 2 For Google Drive
March 10, 2021
Absolutely love this app for my classroom. Students can work alone or in groups and they're really getting the hang of argument mapping. My only complaint is that the save features are a bit confusing and I had to create my own folder in Drive to save my Mups. I would like if they could fix this to make the Mups more accessible so I can save them in my own drive.
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Samreen Tariq/SH/JTCG
March 10, 2021
It is really user friendly and a great tool in my drive. Being a manager I need to collaborate and have quick catch up meetings at times .It easy to take notes and save them as a mind map to get back to.
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A User of MindMup 2 For Google Drive
June 30, 2020
It is quite user friendly for starters, and can be used to quickly make some mindmaps. However, the "share" option is often broken, and collaboration is quite hard. It has quite poor customizability though, and the layout of the nodes becomes annoying and gets in the way of some bigger projects, which decreases its readability as well.
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A User of MindMup 2 For Google Drive
May 6, 2020
I have been using this product for 2 years at school and work. I find it very easy to use and intuitive, especially when you learn the shortcut keys. I suggest making shortcuts more prominent. Especially for one of the most useful functions - copying an entire branch and pasting it into a doc so that it appears as a bulleted list. This isn't listed at all. I use this to store notes, articles (embedded links work really well), screenshots and free form ideas. If you don't like clutter, you can contract a branch to make it cleaner. I find the autosave features works really well and use that for all my mindmaps. I have recommended it to many people, but it seems to work best for people who are visual learners. Suggested Improvements: 1) make connecting nodes from other branches nicer/cleaner - it's currently clunky 2) fix the requirement to authenticate your account repeatedly
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Jim Ellis
July 27, 2020
Its been really helpful - I screen shot my mindmaps because I have had issues saving on occasion. Its pretty reliable however and loss of data has been rare. But I play on the side of caution. Very intuitive, which makes ideas fun and easy to explore
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A User of MindMup 2 For Google Drive
June 30, 2020
I tried 4-5 other mindmap tools, by far this is the best, simplest, most convenient to use. I use for mapping lesson materials, very useful app for teachers
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MONUJ GOHAIN
December 24, 2022
Great application
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A User of MindMup 2 For Google Drive
April 28, 2020
I'm a paying customer. I am happy with the basic functionality. However it allows saving to google drive, and when it does so, it does NOT do this with autosave on. Nor does it provide a highly visible user warning. The devs said they do this to enable collaboration due to some technical issue on google drive. Bottom line is it lets you create large docs which are not saved, and you will not notice. I have just lost a significant amount of work once again due to this. I can't afford to use a tool which doesn't prioritize saving of user-entered data. I can not recommend this app due to this one showstopper behavior.
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Hany Al-Mouslem
March 16, 2021
how do you open mind maps made with different apps??? it would be usefull if all mind map apps use the same language (like being able to open ms word in google docs etc..)
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