SciPlore MindMapping
SciPlore MindMapping is a mind mapping application written in Java. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License and based on the open source software FreeMind. The focus of SciPlore MindMapping is on combining mind maps with PDF and reference management. According to SciPlore MindMapping's website, it is especially suited for the needs of researchers and scientists as it offers three unique features:
- Adding Reference Keys Manually: With this feature, researchers can assign a reference key to the node of a mind map. This way researchers can reference their sources from within the mind map.
- Adding Reference Keys (BibTeX) Automatically: If a file (e.g.PDF) is linked from a mind map and the same file is linked in the bibliographic database (BibTeX), SciPlore MindMapping extracts the BibTeX key and assigns it to the corresponding node in the mind map.
- PDF Bookmark Import: When a user drag&drops a PDF to a mindmap, all bookmarks of the PDF are imported as separate nodes and each of the nodes is linked to the PDF file.
SciPlore MindMapping is supposed to be the first mind mapping tool that integrates mind mapping with reference management and enables the import of PDF bookmarks. The software maintains a compatible file format to FreeMind 0.9
See also
- Mind map
- List of Mind Mapping software
- Information Retrieval