Integration with MS Office
Open API for anyone to write Add Ins, e.g., Results Manager, AhA! Add Ins, JCV Gantt
Web Export, Several templates, Easily customised
Project management features supported
balance map feature
easy to speed map, as opposed to iMindMap
fairly handy shortcuts
Ink mode, Tablet PC and Graphics Tablet users with Vista or Windows 7, Great for taking notes at meetings and events., Fluid, Non-Intrusive, Reasonable handwriting get 95% accurate conversion to text
Printing, Produces high quality prints of maps, Poster Printing
£200 per license
No low cost entry point
Still seems to have system resources impact - as has every version since X5 in my opinion, Agreed - High CPU usage, Even worse in Ink mode
Some elements have not been developed for years, Word Export, Notes Editor, Ink Functions, Stylus Eraser works in 8.2 but you do need to tap twice to revert to ink, spreadsheet/table feature
Relatively cheap Connect was dropped
API not fully documented or complete
weird need to save after Presentation View
lacking functions for map markers, can't define a set of markers for easy access, good to associate that with map style, or set default marker set, I can via the Tools > Map Marker Lists, Custom Lists can be applied to any map, The current Marker List is saved with the map or a template (not style), can't search for markers, icons serve as visual tags, I can with the Power Filter
more organic look would be good, Select Central Topic> right click > Format Topic > General Layout > Organic and Width, Helps but it is not iMindMap
use of boundary is limited, want to be able to, create boundary for selected topics instead of all sub-topics, I can apply boundaries to individual topics. Hold ctrl down, click topics and select boundary from ribbon, I can create boundaries with boundaries, Boundaries can not overlap, call-out is not always appropriate, allow other "shapes" in addition to current call-out bubble, I can use 12 different call out shape types
inappropriate categories on ribbon, bullet and numbering under format tab too troublesome
Printing, No direct control of font size, Map fills the page, No means of breaking map up into pages on a single map in one print action
Integrated Gantt Chart
New slide viewer
Reduced CPU Time
Improved, Tasks, Minutes for duration, Icons Library
Reappeared, Topic Alerts
Not a big enough improvement to justify upgrade
Gantt chart model is flawed, Next task is forced to next day, No start times
No improvement to, Notes Editor, Embedded objects, YouTube, Flickr Slide shows, Google maps, Ink, Better Ink to Text, Ink colour is text colour
Losses, Easy export of multiple tasks to Outlook, "Save all" command gone
No Workbook like XMind or NovaMind 5
Pricing, Why not a MM9 Light with an attractive price?
Strength, Stable
Weakness, Underpowered compared to PC version, Unable to import from Word or iWork
Strength
Weakness, Price, £159 + VAT, Nouveau sujet, Nouveau sujet, Nouveau sujet, Nouveau sujet, Nouveau sujet
Strength
Strength
Weakness
Strength, Office 2007-like user interface
Weakness, Map4Web web site export no longer worked, The Map4Web add in brought HTML snippets and other web export functions to MindManager
Web or Desktop Access
Document management, Document revisions and check in/out
Workspaces
Great to use
Low formatting v desktop version
Printed maps are low quality
Expensive, Don't need the collaborative stuff, Connect was fine
Can't use multimaps
No structure for documents all held "flat file" method
Can not link to anything other than web url (web client version)
Can only have one document open at a time (web client version)
No "Audit Trail" of what has changed in the map since last visit.
Totally Compatible
Upload Maps
Similar to Desktop App
Familiar .. unlike other IPhone mapping apps
General strengths Better more productive user interface e.g. Insert Parent and many more valuable shortcuts
Strength, Flash, Interactive PDF, 8.0, Player files made locally
Weakness, PDF/Flash produced not always guaranteed to work, Low formatting v desktop version, 8.1, Web based, + Mindjet can improve without distributing new installers, - Can't be used off line., New player not as easy to use as old MM7 viewer, Not available, Attachments
Opportunities, Give user, both options, or allow separate, small download for Player producer