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Quickly fire off your ideas to your default mind map using our ever-growing suite of Geistesblitz Tools: Dashboard Widgets, Browser Extensions, and an via Email or SMS gateway.

Geistesblitz Widgets

Ever had a great idea that was gone again before you had the chance to jot it down? Ensure that this never happens again with our Geistesblitz Widgets.Insert ideas into your default mind map on MindMeister directly from your Mac Dashboard, Windows Sidebar or Yahoo! Widgets Desktop, without ever having to open a browser or login!

How to install

  • Make sure the Yahoo! Widgets Engine is installed.
  • Click to download the widget.
  • Extract the ZIP file to your hard disk.
  • Double-click the extracted file to install it and follow the instructions for configuration (you will need a MindMeister account to sign in).
Download for Yahoo! Dashboard

Browser Extensions

Let's face it, most of the screen time today is spent in a web browser, and that's where you're bound to have many ideas and inspirations. Thus, we've built a Geistesblitz browser extension that you can use directly within most modern browsers utilizing the Quicksearch interface.

How to install

  • Open the dropdown of the search bar in the top right corner (the dropdown arrow should have a slight glow)
  • Click Add 'MindMeister Geistesblitz'.
  • That's it, you're good to go!

Geistesblitz via Email or SMS

But what if you happen to be somewhere on the road when you have a great idea, and want to jot it down before you forget it? If you’re not already using our iPhone or Android apps, Our Geistesblitz Email & SMS functionality allows you to insert ideas into your default map wherever you are. You can send ideas via SMS or even entire maps in an email to your personalized Geistesblitz address.

How to use

  • Enable Geistesblitz emails in your Settings
  • Simply send emails to the generated personalized email address to insert your Geistesblitzes!

For details on how to use Geistesblitz Email please refer to our Online Help.