Description
[iThoughts] is among the best we’ve ever tested - Macworld.com
iThoughtsHD is a mind mapping tool for the iPad. If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch then please check out iThoughts.
Mindmapping enables you to visually organise your thoughts, ideas and information.
Typical Uses:
• Task lists.
• Brainstorming.
• Project planning.
• Goal setting.
• Concept mapping.
• Course Notes/Revision.
• Meeting Notes.
Highlights:
• Import and export to and from many of the most popular desktop applications
• Freemind/Freeplane
• Novamind 4 / 5
• MindManager 6 and later
• XMind 3
• iMindmap 4 / 5
• Mindview 3 / 4 (Windows only)
• ConceptDraw MINDMAP 6 / 7
• MindGenius 3.71 and later
• OPML (OmniOutliner, Scrivener etc.)
• Export PDF and PNG (+HTML) versions of your ideas.
• Export Outlook CSV task lists.
• Import TAB indented text files.
• Export Markdown format.
• Plays nicely with other services:
• Cloud synchronisation with Dropbox/Box.net/MobileMe/WebDAV
• Create and Open email attachments in all supported formats.
• Save maps to the Camera Roll (and then paste the image into other apps.)
• Send maps to other Apps (e.g. iBooks, GoodReader etc.)
• Present your ideas on the big screen using an external projector (VGA output.)
• Cut/Copy/Paste within and between maps and other applications (such as Mail and Notes)
• Hyperlinking Topics (link to websites, other maps or documents in GoodReader etc.)
• Download community generated maps from Biggerplate.com and XMind.net
• Task Management:
• Attach task management information to topics (start/due date, effort, progress and resources)
• Assign priorities to topics.
• Optional 'At a Glance' task attributes badge.
• Create email task reports (by project, by resource)
• Export task information to Outlook and ToodleDo (also import from Outlook)
• Hide completed tasks
• Advanced Mindmap Features:
• Multiple topic options (shapes, callouts, floating, boundaries.)
• Over 90 builtin icons and 46 clipart images .
• Attach notes with hyperlinks to topics.
• Assign different colours and shapes to topics.
• Configure text attributes (bold, italic, size.)
• Create relationships between topics.
• Image Topics (insert photos or clipart into a topic)
• Apply comments to maps using callouts (and hide them as necessary.)
• Hide topics which are not 'in focus' (great for presentations.)
• Paste styles (colour, shape etc.) to groups of topics.
• Auto-align topics within a map with the 'Keep Organised' feature.
• Expand/Collapse branches to keep things manageable.
• Rainbow colour scheme (auto colours based on position of topic relative to the centre.)
• Configurable canvas backgrounds.
• Drag and drop topics and branches - then reattach, merge or 'float' them.
• Organize your maps into Folders
• Create new maps 'based on' (existing maps, clipboard, selected branch)
• Mark maps as read-only
• Create large maps with many hundreds of topics (canvas is over 1000 'screens' in size.)
• Keyboard shortucts and TextExpander integration for fast brainstorming.
Please visit the website http://www.ithoughts.co.uk/iThoughtsHD for more information, screenshots and videos.
What's New in Version 3.1
HOTFIX update for v3.0
This is a major update which fixes the following:
• Cloud folder support (sync entire folders to Dropbox et al)
• Background sync (happens automagically)
• Multiple cloud service accounts.
• Multiple map/file formats synced for each map.
• Export in Markdown format (also used for clipboard format)
• Bulk map/folder cloud upload/download.
• Lots of UI tweaks...
...one more thing - restored triple backspace delete :-)
iPad Screenshots
Customer Reviews
Glad I decided to buy iThoughts app
After researching other idea mapping apps, I decided to purchase iThoughts and support it with TouchDraw. iThoughts has a clean and easy userface, with the ability to upload your own icons/images into it. TouchDraw allows me to make those icons as needed. And for the diagrams and flowcharts which iThoughts isn't designed for, TouchDraw covers those too. But they're much easier to make after spending time clarifying my ideas and thoughts via iThoughts, first.
My current process is take notes and brainstorm via iThoughts, use TouchDraw for diagrams and icons, then put those back into iThoughts for a clean looking mindmap.
It's nice to finally have a place to keep all my notes, without fear of losing them in the shuffle. When my attention moves on to another project, I'm not stressing, because I know I can always go back to the previous project, and not have to re-search nor re-do any of my previous work.
THIS ability is what I bought an iPad for.
Now, if only iThoughts could handle other diagramming methods, or, at the least, show on their website ways of using mindmaps to fill similar purposes. So that I wouldn't be limited to super simple diagrams images transferred into such a small image size. I'd also love to have more shape options, or at the least a diamond shape. And some kind of calendar notification setup for tasks. But this is more of a personal wishlist rather than a fault with the program.
In Final, if you are into, or want to get into, mindmapping, give iThoughts some serious consideration. It's easy, intuitive, and easily made to look good. Topped off with the ability to export its maps into many other programs.
App Guru Review: 8/10
I am a heavy user of mind maps and iThoughtsHD is one of the best ones that the Apple Store has to date.
The reason i only gave the app 4/5 is because the Task Management of the App is good but not great and the icons are more fun then business related. Once the developers fix that then this app is worth the 5/5 starts.
Top Drawer
That this app does not appear in every single "Best of" app review points to gross reviewer incompetence. As a MindManager user/trainer for over ten years, I vouch for iThoughts as a splendid tool that is well-tended by its development team. The recent addition of auto-cloud syncing across devices and platforms makes it a no-brainier. Did I mention that I kind of like this app?
- $9.99
- Category: Productivity
- Updated: Dec 13, 2011
- Version: 3.1
- Size: 5.4 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Craig Scott
- © CMS 2011
Requirements: Compatible with iPad.Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
