how to download freemind and basic mindmapping. hi guys did the video on the fly so only looked at it for 10 mins so a few errors thou i have edited it to make the video shorter. This video will give an overview on how to download freemind software. a mind map is a knowledge organization tool used to elicit ideas from one or more users by placing a topic in the center of an empty space and branching out with related ideas. Freemind is an open source, mind mapping software program written in java. this application’s primary functions are comprehensive and go beyond the features offered by others that can be considered as its rivals. Freemind application is free to download and offers easy to install, easy to use, secure, and reliable office and business tools applications. these two are not really two different things, just two different descriptions of a single application. a mind mapper, and at the same time an easy to operate hierarchical editor with strong emphasis on folding. a premier mind mapping software written in java. information for mac maverick (10.9) and mountain lion (10.8) users: after the download, the operating system reports the application to be broken. choose among the following binaries of the current freemind 1.0.1, depending on your operating system: a smaller version without svg export and pdf export. we are proud that the operation and navigation of freemind is faster than that of mindmanager because of one click "fold unfold" and "follow link" operations. the recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool. Freemind is a premier free mind mapping software written in java.