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Minder vs Freeplane: catalog facts
Minder	Freeplane
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Fast keyboard-driven map creation Automatic layout of nodes	Attributes, conditional styles, filtering and scripting go well beyond drawing a diagram Groovy scripting can generate or transform entire maps
Linux only Designed primarily around elementary OS	A dense interface with a real learning curve Java Swing looks and feels out of place on every platform
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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