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WiseMapping vs Freeplane: catalog facts
WiseMapping	Freeplane
Free Free with unlimited maps; the hosted site shows advertising.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Unlimited maps at no cost Self-hostable via Docker	Attributes, conditional styles, filtering and scripting go well beyond drawing a diagram Groovy scripting can generate or transform entire maps
Hosted site shows advertisements Focused on mind maps only	A dense interface with a real learning curve Java Swing looks and feels out of place on every platform
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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