New features

Version 1.26 – Released 21 April 2020

• Open a blank mind map or start from a template. (Requires MacOS 10.13 or higher)
  • 11 predefined templates available.
    
  • Add your own templates. Read more…
• Calendar
  • Export topics with checkboxes to Reminders.
  • Export topics with a date as events to Calendar.
    
  • Export topics with a date as .ics events. This can be imported in calendar apps.
  • Read how..
• Path style “rounded” added, read more…
  
• Transparent .png image export.
• New layout directions for the List Layout: “Top – Right to Left” and “Top – Left to Right”.
• Edit in the outline view. Double click to edit topic text and use shortcuts, or the menu, to add topics.



• Show dates, or filter topics with dates, in export outline and print outline.
• Paste on collapsed topics.
• Drag and drop URL into empty space to create a new topic with link.
• SimpleApps edition: Drag and drop filename into empty space to create a new (child) topic with link.
• Deleting a mind map in Google Drive moves the mind map to trash, rather than deleting the mind map permanently.
• Mind Map Style restored in main Style menu.
• Small bug fixes and improved performance.

 

Version 1.25 – Released 2 Dec 2019

• Easily style topics, lines and more, with the new Style tab in the inspector. Open with Command+5. Read more…
  
• As a result the old style toolbar is hidden by default. It can be made visible via the main View menu.
• Tap once in blank space to display the mind map style when the style inspector is open. Read more…
  
• The Files tab supports Import en Import pdf bookmarks.
• Clear history in the Files tab via the right click context menu.
• To switch focus, for example from Notes tot Editor, use the Main menu View | Focus Editor or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Cmd+0.
• Mac OS 10.12 or prior: The Style Sheets are moved to the Stylesheet tab in the inspector. Open with Command+4.
  
• Map searchbar: Restore State – restores collapsed and hidden topics when search bar closes.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Version 1.24 – Released 2 Sept 2019

• Version 1.24.2 b1864 released 18 October 2019:
  • Fixes crash problems related to entering text and spellchecker.
  • Fixes .pdf files not selectable for import
•  Slideshow support. Define slides by selecting topics and play slideshow inside SimpleMind or export as zipped set of .png images. Read more…
  
• Auto focus extended with Lock Auto Focus on Selected Branch. The branch remains focused until Auto focus style is changed (disabled etc).
• Improved toolbar images
• Improved inplace topic editor

 

Version 1.23 – Released 15 April 2019

• Version 1.23.2 released 9 May:
  • Bug fix for Email Mind Map on MacOS 10.14
  • Bug fix for opening .smmx file from Finder in AppStore edition
• Version 1.23.1 released 19 April: bug fixes related to Mac OS 10.10 – 10.12
• Save mind map files in any directory – including iCloud Drive.
  • Open mind maps via “Mind Map | Open”.
  • Open mind map files via Finder.
  • Mind maps opened via Finder or “Open” are shown in the Files tab.
    
  • AppStore edition: Mind Maps in Files tab do not support linking to documents or mind maps.
  • SimpleApps edition: Mind Maps in Files tab behave like in a cloud and have full linking capabilities.
• Wysiwyg (What you see is what you get ) rich text support in notes, topics and labels:
  Bold, Italic, Underline, Strike-through, Superscript and Subscript.
  
• User Interface Modernized
  • Dark mode support. (MacOS 10.14)
    
  • Enable Dark Mode, even when MacOS is light, via Preferences | General.
  • Style Sheet selector in inspector (MacOS 10.13)
• New style sheet “Natural+Colors on Black”.
• Auto Focus can include cross linked topics.
• Group borders
  • Display a group border around any set of topics.
    
  • Improved appearance of branch borders
  • Branch borders can be added to central themes.
• Topics support dashed line styles (via style toolbar – Line width)
  
• Copy Branch as Outline and Copy Branch as Image
• New command Checkboxes | Reset state – checkboxes are unchecked, progress bars are set to 0.
• Drag-drop reconnect topics in auto layout mode no longer fully expands dragged topics
• Full size image is displayed with Preview app
• Bug fixed in access to Contacts and Photos Library
• Bug fixed: Notes included in full text search

 

Version 1.22.0 – Released 4 Dec 2018

• Improved display in Image Preview.
• Adjustable font size in note panel (context menu)
• Removed options for shadow support in mind maps
• Keyboard shortcuts for subscript Ctrl+= and superscript Shift+Ctrl+=
• Bug fixed in Export Outline scope radio buttons
• Bug fix for Nextcloud servers that have path at the end of the server url

 

Version 1.21 – Released 22 Aug 2018

• Version 1.21.1: released 14 September 2018. Fix for Google Drive sign in problem.
• Open multiple Mind Maps with “View | Open in New Window”. Shortcut Cmd+O.
  
• Crosslinks can be used to make a summary or merge paths (A in image below).
• Manually toggle the crosslink style via “Toggle cross link style” in the relation toolbar . You can use this to style as a “normal” crosslink or to style as a hierarchical relation and merge paths or make a summary.
  
• Nextcloud support added.
  You can now use your own Nextcloud based cloud server to synchronize mind maps across devices.
• 坚果云 – Nutstore cloud support added.
  坚果云 Nutstore is a free Chinese cloud service and can now be used to synchronize mind maps across Mac, iPad/iPhone and Windows devices. This is great news for our Chinese customers that could not use Dropbox or Google Drive. Also available for non-Chinese customers.
• Maximum image thumbnail size increased to 480 pixels.
• Press Alt-key to force scrolling rather than moving elements. This can be used when an image leaves no empty space to scroll.
• Allows Drag-Drop on collapsed topics.
• Hide Inspector Cmd+0 replaces Toggle Inspector Cmd+Shift+I.
• Animated scrolling (outliner, search, spell check etc).
• Working around Dropbox time outs when synchronizing.