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Notemap.Map your ideas with notes, tasks, and attachments in local files without an account.
Notemap is a Swift-built Mac app for developing ideas as a mind map. It gives branches room to grow on a canvas while keeping the underlying work in local files rather than requiring a hosted account.
Start with a question or project, add and rearrange nodes, zoom into a branch to focus, then export or present the map. Notes, tasks, attachments, and cross-links help a map hold more than a short brainstorm.
Features
- Create unlimited maps with notes, tasks, attachments, and cross-links in the free edition.
- Navigate and reorganize branches with keyboard and drag-and-drop controls.
- Import Xmind, FreeMind, OPML, Markdown, and plain text outlines.
- Use optional AI expansion with a personal provider key in Pro, along with more themes and export formats.
Where it fits
Notemap is a good fit for visual planning and research that benefits from seeing the whole structure at once. A linear outliner may be quicker for short documents or agendas.
Privacy and requirements
Maps are stored locally by default and no account is required. Users can place files in a cloud-synced folder themselves; AI features send selected content to the provider chosen with the user’s key. Notemap requires macOS 14 or later and supports Intel and Apple silicon.
Pricing
Notemap is free for unlimited maps. Pro is a one-time purchase currently advertised at a $30 beta price, reduced from $60.
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