XMind

Freemium

XMind is the most professional and popular mind mapping tool.

Mendeley

Freemium

Mendeley is a free reference manager and an academic social network.

MindMeister

Freemium

MindMeister is a collaborative mind mapping software that allows its users to visualize their thoughts.

MindManager

Commercial

MindManager is a commercial mind mapping software application developed by Mindjet. The software provides ways for users to visualize information in mind maps…

Mindmup

Freemium

MindMup is a zero-friction, collaborative, free online mindmapping tool.

EndNote

Commercial

EndNote is a commercial reference management software package, used to manage bibliographies and references when writing essays and articles.

iMindMap

Commercial

iMindMap is the official Mind Mapping software.

colwiz

Freemium

colwiz (collective wizdom) is free web, desktop and mobile based research management software.

Qiqqa

Freemium

Qiqqa is award-winning research management software, designed for commercial and academic researchers.

Mindomo

Freemium

Mindomo is an online mind map Software where users can create, view and share mind maps in their browser.

TheBrain

Freemium

TheBrain, formerly branded PersonalBrain, is a mind mapping and personal knowledge base software.

Papers

Commercial

Papers helps you collect and curate the research material that you're passionate about.

Paperpile

Commercial

Paperpile is a web-based reference management software, with special emphasis on integration with Google Docs and Google Scholar.

germ.io

Free Personal

germ lets your team capture every great idea, brainstorm and turn them into actionable project plans.

bubbl.us

Free

bubbl.us is a mind map tool. It's a visual thinking tool for structuring information, helping you to better understand, remember and generate new ideas.