Cmap

 Windows/Mac/Linux/iOS

It empowers users to construct, navigate, share and criticize knowledge models represented as concept maps.

Xmind

 Windows/Mac/Linux/iOS
/Android

XMind is designed to generate ideas, inspire creativity, make your thoughts from disorder to order, bring you efficiency both in work and life.

Freemind

Windows/Mac/Linux

A mind mapper, and at the same time an easy-to-operate hierarchical editor with strong emphasis on folding.

MindManager

Windows/Mac

MindManager unlocks that knowledge, by distilling the scattered ideas and disconnected data surrounding a concept, project or plan into structured, interactive visual maps that make information easy to understand, adapt, act on and share.

SimpleMind

Windows/Mac /iOS/Android

SimpleMind is the world leader in cross platform Mind Mapping tools. Analyze your thoughts and structure them with SimpleMind. The unique free lay-out allows you to organize your ideas exactly how you want it.

yworks

Windows/Mac/Linux/Java

yEd is a powerful desktop application that can be used to quickly and effectively generate high-quality diagrams. Create diagrams manually, or import your external data for analysis. Our automatic layout algorithms arrange even large data sets with just the press of a button.

Visual Understanding Environment 

Web Based

The VUE project is focused on creating flexible tools for managing and integrating digital resources in support of teaching, learning and research. VUE provides a flexible visual environment for structuring, presenting, and sharing digital information.ns.

MindNode

Mac/iOS

MindNode helps you visualize your ideas. Start with a central thought and then brainstorm, organize and share your mind maps. It is the best for most people because it has a beautiful design, is easy to use, supports very reliable iCloud sync, and there are just enough import/export options to be a really useful tool in almost any workflow.

Mind Meister

Web Based/iOS/Android

Leading Online Mind Mapping Software. Millions of users collaboratively brainstorm & work on mind maps

Scapple

Web Based

Ever scribbled ideas on a piece of paper and drawn lines between related thoughts? Then you already know what Scapple does. It's a virtual sheet of paper that lets you make notes anywhere and connect them using lines or arrows.

Mindomo

Web Based

Easy-to-create and share mind maps, concept maps, task maps and outlines. 

WiseMapping

Web Based

WiseMapping is a free, fast and simple online mind mapping editor for individuals and business. Sign up to start organizing and sharing your ideas.

Skitch

Web Based

Get your point across with fewer words using annotation, shapes and sketches, so that your ideas become reality faster.

WordArt

Web Based

WordArt.com is an online word cloud art creator that enables you to create amazing and unique word cloud art with ease.
Professional quality results can be achieved in no time at all, even for users with no prior knowledge of graphic design.

EdWordle

Web Based

EdWordle is a tool for editing “word clouds” based on the Wordle. The initial word cloud can be generated from the input text or read from an existing one. You can re-font, re-colore, resize, move, rotate, add and delete words to create custom visualizations.
EdWordle's main benefit is that it allows a neighborhood-preserving editing process, which keeps words at predictable and close locations during and after the editing process. Like Wordle, the images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can save them to your own desktop to use as you wish.

Popplet

Web Based/iOS

Popplet is a tool for the iPad and web to capture and organize your ideas.

Coggle

Web Based

The clear way to share complex information. Coggle is a collaborative mind-mapping tool that helps you make sense of complex things.

Debategraph

Web Based

Provides groups of users with the ability to visualise a network of documented ideas with features to view the knowledge networks in different ways including as trees, radial graphs, nested and content boxes.

Slatebox

Web Based

With advanced formatting capabilities, image insertion, and also allow real-time collaborative authoring.

Mind42

Web Based

Online mind mapping software.

Mindmup

Web Based

Online mind mapping software that allows documents and videos to be attached.

Bubbl.us

Web Based

A simple text based mindmapping with the ability to save and disseminate maps via URL.

Lucidchart

Web Based

Accelerate understanding and drive innovation with powerful diagramming, whiteboarding, and data visualization.

Creately

Web Based

Draw flowcharts, diagrams, mindmaps and more.

Tagcrowd

Web Based

Create your own word cloud from any text to visualize word frequency.

WordClouds

Web Based

Wordclouds.com is a free online word cloud generator and tag cloud creator.