Introducing MindMeister 2.0
22Apr
We appreciate the new release has been a long time in the making - but it’s here now! Last week we’ve deployed a new version of our online mind mapping tool, which we’ve boastingly dubbed MindMeister 2.0.
Our users often tell us that they like MindMeister because of its intuitive interface and overall simplicity. That’s why we try to add only the most necessary features in new releases - and still, this time it turned out to be quite a long list 
Oh, and don’t fret if you can’t find your pet feature below, in spite of all the talk about simplicity some more updates are coming soon!
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- Task information on ideas
As a first step to lightweight project management in MindMeister you can now add task information - priority, completion, due date and owner - to ideas. More to come!
- Attachments on ideas
You can now upload file attachments to ideas and preview images through inline thumbnails. This feature is for Premium users only, but everybody can try it out for 30 days.
- WunderLink and WunderNote
Try out these new functions to magically add links and notes to your ideas, using the wonders of the web. WunderLink gets its link from a little Yahoo! search performed in the background, while WunderNote uses a FreeBase database lookup.
- Automatic text wraps
Idea captions will now automatically wrap at a certain length to avoid overlong nodes (you can keep the old behaviour by adding manual line breaks with Shift-RETURN)
- More Geistesblitz features
In our constant quest to improve the Geistesblitz tools we have now added email support and a Geistesblitz Activity for Internet Explorer 8. With email support, you can send single Geistesblitzes or while mind maps just through an email.
- Subsharing for maps
New option to allow collaborators to invite others when sharing a map - this will also work for already shared maps
- Print and export
New option to center map on printout, PDF export of mind map now includes notes
- Formatting and navigation
Apply text styles selectively to child ideas, nicer formatting of first level branches, ability to expand and collapse levels
- Notes and links
Advanced and larger note editor with more formatting options, new links widget in sidebar, “Show popular links” for idea
- OpenID and Paypal support
Support for signup and login through OpenIDs and Paypal support when upgrading to commercial licenses.
- Other enhancements
Nicer invitation and sharing emails, new user options, improved support for Safari and Opera, performance improvements through better script and image loading.
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MindMeister 2.0 Launches [Mind Map] » Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 am
[…] mind mapping tool MindMeister launches version 2.0, with an impressive roster of new features like node attachments, task tracking fields, and […]
Erik
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:07 am
I saw this on Digg.
MindMeister 2.0 Launches [Mind Map] · TechBlogger
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:45 am
[…] mind mapping tool MindMeister launches version 2.0, with an impressive roster of new features like node attachments, task tracking fields, and […]
someone
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:56 am
the big question remains - will we ever be able to use this program without any need to register and without any need to use the internet while we use it?
Mapas Mentales online con MindMeister 2.0 | Incubaweb
April 24th, 2008 at 2:43 am
[…] aplicación Web de creación de mapas mentales MindMeister llega a la version 2.0. Con un impresionante aspecto remodelado y nuevas funcionalidades como los nodos de adjuntos, […]
Charlie
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:10 am
Wow, what a complete ripoff of Mindjet’s Product. MindMeister 2.0 is essentially a rehashed version of Lite 7. Not to mention that it looks like a young girl’s bedroom.
FranX
May 7th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Hmmm it’s a little bit like using Office solutions on a pure WEB 2.0 architecture. Sounds cool but not a practical solution today. In the future maybe. I can not imagine to walk around with a thin client only having WEB access from everywhere to host my entire applications and files in the WEB for the next 5 years or so.
Jeremy Wilkins
May 8th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Been loving MindMeister for collaborative work but there are still what I would call “no-brainer” features needed for serious productivity:
* Increased interface stability
* More fail-safe continuous saving of updates
* Smarter collaborative views (maybe chat? definitely illustrate nodes selected or being edited by other users)
* Ability to visually associate nodes; links are not enough (I realize this is a bit of a technical hurdle since you can’t easily (re)draw bezier curves in modern browsers–use your ingenuity and come up with something analogous.)
Thanks guys, for an offering that fills the need.