Mind Map Software

Create great-looking mind maps easily with SmartDraw's mind map software

The Easy Choice for Online Mind Mapping Software

Easy to Use

Click simple commands and SmartDraw builds your mind map for you, automatically, so you can focus on your ideas, not aligning boxes and connecting lines. Add or remove an idea, and SmartDraw realigns and arranges all the shapes in your chart so that everything looks great. Collapsible branches and automatic spacing will help you focus and make your ideas shine.

Easy to Convert to a Gantt Chart

With SmartDraw, you can instantly convert your mind map into a Gantt chart with just a click. Changes made in one view will be automatically reflected in the other. You can use a mind map to brainstorm ideas and organize and group information. When you're ready, turn your brainstorm into an actionable project plan with assignments and due dates.

View as Project Chart View as Mind Map

Professional Design Themes

Apply colors, gradients, and fonts that make you look like a designer. Your mind maps will be presentation-ready without any extra effort.

Mind map themes

Easy to Work With Other Apps

SmartDraw is easy to work with no matter what other apps you use. You can add mind maps to:

  • Microsoft Office®
    • Excel®
    • Word®
    • PowerPoint®
  • Microsoft Teams®
  • Google Workspace
    • Google Docs
    • Google Sheets
  • Atlassian apps
    • Confluence
    • Jira
    • Trello

Easy to Save to Your Existing Storage Solution

SmartDraw works hand in glove with most file storage systems. You can save your mind maps directly to:

  • SharePoint®
  • OneDrive®
  • Google Drive
  • DropBox®
  • Box®

There is no need to create a parallel set of common folders and permissions, SmartDraw can just save files directly into your existing set up.

Easy to Share

Share your mind map with anyone, even if they don't own a copy of SmartDraw, with a link. You can also easily export any diagram as a PDF or common image formats like PNG or SVG.

Easy to Share

Easy to Get Help

Have a question? Chat or email us. SmartDraw support is in-house and free!

Easy to Get Help

Easy Collaboration

SmartDraw is the ideal collaboration tool for mind mapping. Brainstorm with your team and anyone can edit or leave comments and suggestions on your mind map.

SmartDraw also works where you already communicate with your team. You can collaborate on mind maps in Microsoft Teams®, Slack or Confluence.

Collaborate on Mind Maps

Brainstorm New Ideas, Run Meetings, Clarify Your Thinking, Organize Information, Plan Projects, and More

SmartDraw's automated mind mapping tools are the best way to facilitate the free flow of ideas during a brainstorming session, run a meeting to help strategize or make decisions, organize information, or plan out an entire project.

Our mind map software lets you work and think without getting in your way. You can easily add, move, or delete ideas and everything aligns and connects automatically.

Mind map tool

Connect Your Mind Map to Trello®

You can easily create a Trello card for any item on a mind map. Brainstorm and run meetings using a mind map and make them actionable with Trello.

Connect mind map to Trello

Mind Mapping Examples and Templates

Here are some examples of mind map templates in SmartDraw. You can edit them in your browser and quickly make your own.

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