# freeplane/freeplane

Application for Mind Mapping, Knowledge Management, Project Management. Develop, organize and communicate your ideas and knowledge in the most effective way.

Repository: https://github.com/freeplane/freeplane
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freeplane
Homepage: https://www.freeplane.org
Language: Java
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: groovy-scripts, java, latex, markdown, mindmaps, outliner, presentation, project-management, writing, note-taking, mindmap, mindmap-editor, mindmapping, knowledge-management
Last push: 2026-08-25T03:51:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 93, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5102, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 50, "gap_med": 16, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4321, forks 496 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:41.926585+00:00)

## What it is
Freeplane is a free, open-source desktop application for mind mapping, knowledge management, and project management, written in Java with Swing and OSGi. It supports node-based maps with formatting, LaTeX/Markdown, scripting via Groovy, add-ons, presentations, and recent AI integrations, and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

## Use cases
- create mind maps for brainstorming ideas
- organize notes and knowledge in a visual outliner
- manage projects and tasks with GTD-style maps
- write and structure documents with LaTeX and Markdown nodes
- build presentations from mind map slides
- extend the tool with Groovy scripts and add-ons
- run a portable mind mapping tool from a USB drive
- summarize and edit map content with AI assistance

## When to avoid
- you need a web-based or collaborative real-time mind mapping tool
- you want a lightweight mobile mind mapping app
- you prefer a modern non-Java UI over Swing look and feel

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: gui, developer-tools, plugin-system
- domain: developer-tools, productivity
- platform: cross-platform, windows, jvm
- tags: mind-mapping, mindmap-editor, outliner, knowledge-management, note-taking, java-swing, groovy-scripting, latex, markdown, presentation, add-ons, portable, ai-integration, gtd, project-management, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- freeplane/freeplane (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.926585+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:21:43.386704+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/freeplane/freeplane (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.926585+00:00, sha 0ece8e061e58)
  - homepage: https://www.freeplane.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:51.706927+00:00, sha 9217a27ce9a4)
  - site_page: https://docs.freeplane.org/getting-started/getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:51.709252+00:00, sha d549a829de3e)
  - site_page: https://docs.freeplane.org/getting-started/Distributions.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:51.710855+00:00, sha 398cda17eec5)
  - site_page: https://docs.freeplane.org/getting-started/Command-line_options_and_configuration.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:51.712566+00:00, sha 210dcd9814ef)
  - site_page: https://docs.freeplane.org/getting-started/Add-ons_(install).html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:51.714305+00:00, sha 3a4e014f0ac9)
  - site_page: https://docs.freeplane.org/ai/ai-integration-getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:51.716917+00:00, sha 54d1f8f90ada)
  - site_page: https://docs.freeplane.org/user-documentation/user-documentation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:51.718575+00:00, sha 2c05b810d877)
  - site_page: https://docs.freeplane.org/user-documentation/first-steps.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:51.720209+00:00, sha 4e3f2a62c1b2)
  - site_page: https://docs.freeplane.org/user-documentation/working-w-mindmap-files.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:10:51.721856+00:00, sha 74079460a430)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.