# drichard/mindmaps

An open source, offline capable, mind mapping application leveraging HTML5 technologies

Repository: https://github.com/drichard/mindmaps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mindmaps
Homepage: https://www.mindmaps.app
Language: JavaScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: mindmap, javascript, html5
Last push: 2023-02-05T10:52:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5639, "days_push": 1305, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2868, forks 596 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:26.904723+00:00)

## What it is
mindmaps is an open-source, HTML5-based mind mapping application that runs entirely in the browser. It works fully offline using ApplicationCache and stores mind maps in LocalStorage, with no frameworks or build-time dependencies in its codebase.

## Use cases
- create mind maps in the browser
- offline mind mapping tool
- free open source mind map app
- draw mind maps with html5 canvas
- self-host a mind mapping web app
- brainstorm and organize ideas visually

## When to choose
- you want a free, ad-free, offline-capable mind mapping tool in the browser
- you want to self-host a simple static mind mapping app
- you prefer a lightweight app with no frameworks or compilation step

## When to avoid
- you need actively developed features or modern framework-based code
- you need collaborative or cloud-synced mind mapping
- you want a maintained project with regular updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, file-system, data-visualization
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: mind-mapping, html5, offline-first, canvas, localstorage, no-framework, web-server, javascript

## Member repositories
- drichard/mindmaps (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:26.904723+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 2026-08-30T07:35:55.607987+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/drichard/mindmaps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:26.904723+00:00, sha 1f1bd01d4045)
  - homepage: https://www.mindmaps.app (fetched 2026-08-29T09:52:03.440197+00:00, sha 1ce7019ee84a)
  - site_page: https://www.mindmaps.app/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:52:03.442634+00:00, sha 9ff166c5e4f1)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/mindmaps (fetched 2026-08-29T09:52:03.444276+00:00, sha 3b7ad0825be2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.