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Mindmeister Features and Benefits
MindMeister is a web-based mind mapping software that offers a range of features:
- Beautiful Themes: Expertly-designed themes to add color and style to your maps.
- Mixed Map Layouts: Display content in mind map view, org chart, or list.
- Presentations: Show your mind maps as presentations to share ideas quickly.
- Templates: Predefined mind map templates for various occasions.
- Key Shortcuts: Add topics, format text, and arrange your map without touching your mouse.
- Connections: Show relationships between any two mind map topics.
- Individual Topic Styling: Customize the fill and stroke, shape and more for each topic.
- Line Styling: Customize each line on your map.
- Tintable Images & Emojis: Add beautiful, tintable images to any map topic.
- Outline Mode: Toggle between the visual and linear with Outline Mode.
- Expandable Notes: Add even more context to map topics with expandable notes.
- Attachments: Attach files to maps from local storage, or link out to documents, articles and more on the web.
- Focus Mode: In Focus Mode, distractions disappear so you can focus on your ideas.
These features help improve collaboration, offer robust mind mapping solutions, nurture creativity, and provide an intuitive, easy-to-use interface. MindMeister is ideal for brainstorming, project planning, and meeting management. It integrates seamlessly with a range of popular softwares, allowing externally-stored information in your mind maps, or exporting your maps to other locations. MindMeister is for everyone, with packages for business and education focusing on the features most needed by each group.
Mindmeister Pricing
MindMeister offers several pricing plans:
- Basic: Free per user, forever. This includes up to 3 mind maps, unlimited map collaborators, MeisterTask Integration, and MS Teams Integration.
- Personal: $6.50 per user/month. This includes unlimited mind maps, up to 2 attachments per map, PDF and image export, mind map printing, and 7-day version history.
- Pro: $10.50 per user/month. This includes unlimited attachments, Word export, PowerPoint export, custom colors, and unlimited version history.
- Business: $15.50 per user/month. This includes group sharing, compliance exports and backups, and priority email & phone support.
All prices are per user and excluding VAT. There are also special plans for students, educators, and non-profit organizations. Please note that prices may vary and it's always best to check the official website for the most accurate and up-to-date information.
Payment Method
MindMeister currently accepts payment via card or PayPal.
To add or change a payment method, follow these steps:
- Click the user avatar in the top-right corner of the MindMeister interface.
- Select Account from the drop-down menu.
- Click Billing on the left side of the accounts page.
- Click Add a payment method or click the pen icon next to an existing payment method to edit it.
- Choose whether to pay by card or via PayPal.
- Enter the billing information and click Save.
Remember, each Meister product is billed separately, so a unique payment method can be chosen for each product currently owned. Happy shopping!
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Mindmeister Alternatives
Here are the top 10 alternatives to MindMeister:
- Mindomo - Best for comprehensive mind mapping.
- Xmind - Best for AI-powered mind mapping.
- iMindQ - Best for advanced project planning features.
- Mindnode - Best for visual brainstorming.
- LibreOffice Draw - Best for graphic documents and diagrams.
- Miro - Offers a wide range of templates and collaboration features.
- Mural - Known for its digital workspace for visual collaboration.
- MindManager - Provides advanced mind mapping and project management features.
- Wondershare EdrawMind - Offers a variety of diagramming tools.
- Whimsical - Known for its fast and collaborative wireframes, flowcharts, and sticky notes.
Each of these alternatives offers unique features and capabilities that may better suit your specific needs. Happy exploring!
How To Open A Mindmeister Account?
To open an account on MindMeister, follow these steps:
- Visit www.mindmeister.com to access the MindMeister dashboard.
- Click the plus icon (+) at the top of the dashboard to create a new mind map.
- Double-click the central (root) topic in your mind map to name your map.
- Press ENTER to create sibling topics.
- Press TAB to create subtopics.
Once you've created your new mind map, you'll be taken to the map editor. From here, you can create new topics and subtopics using only two keys: TAB and ENTER.
Right-click any topic to open the styling toolbar and perform advanced actions. The styling toolbar contains five separate tabs: Actions, Style, Icons, Layout, and More Options (...).
Choose one of MindMeister's auto-layout options to quickly organize your topics. If you'd prefer to manually drag and drop topics on the canvas, you can also disable auto-layout.
Share your mind map with other users via e-mail invitation or a shareable link to collaborate in real time. You can also assign other users read-only or editing privileges to protect your data and work together more effectively.
Remember, you can always reach out to the support staff if you need further assistance. Happy mapping!
Mindmeister Return Policy?
MindMeister's return policy is as follows:
Consumers are entitled to full refunds under the following conditions:
- Right of revocation: The refund request is received within 14 days of the original purchase. This applies to an initial purchase, as well as for upgrades (only for the additional licenses).
- Auto-renewal and termination: Consumers have the right to cancel the paid version at any time after the minimum usage period (initial term) has expired, with a notice period of one month. If the subscription is renewed for another year after the initial term and the subscription is canceled right after renewal, customers will receive a refund for 11 of the 12 months.
For Business users:
- No revocation right: Business customers do not have a right of revocation after initial purchase or upgrades.
- Auto-renewal: Business customers can be auto-renewed for additional terms after the initial term. There is no refund for renewals.
- Termination: The termination period according to Meister’s order forms is 30 days to the end of the current term. Customers can downgrade at the time of the next renewal if a termination notice was sent less than 30 days before the current term ends.
To submit a refund request, reach out to the support staff. A member of the team will reach out and address your case individually. For mobile subscriptions purchased via the App Store or Google Play Store, please reach out to Apple Support or Google Play Support. If you have a dedicated Success Manager and would like to cancel your contract, please reach out to the Accounts team. If you don't have a dedicated Manager and are having trouble cancelling your subscription, reach out to MindMeister Support.
Individual users can downgrade or cancel their subscription. Canceling your subscription will downgrade your license to the free Basic plan at the end of the current license period. To completely close your account, you’ll first need to cancel your subscription to all Meister Products. After you’ve cancelled your subscriptions, the link to close your account can be found at the bottom of Plans. Closing one Meister Account will affect your subscriptions to all Meister products (i.e. MeisterTask and MindMeister). All your personal data will be permanently deleted upon the closure of your account. However, for legal reasons certain data will be kept for a limited period of time and will not be deleted immediately upon the closure of your account.
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