SimpleMind Desktop
SimpleMind Desktop is a great Mind Mapper with focus on simplicity and ease of use. It is very similar to SimpleMind for the iPhone and shares features like selectable styles. Two editions are available:
Download Trial
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| SimpleMind Desktop for Windows PCs v1.1.0 Requires SimpleMind Touch for iPhone version 1.1.0 or higher. Requires Windows XP (SP2 or higher), Windows Vista or Windows 7. |
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| SimpleMind Desktop for MAC OSX v1.1.0 Requires SimpleMind Touch for iPhone version 1.2.0 or higher. Requires Mac OSX 10.6 or 10.5.8*. |
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| The 30-day trial versions are fully functional. iTunes or Bonjour must be installed. | |
Exchanging Mind Maps with SimpleMind for the iPhone
SimpleMind Desktop supports exchanging Mind Maps with SimpleMind Touch for the iPhone/iPod. Note: communication requires a WiFi connection - communication via 3G is not supported. On the desktop, you can view and edit Mind Maps created on the iPhone and vice versa. The exchanging process is controlled from within the iPhone: the Mind Map editor has a "Save to Desktop" command. The Mind Map list has a "Open from desktop" command.
For both commands the desktop application must be running. The first time you connect to the desktop, on the desktop you must grant access by entering an access code.
Save to Desktop
To Save a Mind Map from the Touch version to the Desktop version, in the Mind Map editor, use the action sheet and select "Save to Desktop". If you had saved this Mind Map before - or created it on the desktop earlier, the desktop replaces the existing version with the one from the iPhone.
Open from Desktop
To Open a Mind Map from the desktop on the iPhone, in the Mind Map list, use the action sheet and select "Open from Desktop". From the list with Mind Map available on the desktop, click the one you wish to open. If you had opened this Mind Map before (or created it on the iPhone), the existing version is replaced with the one from the desktop.
Connection Problems?
Connection problems usually are caused by:
- A firewall on the desktop.
On Windows, make sure you allow iPhoneLink.exe to access the LAN.
On Mac, make sure you allow SimpleMind (Trial).app to access the LAN. - SimpleMind for iPhone can only connect through the Wifi / LAN, not through the mobile 3G net
- SimpleMind running on iPhone iOS 4 or iPad iOS 3.2 can experience connection problems with SimpleMind desktop due to problems with Apple's Bonjour. The connection is unreliable and is more or less frequently unavailable. This results in errors like: "Desktop not found". We are working on a solution. It usually helps if you shut down the iPhone/iPad app and SimpleMind desktop twice (2x) and then reconnect.
- On Window 7 64-bit it is sometimes very hard to connect, even after shutting down SimpleMind desktop and restarting. There is currently (August 10th) no work-around. We are working on a solution.