• Background Patterns enhance visual appearance of your mind maps. • Automatically add a Progress Bar when two or more child topics have a checkbox. • Split topic text into a new sibling topic. • Set default layout for Central Theme and Imports in Preferences. • Add web links with web page descriptions. • Back command in Multiple Windows mode. • Compatibility update

• Background Patterns enhance visual appearance of your mind maps. • Automatically add a Progress Bar when two or more child topics have a checkbox. • Split topic text into a new sibling topic. • Set default layout for Central Theme and Imports in Preferences. • Add web links with web page descriptions. • Back command in Multiple Windows mode.

• Full compatibility and optimization for macOS 26, modernized UI • Smart Roll-Up Detection. The parent topic changes to a Roll-Up Progress Bar if all child topics have checkboxes. • Enhanced OPML import from AI: Import .opml with checkboxes (checked or unchecked). • Improved Sibling Tool. Long-press the sibling tool to choose between Add Sibling (below topic) or Insert Sibling (above topic). • Refined Inspector Panel Controls. Use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + 1-6 to toggle the inspector panels on/off, instead of just opening them. • Displaying link address. Hover your cursor over topic links to view the link address. • New Toolbar Customization. All toolbar commands are now separated into individual, distinct buttons, allowing for easier and more flexible personalization of your toolbar layout. • New Find Shortcuts: Find Next is Cmd + G, and Find Previous is Shift + Cmd + G, aligning with macOS standards. • If available SimpleMind now uses high resolution images in the Editor. Controlled via Preferences – Image Options. • Bugs reported on v2.8.0 fixed

• Full compatibility and optimization for macOS 26, modernized UI • Smart Roll-Up Detection. The parent topic changes to a Roll-Up Progress Bar if all child topics have checkboxes. • Enhanced OPML import from AI: Import .opml with checkboxes (checked or unchecked). • Improved Sibling Tool. Long-press the sibling tool to choose between Add Sibling (below topic) or Insert Sibling (above topic). • Refined Inspector Panel Controls. Use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + 1-6 to toggle the inspector panels on/off, instead of just opening them. • Displaying link address. Hover your cursor over topic links to view the link address. • New Toolbar Customization. All toolbar commands are now separated into individual, distinct buttons, allowing for easier and more flexible personalization of your toolbar layout. • New Find Shortcuts: Find Next is Cmd + G, and Find Previous is Shift + Cmd + G, aligning with macOS standards. • If available SimpleMind now uses high resolution images in the Editor. Controlled via Preferences – Image Options. • Bugs reported on v2.8.0 fixed

Full compatibility and optimization for macOS 26, modernized UI Smart Roll-Up Detection. The parent topic changes to a Roll-Up Progress Bar if all child topics have checkboxes. Enhanced OPML import. Import .opml with checkboxes (checked or unchecked). Improved Sibling Tool. Long-press the sibling tool to choose between Add Sibling (below topic) or Insert Sibling (above topic). Refined Inspector Panel Controls. Use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + 1-6 to toggle the inspector panels on/off, instead of just opening them. Displaying link address. Hover your cursor over topic links to view the link address. New Toolbar Customization. All toolbar commands are now separated into individual, distinct buttons, allowing for easier and more flexible personalization of your toolbar layout. New Find Shortcuts: Find Next is Cmd + G, and Find Previous is Shift + Cmd + G, aligning with macOS standards. If available SimpleMind now uses high resolution images in the Editor. Controlled via Preferences – Image Options.

• Horizontal layout direction added: “Automatic Clockwise”. • When sharing as .pdf or .png and printing SimpleMind exports with high resolution images when available. • In the outline, click the Note indicator Note indicator to open the NoteEditor panel. • In the outline, hover your mouse over the Note Indicator to preview your note. • Adjust the Tooltip font size (also used for note previews) via Preferences | Fonts. • When using Search in Mind Map (Command-F) you can now use shortcuts to “Find Next” (Command-G) or “Find Previous” (Option-Command-G). • Keyboard shortcut Shift-Command-L assigned to “Navigate hyperlink”. Follow the link without having to use your mouse. • Minor improvements and bug fixes.

• Tinted Note Indicators, the note indicator adjusts to the color of the topic. Adjust via Mind Map Style or change in a custom stylesheet. • Pasting .opml improved. • Rare crash bug fixed in use of nested linear layouts. • Single Window Mode shows recently opened files in “File” -“Open Recent”. • General improvements and minor bug fixes.

• Tinted Note Indicators, the note indicator adjusts to the color of the topic. Adjust via Mind Map Style or change in a custom stylesheet. • Pasting .opml improved. • Rare crash bug fixed in use of nested linear layouts. • Single Window Mode shows recently opened files in “File” -“Open Recent”. • General improvements and minor bug fixes.

• Add a linked image inside a Topic. • Move images inside / outside a Topic by using the Topic and Image toolbars. • Move images inside a Topic via drag and drop. Press Control to suppress. • New Images will be cropped to a rounded shape by default.

• Spotlight Search support – use Spotlight to search for text in mind maps – including notes. • Sort Children: sorts child topics alphabetically. • Importing the basics of iThoughts files (*.itmz): hierarchy, text, notes, navigation links, icons and images in topics. • Command “Copy Link to Topic” now also places a link on the system clipboard. You can use that link in external applications. • Improved topic tools positions – making it easier to use check boxes in tight layout schemes.

• Spotlight Search support – use Spotlight to search for text in mind maps – including notes. • Sort Children: sorts child topics alphabetically. • Importing the basics of iThoughts files (*.itmz): hierarchy, text, notes and images in topics. • Command “Copy Link to Topic” now also places a link on the system clipboard. You can use that link in external applications. • Improved topic tools positions – making it easier to use check boxes in tight layout schemes.

Service Update: many minor improvements and bug fixes.

• Service Update – many minor improvements and bug fixes. • Improved contrast in Auto Focus and Search modes. • Press Ctrl while dragging a label to suppress nesting the label inside the topic.

• Switch to another layout scheme inside an auto layout. For example start in horizontal layout and switch to a linear layout. • Labels are included in outline exports and when copying as text. • Adjust Note Panel font size in Preferences. • General improvements and minor bug fixes.

Compatibility update for MacOS 14.0 Sonoma

• New Matrix auto layout, ideal for compactly displaying your mind map. • Add Labels in Topics to add additional visual information in a topic. • Automatic Left/Right Text Alignment in auto-layouts. Optionally disable this via Preferences | General. • Create a New Mind Map from what’s copied to your Clipboard. Available from the template picker in “New Mind Map”. • Read only mode available from “View” menu. • Turkish Language supported.

Optionally use the Mind Map Explorer / Navigator in single window application style. Turkish language supported. Minor bugs fixed.

• Images can be cropped to a shape: circle, rounded etc. • Add multiple cross-links between any two topics. • Exchange with ChatGPT using Copy & Paste • Optionally open Mind Maps in Tabs – instead of opening in new windows • Minor bug fixes and improvements

• Images can be cropped to a shape: circle, rounded etc. • Add multiple cross-links between any two topics. • Optionally open Mind Maps in Tabs – instead of opening in new windows • Minor bug fixes and improvements

• We redesigned the way SimpleMind works with Mind Map files, making it easier for you to find, open and save your files. • Link to mind maps and documents on your Mac. • Each mind map is opened in a new window. • Favorites view gives fast access to your favorite mind maps. • Bugs fixed reported on v2.0.0 and v2.0.1

• We redesigned the way SimpleMind works with Mind Map files, making it easier for you to find, open and save your files. • Link to mind maps and documents on your Mac. • Each mind map is opened in a new window. • Favorites view gives fast access to your favorite mind maps. • Bugs fixed reported on v2.0.0

• We redesigned the way SimpleMind works with Mind Map files, making it easier for you to find, open and save your files. • Link to mind maps and documents on your Mac. • Each mind map is opened in a new window. • Favorites view gives fast access to your favorite mind maps.

Minor improvements and bugs fixed

• “Add Image in Topic” or “Add Image” adds the image directly to the mind map. No need to select thumbnail size or the linked image size. • The image now maintains the same quality when resizing. Enlarging the image increases the number of pixels ensuring the image still looks good. • An “Image in Topic” can be as large as 640*640. • “Add Linked Image” adds an image as in previous versions: a thumbnail in the mind map opens a full-size image. • Use Preferences to set the default size and density for new images. • Improved look of Labels. • SimpleMind supports Quick Look thumbnails. When using Finder (or other apps that support Quick Look) you’ll see a thumbnail for .smmx Mind Map files. • General improvements and minor bug fixes.

• The style sheets have been updated with a fresh new look. • The built-in style sheets support dark mode, meaning if you switch to dark mode the style sheet will as well. • Making your own custom style sheets has been made easier with the new stylesheet editor. • General improvements and minor bug fixes.