Xmind: AI Mind Map
Brainstorm, Outline & Gantt
Only for Mac
Free · In-App Purchases
From a single idea to a finished plan — Xmind turns thoughts into mind maps, outlines, slides, and Gantt charts. Now with built-in AI that generates full mind maps from any text, link, or document.
Trusted by users in 200+ countries for over 20 years. Featured by App Store.
THINK WITH AI
- AI-Generated Mind Maps — Drop in any text, link, or document. Xmind builds a structured map in seconds.
- Grow Ideas — Select any topic. One click expands it into a full branch of related ideas.
- AI Task Breakdown — Turn any goal into actionable tasks and to-dos automatically.
ORGANIZE WITH ZONES
- Zones — Group related floating topics into a dedicated area. Keep complex maps organized, selectable, and shareable as a unit.
- Fold and Focus — Collapse a Zone to hide details, expand it when you need them back.
- Export by Zone — Export any Zone as its own image or PDF for sharing or presenting.
CAPTURE EVERY IDEA
- Mind Map + Outliner — Switch between visual canvas and text outline with one click.
- 9 Structures — Mind map, logic chart, tree chart, org chart, timeline, fishbone, tree table, matrix, and grid. Mix freely on one canvas.
- Quick Entry — Jot down a thought, get a mind map instantly.
- Smart Guideline — Effortless alignment for clean layouts.
PLAN AND EXECUTE
- Gantt Chart — Drag bars to update progress, link tasks for dependencies, skip non-working days automatically.
- Tasks & Assignees — Add owners, dependencies, and deadlines. Export to CSV or Calendar.
- Real-Time Collaboration — Edit together, share Spaces, manage team permissions.
PRESENT WITH IMPACT
- Pitch Mode — One click turns your map into a slide deck with smooth transitions.
- Hand-Drawn Style — Switch to a hand-drawn look for a more personal touch.
- ZEN Mode — Distraction-free editing with night mode and a built-in timer.
SHARE FREELY
- Multiple Export Formats — PNG, SVG, PDF, Markdown, OPML, Word, and more.
- Transparent Background Export — High-resolution PNG for any use case.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Capture — Start from a blank canvas, a template, or let AI generate from your text.
2. Refine — Outline, restructure, add tasks, link topics, and switch views freely.
3. Share — Present, export, or collaborate with your team in real time.
WHAT USERS SAY
"Lightyears ahead of the competition. The simplicity and beauty of the design is intuitive." — App Store Review
"Very powerful and intuitive. The Outliner mode alone replaces Workflowy for me." — App Store Review
SUBSCRIBE XMIND
- Products: Xmind Pro (Annually), Xmind Pro (Monthly)
- Type: Auto-Renewable Subscriptions
- Price: $59.00/year, $10.00/month
- Cancel Subscription: Go to "Settings" > "iTunes & App Store" > Tap your Apple ID, Tap View Apple ID, Tap Subscriptions, Tap "Xmind Pro" to cancel subscription. If you do not end the subscription more than 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, the subscription will be automatically renewed.
- Apple ID for automatic renewal subscriptions will be automatically charged for an additional 1 month or 1 year in iTunes account 24 hours prior to the expiration of each billing cycle;
- Terms of Service (including subscription rules): https://www.xmind.com/terms/
- Privacy Policy: https://www.xmind.com/privacy/
QUESTIONS?
Let us know if you have any feedback, or if we can help in any way at support@xmind.com.
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1. Fixed an issue with printing in Outliner.
2. Fixed an issue where maps with markers displayed incorrectly when exported as images.
3. Fixed a search issue in Outliner.
4. Fixed other known issues.
26.04.01337 10 Jul
1. Added a collaborative version of the Outliner for real-time editing;
2. Added a favorites/starred entry so you can quickly access bookmarked maps;
3. Create with AI can now turn images into mind maps via image attachments;
4. Added Data Masking, accessible through a right-click flow in the editor for international version;
5. Fixed an issue where Map Shot screenshots captured inaccurate content;
6. Fixed an issue where the sheet Bar displayed abnormally in ZEN mode;
7. Improved the interaction experience of the scrollbar within the editor;
8. Fixed various other known issues.
26.04.01327 23 Jun
Fixed other known issues.
26.03.04130 25 May
1. Fresh New Look: A lighter, more focused experience across the Home and map editor.
2. Enhanced Zones: Auto-resize, connect to other topics with relationships, and more.
3. Xmind AI now supports web search when generating mind maps.
4. Xmind AI now supports Grow Ideas from a selected topic with one click.
5. Improved the collaboration experience for online files.
6. Supported displaying all notes in the mind map with one click.
7. Added a keyboard shortcut for text underline.
8. Task now supports displaying dates in British format.
9. Fixed an issue where images exported from topics containing emoji displayed incorrect styles.
10. Fixed an issue where certain features in Custom Themes behaved unexpectedly.
11. Fixed an issue where a back link was still generated when "Add Link for Both Topics" was unchecked.
12. Fixed an issue where the "Move to First" / "Move to Last" shortcuts stopped working.
13. Fixed an issue where the end date could be calculated incorrectly when "Skip Non-working Days" was enabled.
14. Fixed an issue where exported PDF content might appear blank.
15. Fixed an issue where dragging to adjust column width in Tree Table was difficult to control.
16. Fixed an issue where copy & paste caused loss of sub-level hierarchy under certain conditions.
17. Fixed other known issues.
26.03.04129 22 May
1. Fixed an issue where clearing task duration caused errors.
2. Fixed an issue with formula display errors.
3. Fixed an issue where some keyboard shortcuts didn't work in Outliner.
4. Fixed an issue with inserting elements in Outliner.
5. Fixed other known issues.
26.02.04172 11 Feb
1. Zone: Organize map content. Group related floating topics for easier layout, selection, and export.
2. Skip Non-working Days: Plan by working days. Automatically skip non-working days when calculating project timelines.
3. Gantt Enhancements: More efficient large-scale scheduling. Link tasks in bulk, adjust timelines with fewer actions.
4. Added support for British English.
5. Gantt chart supports multi-selecting tasks to quickly add dependencies.
6. Gantt chart supports exporting to PNG, JPEG, and PDF.
7. Gantt chart supports printing.
8. Gantt chart supports quick editing of start date and duration.
9. Adding dependencies no longer requires setting start and end dates.
10. Supports customizing the start day of the week.
11. Optimized display logic when pasting externally copied content into mind maps.
12. Fixed an issue with line breaks in main topics in logic charts.
13. Fixed an issue with abnormal branch export.
14. Fixed an issue where English punctuation marks displayed in the wrong position in Arabic text.
15. Fixed an issue where exporting Markdown tasks showed a failure message.
16. Fixed other known issues.
26.02.04171 10 Feb
1. Gantt Chart - Plan with timelines. Drag bars to update progress and link tasks to create dependencies.
2. AI-Generated Mind Maps - Automatically turn any text, links, or documents into mind maps, or break them into tasks and to-dos.
3. Better Markdown Parsing - More reliable import and export with improved handling of tables, text styles, lists, and more.
4. Task now support adding assignees and dependencies.
5. Task date formats automatically adapt to the app language.
6. Optimized date selection interaction for tasks.
7. Supported exporting tasks to CSV and Calendar (ICS) formats.
8. Exported branch now supports more formats.
9. Supported automatic parsing when pasting Markdown text.
10. Fixed an issue where collaborative files couldn’t filter tasks.
11. Fixed an issue where exporting specific files to Word failed.
12. Fixed other known issues.
26.01.07145 28/11/2025
1. Planned Task – Clearer task details and progress tracking, making updates easy to follow;
2. Kazakh Language Support – Kazakh has been added as an interface language, enabling smooth thinking and borderless expression.
3. Added a new topic shape – Card;
4. Floating topics now support freely adjusting the layer order;
5. Optimized some UI designs and text;
6. Optimized the display logic of Team on the Home;
7. Improved date selection logic in Planned Task;
8. Theme Editor now support selecting Grid structure;
9. Password visibility toggle is now supported in link sharing and file encryption;
10. Fixed collaboration issues caused by editing a planned task;
11. Fixed an issue where inserting Markers might cause the canvas to freeze;
12. Fixed an issue where the border opacity setting was not working in Grid structure;
13. Fixed an issue where clicking Relationship in the search panel did not trigger a jump;
14. Fixed an issue where inserting attachments larger than 20MB in topics might cause an error;
15. Fixed an issue where the app might crash after startup;
16. Fixed some other known issues.
25.07.03033 30/07/2025
One Team, Multiple Spaces - Create independent Spaces to keep work organized and permissions clear;
Improved some UI designs and text;
Fixed an issue where the window flickered after selecting a color in Map Shot;
Fixed an issue where main topics in Grid structure couldn't switch structures;
Fixed an issue where Custom Color Themes lost previews;
Fixed some other known issues.
25.04.03523 03/06/2025
Smart Guideline – Easily align topics for a more efficient layout;
Map Search – Quickly find mind maps and easily find target content;
Double-click to quickly edit cloud file names in the editor;
File paths in the editing page are clickable for quick navigation;
Optimized the PDF export effect;
Improved some UI designs and text;
Fixed an issue where Smart Guideline could not be enabled after enabling Flexible Floating Topic;
Fixed an issue where cloud files saved locally could not be edited after reloading.
Fixed an issue where the zoom level would automatically increase after switching the canvas;
Fixed an issue where specific font styles did not apply correctly;
Fixed an issue where user-defined default zoom ratio was not applied;
Fixed an issue where Boundary opacity did not automatically revert to the maximum value;
Fixed some other known issues.
25.04.03033 19/05/2025
Brand-new interface that simplifies your mind mapping experience;
Collaborate in real-time, sharing and editing mind maps with your team instantly;
Organize and manage your team’s files with enhanced features and shared spaces;
Added the feature to Display/Hide Note content in the topic;
Added substructures of Tree Chart: left-aligned branch, right-aligned branch;
Introduced a new text style — underline;
Enabled the import of iThoughts mind map files;
Grid structure now supports modifying Cell alignment and fill color;
Grid structure now supports customizing border styles;
Optimized the experience when selecting Image;
Optimized the map display position when opening files;
Optimized the interaction of bidirectional links between topics;
Optimized the interaction and performance related to search;
Fixed some other known issues.
25.01.01061 21/01/2025
1. Improved the experience of Export to PNG in Split by Main Branch mode;
2. Optimized some interface designs and wording;
3. Fixed issues with line breaks in Outliner mode;
4. Fixed the issue that the Delete option for Label was not working;
5. Fixed the possible error when entering a space while editing formulas;
6. Fixed some other known issues.
24.04.10311 30/05/2024
1. Grid: Versatile structure for innovative, flexible layouts and vertical mind mapping;
2. Added the support for exporting to JPEG;
3. Added quick methods for selecting multiple elements;
4. Optimized the experience of sign in;
5. Optimized the interactive experience of the Illustration list;
6. Fixed an issue where the topic link displayed an incorrect target map name;
7. Fixed some other known issues.
24.04.10291 30/04/2024
1. New Templates - Explore 100+ templates designed to enhance your creativity and efficiency;
2. New Skeletons - Added 10+ new skeletons, experience infinite creative possibilities for structure and style;
3. Added a feature that applies the selected numbering style to sibling topics;
4. Added customized shortcuts for numbering;
5. Added an "Auto Sort" switch when inserting label;
6. The Matrix structure has been updated with options for "fewer borders" and "more borders";
7. Optimized the experience of Image Frame;
8. Optimized the experience of the main menu on Windows;
9. Fixed an error during login;
10. Fixed some other known issues.
24.01.14362 22/03/2024
1. New Templates - Explore 100+ templates designed to enhance your creativity and efficiency;
2. New Skeletons - Added 10+ new skeletons, experience infinite creative possibilities for structure and style;
3. Added a feature that applies the selected numbering style to sibling topics;
4. Added customized shortcuts for numbering;
5. Added an "Auto Sort" switch when inserting label;
6. The Matrix structure has been updated with options for "fewer borders" and "more borders";
7. Optimized the experience of Image Frame;
8. Optimized the experience of the main menu on Windows;
9. Fixed an error during login;
10. Fixed some other known issues.
24.01.14361 20/03/2024
1. Added more Color Themes;
2. Added more Illustrations;
3. Added more NeverMind family fonts;
4. Optimized the experience of Relationship;
5. Optimized Outliner’s compatibility with exception files;
6. Fixed a potential error when exporting branch to PNG;
7. Fixed an issue where clicking the info card icon did not respond when Note and Audio Note were both inserted;
8. Fixed an issue that the word count might not be accurate in Outliner;
9. Fixed some other known issues.
23.11.04336 07/12/2023
1. Rich Text Styles - Supports setting styles for selected texts within the topic;
2. Numbering - Automatic generation of numbers for the topic;
3. Image Frame - More effects can be added to the exported image;
4. Added the image preview feature;
5. Improved the experience of dragging images in Outliner;
6. Optimized some copywriting;
7. Fixed the error when opening some files;
8. Fixed the possible error when exporting mind maps with images to Word;
9. Fixed the issue of some shortcut keys not working;
10. Fixed the issue of disordered formatting when exporting Outliner to Word;
11. Fixed the issue where the spelling suggestion did not work in special cases;
12. Fixed the issue where the screenshot of Map Shot might get split;
13. Fixed the issue where the Floating Topic could not use "Show Branch Only";
14. Fixed the issue where some IMEs might cause errors in Outliner;
15. Fixed the error that may occur when exporting PNG;
16. Fixed some other known issues.
23.09.11172 20/10/2023
1. Optimized the experience of sign in;
2. Fixed the issue where setting font size would affect other topics;
3. Fixed the issue where the space character could not be searched;
4. Fixed some other known issues.
23.08.04132 15/09/2023
1. Added Task Tracking;
2. Support Apple Handoff;
3. Added specific error message prompts related to Evernote;
4. Automatically focus on corresponding topic when Audio Note recording ends;
5. Optimized logic for handling multiple files with encryption opened at the same time;
6. Optimized insert in Outliner;
7. Optimized switch appearance in ZEN Mode;
8. Fixed the issue that could not insert folders with special characters properly;
9. Fixed the issue that file loading would freeze when merging windows after minimizing them;
10. Fixed the issue that insert some elements into topic in Outliner would cause Central Topic element to be lost;
11. Fixed the issue that images, markers etc. could not be dragged into central topic in Outliner;
12. Fixed the issue that local folders in topics could not be modified;
13. Fixed the problem of errors when merging multiple Xmind windows;
14. Fixed the problem of errors when uploading local images.
23.08.02122 31/08/2023
#Important Updates
Brand new engine: Core graphics engine 100% rewritten, faster rendering speeds, more stable editing, more improved overall performance.
#Improvements
1. Added more shape styles for Summary topic;
2. Added more shape styles for Fishbone’s second-level topic;
3. Support dashed border for Tree Table;
4. Support more border styles ( hand-drawn + dashed ) for Matrix;
5. Support setting the structure for Timeline’s third-level topic;
6. Support setting endpoint style for tapered branch line;
7. Sequentially display labels;
8. Optimized the word count for numbers;
9. Optimized multi-selection operation of using shortcut “Shift”;
10. Fixed the issue that Note link could not be inserted in Outliner;
11. Fixed the issue that the style of branch color could not be updated when using colored branch.
23.07 (180256) 26/07/2023
1. Fixed the issue of some files not opening properly;
2. Fixed some other known issues.
22.11 (3771) 05/06/2023
Fixed the error of adding subtopic of Matrix;
Fixed the problem of Canvas Background Color setting not updating in time with the current theme color;
Fixed the problem that de-checking start page did not take effect occasionally.
22.11 (3656) 12/01/2023
Fixed the error of opening some kinds of xmind files.
22.11 (2677) 29/12/2022
1. Added Monthly Subscription option;
2. Added My Smart Color Theme;
3. Added fold/unfold all branches in the right-click menu in the blank space of the canvas;
4. Optimized Skeleton and Color Theme settings;
5. Optimized the algorithm for drawing the linear Relationship;
6. Optimized Equation’s preview when editing in dark mode in ZEN Mode;
7. Optimized the alert of file replacement failure when exporting;
8. Optimized the local preview of encrypted xmind files;
9. Optimized the preview when exporting to PNG/SVG files;
10. Fixed some other known issues.
22.11 (2608) 25/12/2022
1. Fixed the problem of copy and paste topics between maps;
2. Fixed some other known issues.
22.10.1 08/11/2022
1. Fixed an issue with printing in Outliner.
2. Fixed an issue where maps with markers displayed incorrectly when exported as images.
3. Fixed a search issue in Outliner.
4. Fixed other known issues.
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