'SciPlore MindMapping' : A Tool for Creating Mind Maps Combined with PDF and Reference Management

Joeran Beel, Béla Gipp, Christoph Emanuel Müller · GoeScholar The Publication Server of the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) · 2009

Mind maps are useful tools for researchers. They can use mind maps, for example, to manage their literature or to draft research papers. Dozens of tools exist to create mind maps, for instance, FreeMind, MindManager, and XMind. However, researchers need special features such as the possibility of accessing their bibliographic databases (e.g., BibTeX) directly from within the mind mapping software. Therefore, we developed SciPlore MindMapping, the first mind mapping tool solely focusing on researchers' needs. It offers all the features one would expect from a standard mind mapping software, plus three additional features for researchers.

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