Mindomo
Mind maps, concept maps, and Gantt charts with a serious education edition.
About
Mindomo comes from Expert Software Applications, a Romanian company founded in 2007, and covers more diagram types than most mappers: mind maps, concept maps, outlines, org charts, fishbone diagrams, timelines, and Gantt charts. It runs on the web, desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), and mobile (iOS/Android), with offline editing that syncs when you reconnect. The free tier allows 3 diagrams; paid plans run about €6/month for Premium and €15/month for Professional, alongside dedicated education tiers — Student around €4, Teacher around €5, and School around €12 per month — with LMS integrations (Google Classroom, Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard), map assignments, grading, and monthly AI credits. The provider claims 14 import and 20 export formats (provider-claimed).
Honest limits: the free tier's 3-diagram cap is tight, and the interface is dense for someone who just wants a quick sketch. No published performance benchmarks found.
What it can do
- Mind maps, concept maps, outlines, Gantt charts, org charts, timelines
- Offline editing on desktop with automatic sync
- Real-time collaboration with comments and live chat
- Education edition: assignments, grading, LMS integrations (Google Classroom, Canvas, Moodle)
- AI-assisted map generation with monthly credits (paid tiers)
- 14 import and 20 export formats (provider-claimed)
- Task management with checkable lists and iCal integration
- Presenter mode for walkthroughs
Setup
Sign up on the website or install the desktop/mobile app; free tier starts immediately.
Prerequisites
An account for cloud sync; desktop app works offline after install.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 8/10
Scored 8/10 (VERIFIED tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: provider identity (Expert Software Applications, Romania, founded 2007) and plan structure (free/3 diagrams, Premium ~€6, Professional ~€15, education tiers) confirmed across financesonline, saasworthy, and techjockey; offline editing and LMS integrations documented on the provider's own pages. Strengths: broadest diagram coverage in this batch, true offline desktop apps, strong education offering. Docked for: (1) tight 3-diagram free cap; (2) dense UI for casual use; import/export format counts are provider-claimed. License: proprietary SaaS, freemium.
How the trust score is built
Full methodology →- Adoption · stars/downloads, log-scaled vs peers
- 8.0/10
- Maintenance · recency, releases, issue load
- 9.0/10
- Openness · license + docs
- 3.0/10
- Manual review · sanity read + red-flag check
- 8.0/10
- · Expert Software Applications SRL (Romania), founded 2007.
- · Web + desktop (Win/Mac/Linux) + mobile; offline editing with sync.
- · Free: 3 diagrams; Premium ~€6/mo; Professional ~€15/mo; education tiers Student ~€4 / Teacher ~€5 / School ~€12.
- · LMS integrations (Google Classroom, Canvas, Moodle); 14 import / 20 export formats provider-claimed.
Sources
Every fact above was checked against these sources. Where a claim comes from the provider and couldn't be independently verified, the text says so.