How to Create Mind Map Online?

Ralph Garcia
3 min readFeb 28, 2019

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Want to create mind map? We will provide you with an introduction on mind map and let you know how you can create mind map with an online mind map software.

Mind map template (Created with Visual Paradigm Online)

[Open & Edit this Mind Map in Visual Paradigm Online]

What is Mind Map?

Mind Maps is one of the most widely used ideas management tool. It is a visual map that shows what you have in your mind.

Purpose of Mind Maps

Mind Maps are created for organizing information. It helps you organize ideas produced in a thinking process, allowing you to visualize an idea and other ideas related to it.

Mind map for stakeholder analysis

[Open & Edit this Mind Map in Visual Paradigm Online]

Mind map layout ideas in a map structure. In the map, the primary idea appears in the center (we call it the center node). Ideas related are branched out from the center node.

Understanding mind maps

Mind maps are very simple to read and create. Typical mind maps contain two symbols — idea and connector. Some mind maps include also emoji, free text, embedded images, etc. It’s perfectly alright to include them in your mind map, just don’t spend all your time on enriching your mind map with those stuff. Keep in mind that the reason for mind map creation is to keep track of your ideas.

Recommended Mind Map Software

Visual Paradigm Online is an online diagramming tool that supports a wide range of business and technical diagram types such as UML, flowchart, ArchiMate, BPMN, ERD, DFD, Org. Chart, Mind Map, Wireframe, Floor plan. Users are offered a free online workspace and allows creation of an unlimited number of diagrams and shapes.

Visual Paradigm Online logo

Pros

  • Support many diagram types: UML, ERD, Flowcharts, organizational charts, wireframes, Influence Diagram, Floor Plan, Network, Rack, Circuit, Piping, SWOT, Block
  • Allow click to use — No prior registration and download required.
  • Dashboard for data organization and visualization
  • Cross platform: Runs well on modern web browsers like Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer 8;
  • Easy to use: Create and connect shapes with drag and drop. Connectors are attached to shape border and will never separate apart (unlike many other tools!).
  • Beautiful drawing: Apply different formatting options, which include shape and connectors colors (fill/gradient), 40+ connector types, background color, RTF caption, font options, shadow effect, etc
  • Alignment guide helps you position shapes nicely.
  • Build your own shape library to create diagrams with your own shapes.
  • Start quickly with the pre-developed diagram templates. Hundreds of templates are provided.
  • Print and export your drawing into document and image formats (PDF, PNG, JPG, SVG, GIF)
  • Imports from Visio
  • Add text, notes, external images, web links to diagram
  • Google integration — Sign in with Google and Google Drive integration

Trial & Prices

  • Free edition for non commercial use — No ad and allows the creation of unlimited no. of diagrams and shapes, no restriction of access period
  • Upgrade to Starter / Advance Edition at $4/mo and $9/mo, for more diagram types and advanced features

How to Draw Mind Map Chart?

  1. Open the Mind Map diagram editor in Visual Paradigm Online. (No registration required.)
  2. Move your mouse pointer over a node. Drag and drop to create a sub nodes. Nodes are automatically connected as you create new nodes from the parent.
  3. When you finished, you can save the diagram (File > Save as) to our cloud repository for future access. You can also export your work into image (JPG, PNG, PDF, SVG, etc) and share it with your friends or co-workers.

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Ralph Garcia
Ralph Garcia

Written by Ralph Garcia

Over 8 years of experience in program and project management, with 5 years of agile software development experience.

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