Scrapple shines above traditional methods in this aspect. Making changes to this train on paper can get a bit messy in the end. Unlike the common mode of creating connections via pen and paper in hand, Scapple provides limitless space. Scapple can bring life to the thoughts of a person by virtualising the connection of dots. People do not carry pen and pen wherever they go, but they do carry their smartphones.
Before arriving at some solid decision, its often advised creating an abstract of such thoughts on a piece of paper. The human brain has a habit of connecting the dots on the go. These thoughts can be useless or can lead to a path-breaking conclusion. I’m not using a strict “object/verb” mapping that a typical concept map uses but I could easily do that, each connecting line can have text on it like a good concept map should.A train of thoughts may come at any time in the mind of a person. This is a concept map I’ve just started for a project. It’s pretty insane actually just how useful it is.
#Scapple mind map mac
It’s on iPad and Mac and one can move between the two fluidly. Really, hierarchies within concept maps is awesome. Then I discovered that iThoughts has all of its amazing power of hierarchical structure that also works with concept maps. I used Scapple for years when doing concept mapping, I used iThoughts when doing mind mapping. I then bring that into iThoughts and start laying things out there. It’s still a bit rigid but less so than when nodes are grouped. When they are floating this is very similar to what you are asking for. Once I excerpt everything I need from a collection of papers in MN, I take all those nodes out of (document) groups and I lay them out in a way that allows me to synthesise the information.
#Scapple mind map free
I use a tool that is so useful that even if MN did suddenly offer free form maps I would very likely still use this tool rather than MN for concept maps.īut wait, one more thing. While having “one tool to do it all” is appealing, it usually also means something will have to be sacrificed, particularly with a 10 person team like MN has. What you’re fundamentally looking for is a “concept map” and while MarginNote doesn’t really allow this, to move from a hierarchical structure to one that is freer would require MarginNote to essentially add a new toolset. I made this mind map using an app called Scapple. Personally, I’d like a fourth MN mode (Document, Study, Review, and… Play?) where I can just throw my cards around with abandon There are solutions like a “let it all hang out” option that lets you put anything anywhere and then a “clean it all up” option that pushes everything back into place. I wouldn’t want to lose this structure though now that I’m accustomed to working with it. I’d like to add that to my workflow and stay in MarginNote while doing so. I would love the integrate the pencil into my workflow but the fact that the structure is present I find it just quicker to drag things around and notate by typing so everything falls into place. I know it’s a sacrifice but it’s the price I pay for a very highly organised mapping of excerpts from what might be many source documents.Īlso, I’ve not used the pencil much because of this. Failing that I make links which I still believe should be more clearly displayed.
In your example (one that I often fretted about early on) I now merge or make children those notes that need to be visually next to another.
Instead I can put them where they need to be. Not only is there a reason, but I’m grateful I don’t have to think about things like the ‘job’ of putting things where I want them. I found in LiquidText I was spending more time trying to get things to fit than actually doing research or useful note taking and that got in the way of productivity.Įven iThoughts, which bills itself as a mind mapping tool, allows for only limited freedom and I have come to understand there is a reason for this. Here is where I’ve found my thinking: I end up with so many nodes and links that being able to freely lay them out would quickly become more of a chore than useful. I’ve also played extensively with LiquidText which does allow for such freedom. Even the fact that Mind Maps by their very nature should be ‘free’ of constraints. I feel your pain and for the first couple weeks of using MarginNote I had these very thoughts. A “free” map layout where connections can be moved anywhere around the parent card would allow for a more flexible map organization. Love the mindmap feature but it dominates the notetaking area, especially because you can only choose between vertical and horizontal map layouts.
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