The best mind map software

Ayoa CEO, Chris Griffiths, is the world-leading expert in mind mapping in business. He co-authored the book, Mind Maps for Business, with inventor of mind mapping, Tony Buzan. In 2006, Chris brought the hand-drawn mind map into the digital world for the first time with iMindMap.

After over 12 years of development, experience and expertise, iMindMap evolved into a web app to create Ayoa.

With a unique combination of mind mapping and task management features, Ayoa has become a leading tool used by many of the world’s top thinkers and most reputable companies including the BBC.

You can find out more about the founder of Ayoa Chris Griffiths here

Both organic and speed mind maps can be used to explore and capture your ideas on any given topic or project. However, organic mind maps use curved branches to replicate your natural thinking processes, much like that of the hand-drawn mind map. Organic mind maps allow you to adjust the size and shape your branches, giving you more creative control over the design of your mind map.

Speed Maps provide a more structured layout for your mind map, with 4 different set styles for you to choose from, including Box Map, Direction Map, Line Map and Gradient Map. This view is ideal for when you want to quickly capture ideas in a pre-set format.

We do offer a basic, free plan of Ayoa, which you can use free of charge. However, the features of the Basic plan are limited. You will have the option to create up to five mind maps on our Basic plan.

If you wish to access Ayoa’s full range of powerful features (and unlimited mind maps), you will need to subscribe to one of our paid plans. More information can be found on our Pricing page here.

Yes! By downloading our desktop apps (for Windows and Mac), you’re able to edit your work without an internet connection. Just make sure to connect to the internet at regular intervals to sync your data; you’re only able to permanently save your data by connecting to the internet.

Ayoa seamlessly syncs all of your work across the devices that you’re using. If you’ve created a mind map or task board on your computer and want to access it on your phone, simply open the Ayoa app on your mobile device and ta-dah, your work will appear ready for you to edit.

You can share your mind maps with anyone and everyone. Simply invite an email address to your mind map and they will receive an email invitation. Depending on the permissions you’ve granted them, they’ll be able to view, edit, comment and add branches to your mind map. You can also export your mind map as an image to share with others.

If you purchased iMindMap 11, please rest assured that you are still able to use this and iMindMap 11 will be supported for the foreseeable future. To view the iMindMap 11 Support Guides, please click here.

To be innovative, you have to embrace change. Our desktop tool, iMindMap, was a great success and allowed users to capture incredible ideas. But as an innovative company, we wanted to take iMindMap to the next level by moving it from desktop to the web and renaming it “Ayoa”. Using new technologies, this allowed us to facilitate teams for collaborative working and evolve into an all-in-one whiteboard app that can be enjoyed by teams and individuals everywhere.