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Pyramid 1.6.4

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Visually-based outlining and brainstorming environment. Demo ($33)

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Developer
MindCad LLC

Pyramid is a visual outlining tool that can use images and text clippings to be placed on worksheets to diagram flow in four directions. Items in the flow charts can be hyperlinked to external documents and web pages.

It is designed to help people eliminate wasted time of formatting mechanics and presentation by automatically formatting placementss based on settings that you choose in the Preferences. An interactive introductory tutorial is included in the download.

What's New

Version 1.6.4 addresses a problem with worksheet placement when resizing document windows.

Requirements
PPC, Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

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Anonymous reviewed on 25 Nov 2005

I tried the the demo version of Pyramid and it seems quite slick… a reasonably polished piece of work. However the distinction between it and the companies "flagship product", Incubator seems fairly minor.

It does seem quite expensive for what is quite limited mind-mapping software and I can't see huge advantages over the freeware My Mind. Perhaps someone with more experience would care to draw some distinctions?

I wouldn't really place OmniGraffle in the same category because it simple does much, much more than mind-mapping and is also much more manual than these packages make the process.

Try the alternatives before you buy.

[Version 1.5.2]

Anonymous reviewed on 02 Nov 2005

C'mon bubba, the price of this app and your judice are both esagerate.

[Version 1.5.1]

Anonymous reviewed on 10 Oct 2005

Hey, if you don't like the price, don't buy it. But I paid and I'm glad I did because it is more productive than any other similar software.

I own OmniGraffle too, but they totally different animals. If you don't understand that, it's easy to see why you can't figure out why Pyramid is worth the $50 and then some.

[Version 1.5]

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Martin Paljak commented on 07 Jan 2006

Hmm. As coming from windows world i used to *love* www.varatek.com product. Finally something similar...

Anonymous reviewed on 21 Sep 2005

Still too much expensive. Why? Does it contains any secrets? I wish to know, but not for 50 bucks.

[Version 1.4.9]

Anonymous reviewed on 19 Jul 2005

Unbelievable price, especially compared with OmniGraffle. Don't waste your money on this go to the Omni website.

[Version 1.4.8]

Anonymous reviewed on 01 Mar 2005

the app is not bad: few but honest features. But doesn't worth 49 bucks. I suspect is a print error: should be 4,99$

[Version 1.4.1]

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Anonymous commented on 14 Apr 2005

The program MyMind is available on this site and is free, and has garnered solid reviews in support. Suggest you also try that application.

Anonymous commented on 27 May 2005

Good idea. Thanks!!

Anonymous reviewed on 02 Feb 2005

Am I missing something? $49 for....what exactly? This thing sppears to be a one-trick pony: all it does is create pretty hierarchies (which it does well). OmniGraffle simply kicks this thing's arse in terms of actual functionality for only $10 more. Actually, I feel sort of embarassed comparing the two.

Who convinced this developer that this tool is worth such a high price? This is more of a $15 utility that a $49 "Brainstorming Application".

[Version 1.4]

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Anonymous commented on 28 Feb 2005

I agree. $49 is too much for this product. It is very nice and works well, but until the price is lowered, I won't buy it.

Anonymous reviewed on 29 Nov 2004

This software is very good as a program, but (at least the version I looked at, several months ago) was registering, which means it must contact the developer site to get permission to run. There was no indication on the site before buying the software that this was the case; I can only assume this detail was omitted because the developer knows that many people, confronted with this fact, will simply not buy the software. I feel it is wrong on many levels to fail to make this decision very clear prior to the purchase and hence it is important to allow readers of this site to understand this before making a buying decision.

Having said that, the software is excellent. It is not, however, greatly superior to competing non-registering products such as Inspiration or Novamind. This field has many good options. If the registering issue is not important to you, in my opinion you should test-drive Inspiration and Novamind as well as Pyramid, and then make a final decision regarding which best serves your needs.

[Version 1.3.2]

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Anonymous commented on 20 Dec 2004

Pyramid requires a single contact via the internet when activating. After that, it optionally contacts our server to check for updates. This check for update feature can be turned off via the preferences panel.

Again, Pyramid does not (and NEVER has) required contacting our server for permission to run.

Anonymous commented on 02 Feb 2005

To avoid any misunderstanding regarding the proceeding comment, Pyramid does not require permission to run. When activating, Pyramid makes a one-time connection via the internet to our licensing server. After that, it runs without further contact. No personal information is ever sent to our server at any time during the activation process.

There is an option which causes Pyramid to "check for updates" each time it is started, but this option can easily be defeated using the Preferences panel.

Hopefully this will clear up any confusion.

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Anonymous reviewed on 19 May 2004

I enjoy all apps along this nature as it is the means by which I think. I do like Pyramid, but I fell that a little know and almost forgotten app called MyMind is better. Unfortunately, MyMind has seen little development for what could be an excellent app. Comparing the two I will still choose MyMind, even with all its quirks. Too bad both Programmers could not get together and bring about an app that would really be stunning.

[Version 1.1.8]

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Anonymous commented on 29 Nov 2004

Anon, an app like this that you might find "really stunning" is Omnigroup's Omnigraffle. It is a little more pricey than most mind mapping apps, but it is also amazing versitile and feature-laden. Their website has a gallery of all the things it can do,