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NovaMind
NovaMind 5.2.7
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Document the outcomes of brainstorming sessions.   Demo ($49)
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NovaMind is a key tool used to conduct and record the outcomes of brainstorming sessions. Use this technique to generate ideas for marketing, KPI's, goals and problem resolution. Having employees involved in brainstorming sessions encourages creativity, initiative, communication and improved employer/employee relationships.

This is a powerful new program taking all the best features of the award winning NovaMind 4 application and combining them with a simple to use new user interface, and many new features such as the most advanced layout system available, a new theme
What's New
Version 5.2.7:
  • Made it possible to copy and paste image URLs on to topics.
  • Made it possible to copy and paste image filenames on to topics.
  • Made it so that if you try to undo while in the middle of an image add operation, it just cancels the add operation.
  • Updated the documentation.
  • Added safe comparison methods for numbers and strings.
  • Fixed a problem with timezone processing on NovaMind 4 file imports.
  • Fixed a problem where imported files with style elements missing would not be able to retain edits to those styles.
  • Fixed a very rare crasher bug in the attachment editor.
  • Fixed an occasional crasher bug when closing files if the 10.6/10.7 view mode has been turned on.
  • Fixed a crasher and file damaging problem which happened if you added an image, and then undid your action, and then added the same image again without the file having been saved or autosaved in the meantime.
  • Fixed some issues with comparing styles, which led to occasional crashes when multiple topics were selected.
  • Fixed an issue where the reset children outline numbering would not show an intermediate state for multiple selections.
  • Fixed a crasher bug that would happen if you opened a file, opened the task report panel, deleted one or more topics, closed the file, and then opened a file.
  • Fixed a crasher bug on style comparisons in multiple selections.
  • Removed redundant code for themes.
  • Improved equality testing of outline number formatting.
  • Created an exception for emptiness checking for themes to ensure that all required values are written out in themes.
  • Improved the saving of style values to find more empty styles and remove them from needing to be saved.
  • Made comparison of style values take into account the default styles, treating default styles as equal to no value set.
  • Updated checking of empty styles throughout the entire style system.
  • Made equality testing of styles more robust.
  • Improved equality testing of corner styles for custom topics.
Version 5.2.7:
  • Made it possible to copy and paste image URLs on to topics.
  • Made it possible to copy and paste image filenames on to topics.
  • Made it so that if you try to undo while in the middle of an image add operation, it just cancels the add operation.
  • Updated the documentation.
  • Added safe comparison methods for numbers and strings.
  • Fixed a problem with timezone processing on more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later







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NovaMind User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 5.x:
(4)
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+1

+9

kbaxxx reviewed on 30 Aug 2011
Love this app! This is my most used productivity tool. I've tried them all (iMindMap, Mind Manager, XMind, Freemind, etc etc), and this has by far the most powerful features, and yet is still very easy to use.

The redesign they have done for v5 is excellent. They have taken a really good application and rebuilt it as a truly fantastic app.
[Version 5.0.2]


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+7

jjalex reviewed on 01 Aug 2011
I have used NovaMind 4 before and now upgraded to NovaMind 5. I used to like v4, but v5 is just miles ahead. They have done a fantastic job of rewriting it.

Love the new user interface, new layout system, floating topics, callouts, new topic shapes, and especially the color arrays and iCal integration. It's so much better for brainstorming now, and for my to-do list.

It's still beta, and have had a couple of crashes, but it has an autosave system so only lost about 20 seconds of work.
[Version 5.0.0b15]


burypromote
+2

+13

Brookhaven reviewed on 02 Apr 2011
2 April 2011 and the NovaMind 5 first beta release is now available.

There have been quite a few comments before about the interface, but I found v4 a nice app. However, the version 5 app is very late arriving and now it has (almost) I'm finding it very frustrating to use.

If you want to move a topic cell around, you have to wait for a little popup to appear, which you then grab with the mouse to move the cell. Ugghhh:-(
[Version 4.7.4]


burypromote
-1

-1
Redsee commented on 10 Feb 2011
frustrating to use
[Version 4.7.4]


burypromote
-1

+27
Jan_rybar commented on 28 Jul 2008
1. Expensive.
2. Buggy.
It's for playing, not for working.
[Version 4.2.6]

2 Replies

burypromote
+1

+23
Mark G replied on 19 Nov 2008
I disagree with "for playing not working" - I create lesson plans in Novamind Pro ... a task I do for work, not as a hobby!
burypromote
+1

+41
davidwb replied on 21 May 2009
Not a toy - a serious organization tool like an outliner but much more.
burypromote
+3

+650
Espiridion commented on 11 Jan 2008
Indeed it is a shame about their pricing structure. I actually regret purchasing the previous version, which is not bad, by the way. Live and learn...
[Version 4.1.2]


burypromote
+1

+12

uncoy reviewed on 06 Dec 2007
Crazy pricing. Not so nice interface.

This fad for mind mapping will surely shake out with some better looking and simpler and less expensive applications.

In the meantime, what works in black and white with nice switching between text and different map modes is MyMind.

Free and elegant.
[Version 4.1]


burypromote

+148
Zo219 commented on 16 Aug 2007
Sooo promising, but somehow it just doesn't make it.

Even $49 for immense ugliness ...no. And the lack of documentation ...so many of these perhaps amazing new apps seem to be developed by people incapable of providing documentation ...geek syndrome? Well get a friend. Who speaks English, preferably.
[Version 4.0.7]


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+14
iGaucho commented on 23 Jul 2007
MacUpdate needs to change the listing for NovaMind. The price has changed since there are now 3 variants of it. Now there are NovaMind Express ($49), NovaMind Pro ($149), and NovaMind Platinum ($249).

I wanted to buy NovaMind several months ago but even with the educational pricing, it was still too expensive for me. I ended up going with OmniGraffle since it was cheaper and more or less gets the job done. Obviously it's not a standalone mind mapping application. Maybe I will look into getting NovaMind Express since it is quite affordable (it costs just as much as the educational pricing for OmniGraffle). I just hope the interface has gotten an overhaul. Version 3 had some excellent features but it was a little difficult to figure out.
[Version 4.0.4]


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+16
minimal design commented on 29 Nov 2006
What it does is great. I wish it was made by the Omni group (or Apple) though. The interface is not clear at all, and they know it... That's why they have a tutorial popping up when you start up the app. Definitly not the kinda of program where you can just guess where everything is and what everything does... Some of the icons are just plain incomprehensible.

I also wish the default look was a little more pleasing to the eyes...

Definitely one of the best mind map apps out there, but definitely not one of the best OS X apps out there...
[Version 3.2.6]


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+7

jjalex rated on 30 Nov 2011

[Version 5.1.0]




Kresmac rated on 23 Sep 2011

[Version 5.0.4]




Kresmac rated on 30 Mar 2011

[Version 4.7.4]




Mithoo rated on 18 Feb 2011

[Version 4.7.4]


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Date:01 Feb 2012
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NovaMind is a key tool used to conduct and record the outcomes of brainstorming sessions. Use this technique to generate ideas for marketing, KPI's, goals and problem resolution. Having employees involved in brainstorming sessions encourages creativity, initiative, communication and improved employer/employee relationships.

This is a powerful new program taking all the best features of the award winning NovaMind 4 application and combining them with a simple to use new user interface, and many new features such as the most advanced layout system available, a new theme system, color sets, font sets, floating topics, callouts, new topic shapes, gradient fills, multiple topic images, etc.

The Pro edition of NovaMind adds features such as attachments, checkboxes, iCal synchronization, font set and color set editing.

The Platinum edition adds task information, MS Project import and export, Address book integration, etc.
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