The reason why CMAP is so good and I am going back to it after trying out "mind mapping" software such as Novamind and other online tools such as mindomo.com is because it is true CONCEPT mapping.

The difference is the ability to write on the arrows and have true links between items in different parts of the map.

Other mind map programs are really a graphical version of a bullet point list and that is why they can be exported to a neat text version. CMAP is more than that.

I "wanted" to use/like novamind but as a teacher I want more links between parts of the map and have useful text on those links.