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Description
Mind Map Maker for Excel is a native Windows desktop Excel-based app that turns plain-text lists and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) data into visual mind maps, org charts, and flowcharts directly inside Microsoft Excel (2016+).
Engineered for technical users, analysts, and project managers who want to eliminate manual shape drawing, the add-in uses a local calculation engine to determine geometric node placement, spacing, and connector path routing automatically.
Technical Overview & Key Capabilities:
• Local Execution & Data Privacy: Runs on-premise as a native COM add-in. All diagram calculations occur locally on your machine—no spreadsheet data is transmitted to external cloud servers or third-party web whiteboards.
• Automated Layout Engine: Reads hierarchical text rows or WBS codes (e.g., 1.1, 1.2) to calculate layout geometry, position shapes, and draw straight, elbow, or curved connector lines with zero manual drag-and-drop.
• Native Office Shape Export: Renders diagrams using standard Microsoft Office graphic objects. Generated charts can be copied and pasted directly into Word or PowerPoint as fully editable, native shapes without losing formatting or requiring add-in installation for viewers.
• Ribbon UI Integration: Adds a dedicated tab to the Excel ribbon with single-click tools to insert, delete, reorder, elevate (Make Parent), or demote (Make Child) node tiers and filter tree rendering depth (Levels 1–5).
• Distribution & Compatibility: Distributed via official Microsoft Store and Microsoft Marketplace channels. Supports Windows 10/11 (X86/X64) and desktop Office 2016 or newer ($2.99/mo, fully functional free trial available).
Description
MindMap AI turns messy source material into a clean, navigable map. Feed it a prompt, a PDF, a web page, or an audio/video file, and it builds a structure that reflects what's actually there, no invented hierarchy, no filler nodes. Available on web, iOS, and Android.
Once a map exists, an AI chat panel lets you keep shaping it conversationally pull a branch out further, condense a section down to its essentials, or shift the whole map's focus to a different topic , all without clobbering edits you've already made by hand.
The manual editor itself carries no paywall; it's included at every tier, free plan included, so you only spend credits when the AI actually does something generating or restructuring content, not clicking around.
Need a different lens on the same information? Toggle between Mind Map, Logic Chart, Org Chart, and Outline layouts instantly, no rebuilding required.
On the interoperability side, it pulls in files from XMind, MindManager, SimpleMind, Mapify, FreeMind, Coggle, and Freeplane, and pushes out to PDF, PNG, SVG, CSV, or Markdown.
For technical users, a public MCP server exposes MindMap AI's core functions — creating, editing, exporting — directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any other MCP-compatible agent, with everything syncing back to your account automatically.
API Access
Has API
No
API Access
Has API
No
Pricing Details
$2.99
Monthly subscription. Volume discounts are available through Microsoft Marketplace. 7-day (Microsoft Store) or 30-day (Microsoft Marketplace) free trial.
Free Trial
Yes
Free Version
No
Pricing Details
$4.99/month billed yearly / 1
- Everything in Free, plus:
- 2,000 monthly AI credits
- Buy 2,000 add-on credits for $4.99
- Text to mind maps (up to 5MB)
- Image to mind maps (up to 10MB)
- PDF to mind maps (up to 30MB)
- Audio to summaries (up to 50MB)
- Video to summaries (up to 70MB)
- Basic email support
- 2,000 monthly AI credits
- Buy 2,000 add-on credits for $4.99
- Text to mind maps (up to 5MB)
- Image to mind maps (up to 10MB)
- PDF to mind maps (up to 30MB)
- Audio to summaries (up to 50MB)
- Video to summaries (up to 70MB)
- Basic email support
Free Trial
No
Free Version
Yes
Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
Yes
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
Yes
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
Yes
iPad App
No
Android App
Yes
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
No
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
Yes
Online Support
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
No
Webinars
Yes
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
Uniform Software Limited
Founded
2008
Country
United Kingdom
Website
uniformsoftware.com/mind-map-maker
Vendor Details
Company Name
MindMap AI
Founded
2024
Country
United States
Website
mindmapai.app
Product Features
Mind Mapping
Brainstorming
Yes
Flowchart
Yes
Presentation Tools
Yes
Project Planning
Yes
Publishing / Sharing
Yes
Templates
Yes
Product Features
Mind Mapping
Brainstorming
Yes
Flowchart
No
Presentation Tools
No
Project Planning
No
Publishing / Sharing
Yes
Templates
No