开始使用 Freeplane 吧，一款开源思维导图
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> 使用 Freeplane 进行头脑风暴，这是我们开源工具系列中的第 13 个，它将使你在 2019 年更高效。
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每年年初似乎都有疯狂的冲动想提高工作效率。新年的决心，渴望开启新的一年，当然，“抛弃旧的，拥抱新的”的态度促成了这一切。通常这时的建议严重偏向闭源和专有软件，但事实上并不用这样。


这是我挑选出的 19 个新的（或者对你而言新的）开源工具中的第 13 个工具来帮助你在 2019 年更有效率。


### Freeplane


[思维导图](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map)是我用于快速头脑风暴和捕捉数据的最有价值的工具之一。思维导图是一个灵活的过程，有助于显示事物的相关性，并可用于快速组织相互关联的信息。从规划角度来看，思维导图让你快速将大脑中的单个概念、想法或技术表达出来。


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[Freeplane](https://www.freeplane.org/wiki/index.php/Home) 是一款桌面应用，可以轻松创建、查看、编辑和共享思维导图。它是 [FreeMind](https://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/) 这款很长时间内都是思维导图首选应用的重新打造。


安装 Freeplane 非常简单。它是一个 [Java](https://java.com) 应用，并使用 ZIP 文件分发，可使用脚本在 Linux、Windows 和 MacOS 上启动。在第一次启动它时，主窗口会包含一个示例思维导图，其中包含指向你可以使用 Freeplane 执行的所有不同操作的文档的链接。


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创建新思维导图时，你可以选择模板。标准模板（可能位于列表底部）适用于大多数情况。你只需开始输入开头的想法或短语，你的文本就会替换中心的文本。按“Insert”键将从中心添加一个分支（或节点），其中包含一个空白字段，你可以在其中填写与该想法相关的内容。再次按“Insert”将添加另一个节点到第一个上。在节点上按回车键将添加与该节点平行的节点。


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在添加节点时，你可能会想到与主题相关的另一个想法。使用鼠标或箭头键，返回到导图的中心，然后按“Insert”键。这将在主题之外创建一个新节点。


如果你想使用 Freeplane 其他功能，请右键单击任何节点以显示该节点的“属性”菜单。工具窗口（在视图 ->控制菜单下激活）包含丰富的自定义选项，包括线条形状和粗细、边框形状、颜色等等。“日历”选项允许你在节点中插入日期，并为节点设置到期提醒。 （请注意，提醒仅在 Freeplane 运行时有效。）思维导图可以导出为多种格式，包括常见的图像、XML、Microsoft Project、Markdown 和 OPML。


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Freeplane 为你提供了创建生动和实用的思维导图所需的所有工具，让你表达头脑中的想法，并可采取行动。




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via: <https://opensource.com/article/19/1/productivity-tool-freeplane>


作者：[Kevin Sonney](https://opensource.com/users/ksonney "Kevin Sonney") 选题：[lujun9972](https://github.com/lujun9972) 译者：[geekpi](https://github.com/geekpi) 校对：[wxy](https://github.com/wxy)


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There seems to be a mad rush at the beginning of every year to find ways to be more productive. New Year's resolutions, the itch to start the year off right, and of course, an "out with the old, in with the new" attitude all contribute to this. And the usual round of recommendations is heavily biased towards closed source and proprietary software. It doesn't have to be that way.

Here's the 13th of my picks for 19 new (or new-to-you) open source tools to help you be more productive in 2019.

## Freeplane

[Mind maps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map) are one of the more valuable tools I've used for quickly brainstorming ideas and capturing data. Mind mapping is a versatile process that helps show how things are related and can be used to quickly organize interrelated information. From a planning perspective, mind mapping allows you to quickly perform a brain dump around a single concept, idea, or technology.

![Freeplane mind map Freeplane mind map](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/freeplane-1.png)

[Freeplane](https://www.freeplane.org/wiki/index.php/Home) is a desktop application that makes it easy to create, view, edit, and share mind maps. It is a redesign of [FreeMind](https://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/), which was the go-to mind-mapping application for quite some time.

Installing Freeplane is pretty easy. It is a [Java](https://java.com) application and distributed as a ZIP file with scripts to start the application on Linux, Windows, and MacOS. At its first startup, its main window includes an example mind map with links to documentation about all the different things you can do with Freeplane.

![Freeplane main screen Freeplane main screen](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/freeplane-2.png)

You have a choice of templates when you create a new mind map. The standard template (likely at the bottom of the list) works for most cases. Just start typing the idea or phrase you want to start with, and your text will replace the center text. Pressing the Insert key will add a branch (or node) off the center with a blank field where you can fill in something associated with the idea. Pressing Insert again will add another node connected to the first one. Pressing Enter on a node will add a node parallel to that one.

![Freeplane new project Freeplane new project](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/freeplane-3.png)

As you add nodes, you may come up with another thought or idea related to the main topic. Using either the mouse or the Arrow keys, go back to the center of the map and press Insert. A new node will be created off the main topic.

If you want to go beyond Freeplane's base functionality, right-click on any of the nodes to bring up a Properties menu for that node. The Tool pane (activated under the View–>Controls menu) contains customization options galore, including line shape and thickness, border shapes, colors, and much, much more. The Calendar tab allows you to insert dates into the nodes and set reminders for when nodes are due. (Note that reminders work only when Freeplane is running.) Mind maps can be exported to several formats, including common images, XML, Microsoft Project, Markdown, and OPML.

![Freeplane Calendar tab Freeplane Calendar tab](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/uploads/freeplane-4.png)

Freeplane gives you all the tools you'll need to create vibrant and useful mind maps, getting your ideas out of your head and into a place where you can take action on them.

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