<p>I'm looking for a pre-written component (w/source) for a Delphi project that I'm working on, to generate mind-maps / concept-maps similar to these:</p>

<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MindMeister_screenshot_OS_X.jpg" rel="noreferrer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MindMeister_screenshot_OS_X.jpg</a>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:XMIND_2008_in_Windows_Vista.png" rel="noreferrer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:XMIND_2008_in_Windows_Vista.png</a></p>

<p>Any ideas?</p>

[{'answer_id': 13542, 'author': 'Wing', 'author_id': 958, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/958', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>As a former Delphi developer, I sympathize.  It used to be that you could find a free component with source for just about anything.  You probably know about the <a href="http://delphi.icm.edu.pl/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Delphi Super Page</a> (my old go-to source for everything Delphi).  I looked; no mind-mapping components, there.  (Of course, the site has not been updated in about 2 years).</p>\n\n<p>I do have a suggestion, though, but it\'s not optimal:  <a href="http://staruml.sourceforge.net/en/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">StarUML</a> was written in Delphi, and it contains custom components for creating UML diagrams.  The source is available for download, and it seems to me that the UML primitives (boxes, lines, clouds and such) could be adapted to your purpose.  The web site is <a href="http://staruml.sourceforge.net/en/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://staruml.sourceforge.net/en/</a>.</p>\n\n<p>I know it\'s not ideal, but at least you would not have to start from scratch. </p>\n\n<p>Good luck!</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 13566, 'author': 'Jamie', 'author_id': 922, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/922', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Not exactly what you are looking for but it could be an option if you can\'t find a native VCL component.</p>\n\n<p>Tree GX <a href="http://www.componentsource.com/products/treegx/index-gbp.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.componentsource.com/products/treegx/index-gbp.html</a> is a .NET mind map component with source code.</p>\n\n<p>You could then use Hydra <a href="http://www.remobjects.com/product/?id=%7BB6BD1030-F630-4DA8-9018-73C03265A0EF%7D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.remobjects.com/product/?id={B6BD1030-F630-4DA8-9018-73C03265A0EF}</a> from RemObects to host a WinForms control inside a Delphi application if going pure .Net is not an option.</p>\n\n<p>Edit: the preview seems to showing the links ok, but when I submit the post they are all wrong so I\'ve had to put the urls inline</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 14503, 'author': 'Drew Gibson', 'author_id': 1461, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1461', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>You might want to have a look at TMS Software\'s <a href="http://www.tmssoftware.com/site/diagram.asp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Diagram Studio</a>, not specifically a mind-mapping component but it does offer diagramming functionality in your delphi app. and a developer license does come with source code.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 14511, 'author': 'Grey Panther', 'author_id': 1265, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1265', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>An other great source for Delphi component is torry.net. <a href="http://www.torry.net/quicksearchd.php?String=mind+map&amp;Title=No" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Searching there</a> I found an interesting looking component: <a href="http://angusj.com/delphi/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Drawing objects</a>.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 17964, 'author': 'Peter Turner', 'author_id': 1765, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1765', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p><a href="http://www.steema.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Steema Software</a> has got a great component called TeeTree which seems to do everything. I\'m not sure how much it costs <em>(costs is the operative word)</em></p>\n\n<p>We use it for making pie charts and reports but it seems to do everything, you can get compiled demo\'s off their site. </p>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>It\'s a VCL component.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 65667, 'author': 'Community', 'author_id': -1, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1', 'pm_score': -1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>JVCL : Demo  called \nJvDesignerDemo</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 72092, 'author': 'Vegar', 'author_id': 11956, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/11956', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>I know <a href="http://graphics32.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="Graphics32">Graphcis32</a> has been used to implement visio-like diagramming. On the \'applications\'-page there is a link to MindVisualizer, prooving that it can be used for mindmaps too. Not an out-of-the-box solution though....</p>\n\n<p><a href="http://www.tmssoftware.com/site/diagram.asp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">TMS Diagram Studio</a>, as already mentioned, and DevExpress <a href="http://www.devexpress.com/Products/VCL/ExOrgChart/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">OrgChart</a> or <a href="http://www.devexpress.com/Products/VCL/ExFlowChart/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">FlowChart</a> may do the trick.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 88594, 'author': 'Community', 'author_id': -1, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Please try\n<a href="http://www.delphiarea.com/products/simplegraph/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.delphiarea.com/products/simplegraph/</a></p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 904563, 'author': 'Mihaela', 'author_id': 105949, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/105949', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>There is only one mind mapping component that I know of : <a href="http://www.metaproducts.com/mp/metatree_component.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">MetaTree</a>. It supports Delphi 5, 6, 7 and 2005 and comes with full source code. </p>\n'}]
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