MindYourMind is a minimalist thinking tool based on mind mapping. As a big fan of mind mapping, I've often used it to organize my thoughts, kickstart new projects, or explore fresh ideas. Of course, there are many tools out there already. For a long time, I used Miro.com—it's fantastic for creating charts, diagrams, and maps. But I always struggled with one important limitation: exporting content into a clear, structured text format that preserves the hierarchy and connections.
The problem is understandable—Miro is versatile enough to create all kinds of charts, including complex ones with loops and recursion. Naturally, this makes it difficult for the software to clearly define the hierarchical relationships in text. After years of frustration dealing with this limitation, I decided it was time to create my own simple and minimalist tool that addresses exactly this need.
At its core, MindYourMind aims to be as minimal as possible. As creative individuals, we understand that constraints can fuel creativity. Personally, I often find myself spending too much time tweaking how diagrams look rather than focusing on the actual content. By removing unnecessary customization options and focusing purely on writing down ideas and making logical connections between them, MindYourMind helps you spend your energy on what's truly valuable—your ideas.
Inspired by First Principles Thinking—starting from a blank slate rather than building upon existing assumptions—I designed MindYourMind focused purely on essential functionality: writing down ideas, connecting them logically, exporting structured text clearly, and sharing effortlessly. Instead of carrying forward conventional features simply because we're accustomed to them, each new feature undergoes rigorous scrutiny, ensuring it genuinely adds value. By stripping away unnecessary distractions or negative elements we've grown used to, MindYourMind helps you concentrate fully on what truly matters—your ideas.
One unique aspect of MindYourMind is its dual purpose—not only can you map out your abstract thoughts visually, but you can also write detailed content within each node. Each idea or concept on your map can contain rich text descriptions or full-length content inside it. At a high level, you see an abstract representation of your ideas; at a deeper level, you have space for detailed notes or even entire articles.
Imagine writing an article or even an entire book within MindYourMind—the top-level nodes represent chapters or key ideas, while the detailed body text lives neatly within each one. When you're ready to export your map into markdown format, you have complete control over whether to include just the structure or the full detailed content attached to each node.