2.3.4
2024-04-04
Service Update: many minor improvements and bug fixes.
2.3.3
2024-03-07
• New Layout Mode picker on iPad.
• Improved contrast in Auto Focus and Search modes.
• Updated built-in Dropbox integration ensuring continued support.
• Service update, many minor improvements and bugs fixed.
2.3.2
2024-01-23
• Switch to another layout scheme inside an auto layout. For example start in horizontal layout and switch to a linear layout.
• On iPad: improved layout options picker.
• On iPad: customize toolbar commands.
• On iPhone: full screen command available on toolbar.
• Labels are included in outline exports and when copying as text.
• General improvements and bug fixes.
2.2.0
2023-08-28
• New Matrix auto layout, great for displaying information compact.
• Add Labels in Topics to add additional information
• Automatic Left/Right Text Alignment in auto-layouts. Optionally disable this via Preferences | General.
• Create a New Mind Map from what’s copied to your Clipboard.
• Use your downloaded custom fonts in Preferences – Fonts.
• Turkish Language supported.
2.1.1
2023-04-19
• Images can be cropped to a shape: circle, rounded etc.
• Add multiple cross-links between any two topics.
• Exchange with ChatGPT using Copy & Paste
• Creating a new Mind Map on iCloud Drive lets you input the file name.
• Full text search on iCloud Drive supported.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements
2.1.0
2023-04-11
• Images can be cropped to a shape: circle, rounded etc.
• Add multiple cross-links between any two topics.
• Creating a new Mind Map on iCloud Drive lets you input the file name.
• Full text search on iCloud Drive supported.
• Minor bug fixes and improvements
2.0.0
2023-01-09
• Native iCloud support
• Link to mind maps and documents in iCloud
• iOS 16 supported
• General improvements and minor bug fixes.
1.32.1
2022-09-10
• “Add Image in Topic” or “Add Image” adds the image directly to the mind map. No need to select thumbnail size or the linked image size.
• The image now maintains the same quality when resizing. Enlarging the image increases the number of pixels ensuring the image still looks good.
• An “Image in Topic” can be as large as 640*640.
• “Add Linked Image” adds an image as in previous versions: a thumbnail in the mind map opens a full-size image.
• Use Preferences to set the default size and density for new images.
• On iPad, view and edit Notes in a Note panel on the right side of the screen. Use “Note” in the menu to open or close the panel.
• Linking to documents is now available in the Local and the Files tab. Add links to documents on your device or iCloud etc., links can be opened on that device only.
• Linking to mind maps is now available in the Files tab as well. Links can be opened on that device only.
• Improved look of Labels.
• SimpleMind supports Quick Look thumbnails and previews. When using the Files app (or other apps that support Quick Look) you’ll see a thumbnail or preview for .smmx Mind Map files.
• General improvements and minor bug fixes.
• iOS 11/12 related crash bug fixed.
1.32.0
2022-09-07
• “Add Image in Topic” or “Add Image” adds the image directly to the mind map. No need to select thumbnail size or the linked image size.
• The image now maintains the same quality when resizing. Enlarging the image increases the number of pixels ensuring the image still looks good.
• An “Image in Topic” can be as large as 640*640.
• “Add Linked Image” adds an image as in previous versions: a thumbnail in the mind map opens a full-size image.
• Use Preferences to set the default size and density for new images.
• On iPad, view and edit Notes in a Note panel on the right side of the screen. Use “Note” in the menu to open or close the panel.
• Linking to documents is now available in the Local and the Files tab. Add links to documents on your device or iCloud etc., links can be opened on that device only.
• Linking to mind maps is now available in the Files tab as well. Links can be opened on that device only.
• Improved look of Labels.
• SimpleMind supports Quick Look thumbnails and previews. When using the Files app (or other apps that support Quick Look) you’ll see a thumbnail or preview for .smmx Mind Map files.
• General improvements and minor bug fixes.
1.31.0
2022-01-10
• The style sheets have been updated with a fresh new look.
• The built-in style sheets support dark mode, meaning if you switch to dark mode the style sheet will as well.
• Making your own custom style sheets has been made easier with the new stylesheet editor.
• Advanced Search options added - search for icon, checkbox or date.
• General improvements and minor bug fixes.
1.30.2
2021-10-16
• Bugs reported on v1.30.0 fixed
• Add Apple pencil drawings as images.
• Use the new Full Screen Button to easily switch to full screen.
• The icon inspector shows recently used icons and all icons used in this mind map.
• Reorder stocks icons and stylesheets.
• Google Drive now includes “Shared with me”.
• Word wrap improved for far east languages.
• Maximum thumbnail size increased to 640 pixels.
• Thumbnails can be locked to a fixed position via the lock icon.
• Swipe from the side to open the list with mind maps. Swipe from other side to open the inspector.
1.30.0
2021-10-11
• Add Apple pencil drawings as images.
• Use the new Full Screen Button to easily switch to full screen.
• The icon inspector shows recently used icons and all icons used in this mind map.
• Reorder stocks icons and stylesheets.
• Google Drive now includes “Shared with me”.
• Word wrap improved for far east languages.
• Maximum thumbnail size increased to 640 pixels.
• Thumbnails can be locked to a fixed position via the lock icon.
• Swipe from the side to open the list with mind maps. Swipe from other side to open the inspector.
1.29.2
2021-06-05
Fixed issue that only occurs on iPads running iOS 12
1.28.1
2020-12-11
• Built-in cloud support for OneDrive.
• Sort Local Mind Maps by name or date.
• New command Checkboxes | Reset state. Checkboxes are unchecked, progress bars are set to 0.
• Minor bug fixes.
• This update requires iOS 11.0 or later.
1.28.0
2020-12-07
• Built-in cloud support for OneDrive.
• Sort Local Mind Maps by name or date.
• New command Checkboxes | Reset state. Checkboxes are unchecked, progress bars are set to 0.
• Minor bug fixes.
• This update requires iOS 11.0 or later.
1.27.1
2020-09-28
• New Linear layout, great for making simple timelines.
• New Radial layout.
• New Stylesheet “Colored Circles”, looks great with the new radial layout.
• New Stylesheet “Blue Steel”, with a cool flat look.
• Use emojis icons in topics.
• New Topic border styles: circle, left arrow, right arrow and parallelogram.
• Topics support minimum width and height, this allows manual sizing of topics.
• iPhoneLink removed.
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
1.27.0
2020-08-24
• New Linear layout, great for making simple timelines.
• New Radial layout.
• New Stylesheet “Colored Circles”, looks great with the new radial layout.
• New Stylesheet “Blue Steel”, with a cool flat look.
• Use emojis icons in topics.
• New Topic border styles: circle, left arrow, right arrow and parallelogram.
• Topics support minimum width and height, this allows manual sizing of topics.
• iPhoneLink removed.
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
1.26.0
2020-04-21
New Mind Map from a template. 11 predefined templates available or add your own templates.
Export topics with checkboxes to Reminders.
Export topics with a date as events to Calendar or .ics
Path style “rounded” added.
Transparent .png image export.
1.25.1
2019-12-06
Bug fixes.
1.25.0
2019-12-02
• We’ve added a style panel so you can easily style topics, lines, and more. Simply tap the brush icon or select “style” from the overflow menu. The style panel is stays visible next to your mind map – every change you’ll make is immediately visible.
• Tap once in blank space to display the mind map style when the style panel is open.
• Improved color picker
• iOS 13 Dark mode supported
1.24.0
2019-09-02
Bug fixes.
1.23.2
2019-07-12
Bug fixes.
1.23.1
2019-07-10
Bug fixes.
1.23.0
2019-04-15
• Open Mind Maps from Files app.
• Wysiwyg rich text support in Note, Topics and Labels.
• Additional styling options for Mind Maps.
• Bugs fixed in Nextcloud and Nutstore cloud support.
• Other minor bug fixes.
1.22.0
2018-12-04
• Explorers have improved folder navigation.
• Topic toolbar: Long press paste button for paste options Paste as Central Theme and Paste Text as List.
• Delete command on Relation toolbar.
• Removed options for shadow support in mind maps.
• Bug fixed: local voice memo stored on Nextcloud or Nutstore would not play back.
• Bug fix for Nextcloud servers that have path at the end of the server url.
1.21.0
2018-08-22
• Crosslinks can be used to make a summary or merge paths.
• Nextcloud support added. Use your own Nextcloud based cloud server to synchronize mind maps across devices.
• 坚果云 – Nutstore cloud support added. Use this Chinese cloud service to synchronize mind maps across devices.
• Manually toggle the crosslink style via the relation toolbar to style as “normal” hierarchy or crosslink.
• Maximum image thumbnail size increased to 480 pixels.
• Working around Dropbox time outs when synchronizing.
1.20.2
2018-03-23
Bug fixes
1.20.0
2018-02-13
• Bug fix: not all buttons on iPad toolbar would visible.
• Bug fix: visibility of auto numbering and date text on dark backgrounds.
1.19.0
2017-12-05
• iOS 11 support.
• iOS 11: Drag drop support from other apps (Safari, Photos etc)
• Link to Contact by phone number or email address. On iPad from iOS 9, on iPhone from iOS 10.
• iOS11: Convert the bookmarks (table of contents) in a .pdf document to a mind map.
• New Top-Down auto layout directions, Top-RightToLeft and Bottom-RightToLeft.
• Super script and sub script markdown support ^^super^^ ,,sub,,
• iPad: Typography keyboard toolbar for topics and labels. Buttons with bold, italic etc.
• iPhone: bold, italic and underline added to inplace editor context menu.
• Outliner shows dates and has a filter to show only topics with a date set.
• On iPad the outliner is embedded in the mind map editor.
• Default Word Wrap (long press wrap tool or Ctrl+W).
• Finder-like sorting in Dropbox and Google Drive listings.
• Several minor bugs fixed.
1.18.0
2017-08-08
• Progress bar checkboxes (0% – 100%) and Roll-up progress checkboxes (progress automatically calculated by averaging progress from children).
• Set a date for a topic.
• Insert Sibling Topic: similar to add sibling, but orders new sibling before current topic in parent. In auto layout mode the position on the mind map page is set accordingly.
1.17.0
2017-07-17
• Print and Export Mind Map or just Selected branches.
• Tiled (multi-page) printing with auto rotate.
• Print Outline. Print a mind map as hierarchy, Checklist, or notes report. More options available.
• Open Outline In… Similar options as Print Outline.
• The font used in Print / Open Outline is adjustable in Preferences | Fonts.
• Optionally disable markdown based rich text in Preferences | General.
• Check boxes displayed in outliner – hierarchy mode.
• Additional modes in Outliner for Checklist, TODO list and DONE list. This turns the Outliner into a live TODO/Checklist.
• Outliner moved from Topic toolbar to Tools menu.
• Full Apple APFS file system system support.
• Bug fixed: when editing text it was not wrapped within the work area.
1.16.2
2017-04-29
• Fix for Dropbox synchronization issues that occur after you upgrade your device to iOS 10.3.
1.16.1
2017-04-24
• Authentication bugs fixed.
• Russian translation updated.
1.16
2017-04-19
• Labels can have Call-out styles.
• Tapered line styles for lines
• Normal, reversed and Auto Tapered line style
• Standard style sheet Natural + Colors uses Auto Tapered line style.
• Rich Text in topics and labels using syntax similar to mark down.
• Word Wrap tool maintains paragraphs and lists (mark down syntax).
• Option to control the Word Wrapping when adding topics and labels.
• New Flat Stock Icons, existing icons available on “Classic” tab
• Rectangular lasso selection.
• Auto scroll support for tools, moving elements and lasso selection.
• Copy across clouds e.g. between Dropbox, Google Drive.
• Added png image export quality (Normal, Medium, High, Extra High).
• Automatic transfer of SimpleMind Free Mind Maps on initial run.
• Dropbox v2 API supported.
• New Google authentication.
• Fix to save the map before Exporting Mind Map to Cloud.
• Fix sporadic crashes when pressing Done on Snap Options on iPad.
1.15
2016-11-29
• Use Google Drive to synchronize with other devices
• Diamond and Cloud border shapes
• Rounded corners in angled paths
• Redesigned Preferences panel
• Performance improvement for large mind maps
• Using standard iOS image picker for picking images
• Pick Image from Clouds
• Bug fix: memory leaks fixed
1.14
2016-07-18
Split view support
Outliner - replacing "Reorder topics" view
Angled relation paths
Adjustable relation paths - drag to adjust the path
New build-in style sheet: Chart (angled paths + arrows)
Style sheet editor: create new style sheets or customize the build-in style sheets
Bug fixed that made Cross links appear initially as a straight line
1.13
2016-05-02
Layout Direction options (Auto, Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Manual) for auto layout modes.
Snap to guide lines and/or grid, available from "Snap Options" in tools drop down.
(Tinted) Collapsed and Hidden topic markers are clickable tools, also when the topic is not selected (see image below).
Option "Display Hide tool for topics" (in Global Style Options) shows hide tool for topic and moves collapse tool and collapse markers to opposite side (see image above).
Long press Hide/show tool shows hide/show options (hide children , full hide etc.)
Bug fixed in positioning hidden topics for auto horizontal and vertical layouts.
Bug fixed when pasting in auto layout.
Bug fixed related to hidden topics in auto layout.
iPad Pro support.
1.12
2016-03-07
Several bugs fixed in Dropbox integration.
Embedded images
Tinted Checkboxes
Natural + Colors style added
Improved Top Down auto layout
Stylesheet preview images
Collapse marker depending on layout and relative position
Dbl Click in empty space adds central theme when nothing is selected
Collapse marker depending on layout and relative position
Work around a bug in adobe pdf viewer for borderless topics overlapping normal paths
Performance improvement for long dashed lines and low zoom factors.
Bug fix: partial invisible text
Bug fix: new topic initial colors in inplace editor
Chinese (Simplified) translation.
Chinese (Traditional) translation.
French translation.
1.11
2015-11-26
Auto Layout added: Horizontal, Vertical, List, Top Down.
Use drag-drop to rearrange Topic order in auto layout modes.
Default Layout Mode for new Mind Maps in Global Style Options.
External Keyboard navigation with arrow keys improved.
Warning to prevent loosing local changes when disconnecting from Dropbox.
iOS9 compatibility bugs fixed.
Several bugs fixed in Dropbox integration.
1.10
2015-10-22
Fixed iOS9 related bugs that made node style changing extremely slow.
Support multiple selection for nodes.
Added Open In... to Share menu to export and open mind maps in other apps.
Support external keyboard shortcuts for editing operations.
iOS 5 support discontinued.
Several bugs fixed.
1.9.9
2015-09-14
Voice Memos can be added to topics.
Global Editor Scale Factor setting, e.g. to accommodate for bad eyesight.
Toolbar above keyboard added on the iPad.
Branch Hull support added.
Transparent fill color for topics and text added.
Manual online/offline switch for Dropbox.
iOS 4 support discontinued.
Several bugs fixed.
1.9.5
2015-06-28
Czech translation (Special thanks go to T-Mobile for providing this).
Several bugs fixed.
1.9.0
2015-04-14
Redesigned Dropbox support. Direct open from / save to Dropbox
Custom title and larger thumbnail for local Mind Maps.
New tool to rotate branches attached to a topic.
Link topic to document (e.g. pdf,docx,pptx) in Dropbox.
Preview linked documents and Open In... other apps.
Add images to Mind Map from Photos, Camera or Dropbox.
Maximum image size now selectable and unrestricted.
Allow either embedding or linking of inserted images.
Additional style options.
Russian translation.
Previously deprecated Web Folder support has now been removed.
Several bugs fixed.
1.8.3
2014-05-27
Implemented iOS7 styling.
Full screen Presentation Mode.
Support for custom icons.
Additional layout options for strict horizontal and vertical layout.
Images in Mind Map show a button that will open a larger preview window.
New topics get a checkbox if the parent topic contains a checkbox.
A relation can be selected and deleted without also deleting associated topics.
Deprecated Save to Web functionality now removed.
The out-of-date editor help has been removed in favor of online help.
Minor bug fixes.
1.8.0
2013-12-21
Support for inserting snippets of plain text into the mind map.
Each visible item in the mind map has a style and can be customized (e.g. colors, font)
Preset styles, either built-in or user created.
Support for clickable checkboxes inside topics.
Italian translation.
1.7.5
2013-10-16
Fixes for iOS7.
Allows customized styling of a mind map.
Portuguese (Brazilian) translation.