Whimsical
whimsical.com
Flowcharts, wireframes, mind maps and docs on one fast canvas
Free tier
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coggle.it
Mind maps that stay readable as branches multiply.
A mind-mapping tool with organic curved branches, live collaboration, full change history and image attachments on nodes. The layout engine keeps a large map legible without much fiddling, which is where most free mind mappers fall over. Export is PDF, PNG or the Markdown-ish text behind it. The free plan gives you three private diagrams; everything you create after that is public unless you upgrade.
Questions
A genuinely usable free tier with paid plans for volume or team features. Only three private diagrams on the free plan — diagram four onwards is created public.
Yes. Coggle sends your input to its own servers to process it. That is fine for public material; for anything containing personal data, use one of the on-device tools instead.
Only three private diagrams on the free plan — diagram four onwards is created public.
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