MindJet have today announced the latest update to their MindManager Mind Mapping application.

I have been using Mind Manager as my main Mind Mapping tool ever since I discovered it. I was involved in Mind Mapping long before the advent of computer based Mind Mapping applications but I soon found MindManager to be the most capable application.

Initially, I used MindManager on my PC with one of the very early versions. The 6.0 release was quite considerable as far as usability and it also brought support for Mac OS X. As I switched to the Mac around 18 months ago, this was a great relief. Upon switching, the only application that I missed from Windows was MindManger so I had to use MindManager from within a Windows Virtual machine on my Mac.

I was a beta tester for the Mac version and as soon as it came out, I bought it. The Mac version is not as fully featured as the Windows version but to be honest, it does 100% of what I need it to do and then some more!

Here is the lowdown on the new features of Mind Manager Pro 7.

MindManager Pro 7 for Microsoft Windows features a new interface based on the Microsoft Office Fluent™ UI – designed to enable people to quickly discover and utilize more capabilities within MindManager. New usability enhancements include easier browsing within the Ribbon which has logically grouped tabs, contextual tabs for better navigation, new map styles for faster formatting and enhanced ScreenTips, just to name a few.

The Mac version has the following features.

MindManager 7 Mac is the first upgrade to Mindjet’s successful Macintosh product, released in 2006. MindManager 7 Mac offers significant enhancements to improve ease of use and functionality. These include a powerful new way to select topics by rules, which can be saved and applied as filters; printing enhancements that allow users to print large maps across multiple pages and add headers and footers and borders to printed maps; enhanced import and export capabilities, including OPML, HTML, Text Outline and more. Mac version users can now instantly view maps in a new Outline View. There are also significant image library enhancements, allowing users to find images quickly using keywords or a zoom slider to enable multiple or up-close image views. MindManager 7 Mac also includes a new timer to keep meetings and brainstorming sessions on track and improved background image handling and main topic alignment.

I was a beta tester for both the Windows and Mac versions of MindManager 7 and I can recommend you to get it when it comes out. Release date is the 30th May 2007.