What's New in
EdrawMind

New

• [Collaborative Editing for Desktop (Beta)]
  You can now create a collaborative file on the desktop version, and invite your team to work on the diagram, which will be marked in blue, at the same time. Click Share to open the collaboration mode and convert a local file into a collaborative file.
• [14 New Themes]
  We understand the importance of visual appeal. That’s why we’ve not only changed the default theme but also updated 14 new ones to make your mind maps more visually captivating.
• [Fresh Hand Drawing Modes]
  Unleash your creativity with our new hand-drawn filling mode. Choose from seven brush types including the pencil, the charcoal pencil, the watercolor brush, and the marker pen.

Improvement

• [Revamped UI]
  EdrawMind now has a brand new interface with a clearer segmentation of function areas.
• [Easier File Switching on Start Page]
  Switching between different types of files is a breeze. Simply use the labels on the top to effortlessly switch to the desired file type.
• [Simplified Document Page Navigation]
  We have simplified the top navigation bar on the document page, making it easier for you to navigate and find the tools you need.
• [More Convenient File Saving]
  We have put Edraw Drive in My Files, allowing you to save files across devices, ensuring easy access.

New

• [New Homepage]
  1. The homepage has been redesigned, making the interface more aesthetically pleasing;
  2. Recent files can be directly viewed when starting.
• [AI PPT]
  1. Support the conversion of mind maps into PPTs,or allow Al to automatically create PPTs for you;
  2. Support downloading PPTX source files for secondary editing,and have 20 types of PPT theme template switching.
• [AI File Anlysis]
  1. Just upload your file and our intelligent parsing tool will immediately create a clear mind map for you;
  2. Supports multiple formats for parsing,including text,images,table PDF,and other formats.
• [Mind map to audio (wav)] Al will intelligently summarize the entire mind map and then convert it into audio format with just one click.
• [Mind map to audio (mp4)] Mind mapping supports conversion into videos,making information presented more vividly through images!

New

• [New Feature] The new AI Drawing feature allows users to effortlessly create stunning drawings. Use text descriptions or images to generate artwork in a variety of styles without the need for complex techniques;
• [New Feature] The Picture Floating Bar enhances working efficiency by allowing users to optimize images in an instant with the help of AI and extract text by using one-click OCR;
• [New Feature] AI features can be accessed seamlessly through the quick access bar.

Improvement

• Optimize AI features to better understand user needs. Accessing the features is now easier through the top navigation bar. Users can also organize and demonstrate their AI-generated works in a portfolio;
• Optimize the underlying code to provide a smoother user experience;
• Improve the editing efficiency with a dynamic background that adjusts in real time; Users can efficiently organize mind map elements with optimized automatic layout.

New

• [New Feature] AI one-click multi-level mind map creation: Just input a sentence, and get a multi-level mind map created by AI;
• [New Feature] Pre-scenario AI creation: The program now offers a variety of pre-scenario AI creation options including brainstorming, copywriting, and SWOT analysis;
• [New Feature] AI continuous dialogue: Turn on the continuous dialogue function by clicking the AI robot at the lower left corner and talk freely with your personal AI assistant;
• [New Feature] Smart annotation: Select a topic and choose the Smart annotation feature in the AI generated chatbot menu and AI will analyze the content and add an explanation as an annotation.

New

• [New Feature] The functions of Same-level Theme Alignment and Theme Overlay facilitate handling of all vertical mind map styles;
• [New Feature] The newly added Personal Template feature allows users to create a template and use it again with one click, accessible through File > Save As > Personal Template;
• [New Feature] The View Navigation function has been added. Users can click on "View Navigation" at the lower right corner of the editing area to acquire a panoramic view of the map context.

Improvement

• Upgrade the Tag function for more convenient label insertion, more room for color customization, and more efficient theme management and filtering;
• Upgrade Shortcut Setting Bar function to allow temporary hiding and fixing. This feature ensures that the shortcut bar will not block the user' sight and will be a helpful tool of style setting.

New

• [New Feature] The new OCR Image Recognition feature allows users to easily recognize and extract text from images by going to Advanced > OCR;
• [New Feature] The newly added Alignment With Sibling Topic and Topic Overlap functions make it easier to edit mind maps in the vertical display;
• [New Feature] The Personal Template feature allows users to save their mind map style as a template for future use. Try it by going to File > Save As > Personal Template;
• [New Feature] The new Tag feature simplifies the process of adding tags and supports color customization;
• [New Feature] The Style Follow and Reset Style functions allow users to automatically apply the last style settings to newly generated topics;
• [New Feature] The Mini Toolbar now includes a collapsible/pin function to avoid obstruction of the user's view;
• [New Feature] Users can swiftly check the logic of their mind maps by clicking the Map Overview button at the bottom right corner;
• Add two new free third-party resources libraries, Pexels and Emoji.

Improvement

• Improve editing experience with our new Outliner Mode. Users can customize the paper transparency and Gaussian blur to design a personalized canvas under the Outliner Mode with the newly added Paper Mode and Background Customization feature.

New

• Support change of the default saving position for backup documents through File > Options > Save;
• Support use of the Format Painter across pages and documents.
• Support copying from MS Word and Excel and pasting to a table in EdrawMind;
• Support alteration of the font size in one cell in a table.

Improvement

• Upgrade UI of the Options window.

New

• [New Feature] The frosted glass effect has been added to the UI design;
• [New Feature] With Help split into Help Center and Account, users can click “Help Center” at the upper right corner to find the software-related tutorial;
• [New Feature] Users can now go to File > Account to check activation, deactivation, and updates;
• [New Feature] A brand-new Task Pane with new categories has been added;
• [New Feature] The “All Pages” option has been added to “Find & Replace”, and the engine will display search results found across all pages;
• [New Feature] The Mini Toolbar now shows up when any theme in the map is chosen, supporting swift alteration of the style, font, shape, and color of the topic. The toolbar will be hidden if you click “More”.
• Support Auto-save. Users can shut down Auto-save or set up the duration in "Options".

Improvement

• Optimize categorization of functions in ribbon;
• Optimize the position of “Gantt Chart Settings”. It can now be found through Advanced > Task.
• Optimize the positions of “Find & Replace” and “Font Symbol”. They can now be viewed in “Home”.

New

New

• [New Feature] DropBox has been added as a feature;
• Support custom themes. 33 themes have been updated;
• Support management of tags by right-clicking on them;
• Support dragging of floating topics to align them;
• Add three new free layouts: Circular Map, Bubble Map, and Sector Map;
• Add new style clip art.

Improvement

• Update UI;
• Transfer cloud server to AWS.

New

• Added EdrawMind Community - a place to share mind maps to each other;
• Added brainstorming mode - There is a board on the left to quickly collect all the ideas and a timer to keep things on track;
• Supports to export the mind maps to EverNote;
• Supports to set network proxy;
• Double click on the blank area to quickly add floating button.

Improvement

• Mind Maps are editable in the full-screen mode;
• Topic margins are customizable;
• You can choose to center or upper the content on print page;
• Improved the User Information center;
• Improved the result of exporting mind map to Excel;
• The added Boundary and Summary can be further resized to cover more or less topics;
• The drawing board now moves automatically when typing long sentences;
• Quickly select same type of topics;
• Quickly set recent colors;
• Fixed the bug of exporting Gantt charts.

New

• Added Fishbone layout;
• Added Winding Timeline, Horizontal Timeline and Vertical Timeline layout;
• Added collapsed and expanded function in presentation mode;
• Added the image fill feature to fully fill a topic box with only an image;
• Added the feature to simultaneously set text fonts for peer topics together at once;
• Added new theme styles and examples for mind maps, fishbones, and timelines.

Improvement

• The width of topic box can be adjusted by dragging the right-side border;
• Improved note function. Notes can be pinned on anywhere of the canvas, and when it's pinned, it can be exported, printed or presented;
• Support to insert relative hyperlinks;
• Optimized part of theme styles;
• Fixed the bugs of the Drill feature;
• Improved part of keyboard shortcuts.