Time to review 60 papers
~30 days3 days
Student Researcher
A master's student turned 60 PDFs into one topic atlas with a four-branch template, then exported it as her thesis outline.
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What you paste in, and what you get back
A 40-page paper on working memory and attention.
What you paste
the source, as is- 40 pages of dense prose
- Method and limitations buried in sections 2 and 5
- No way to see the argument at a glance
MindLM gives you
a map you can click into- Hierarchy is kept, instead of being flattened into a paragraph
- Expand a branch to go deeper, collapse it to move on
- Edit any node, export as PNG or Markdown
How it works
Paste text or a link
Drop in an article, notes or a webpage URL. Once signed in, upload a PDF or eBook.
Get the map in 1–3 minutes
AI reads the content, keeps its structure and lays it out as branches you can open one at a time.
Navigate, edit, export
Rename nodes, move branches, then export as PNG or Markdown to use anywhere.
What Can You Convert?
Videos, podcasts, webpages, documents, social media, plain text. All supported.
Comparing MindLM to Mapify?
We put 7 AI mind map tools side by side on free quota, price and sign-up requirements. 6 of the 7 have a permanent free plan; only two let you generate without an account.
Customer stories
Weekly brief turnaround
4 hours1 hour
Market Analyst
Five 60–100 page research reports every Monday, stacked into one trend map and exported as the client deck outline.
Read the full storyFrequently Asked Questions
Paste text, upload a PDF, or enter a YouTube/webpage URL. Our AI reads the content, extracts the key structure, and builds a mind map in about 1–3 minutes.
Yes. You can try it 3 times without an account, and signing up adds 10 free credits — no credit card required. Text, PDFs, webpages, images, and eBooks are all on the Free plan.
Text, PDF documents, web pages, YouTube videos, podcasts, audio files, images, eBooks, and social media threads.
All data is encrypted at rest. We never use your content to train AI models, and you can export or delete your data anytime.
Yes — export as Markdown, image, or structured JSON. No vendor lock-in.
Absolutely. You can input Markdown text and also export mind maps as Markdown outlines.
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