MindLM Features: Turn Any Content into an Editable Mind Map
Paste text, upload a file or drop in a link. MindLM reads it and builds a structured mind map you can edit, present and export. Below is every input, option and limit, including what's free.
- 9 input types
- 9 output languages
- 4 export formats
- Free plan available
What you can turn into a mind map
9 input types. 5 of them work on every plan, including Free.
- All plans
Text & topics
Paste notes, articles, meeting transcripts or any long text and get its structure laid out as a map.
Up to 100k characters on Free, 600k on Max
- All plans
Documents
Upload PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown or SRT subtitle files. Scanned PDFs are run through OCR automatically. Old .doc files need to be saved as DOCX first.
Signed in: up to 10 MB per file, no page cap. No account: 4 MB (PDFs up to 20 pages) within your 3 shared tries
- All plans
E-books (EPUB)
Upload an EPUB and see a whole book's chapters and arguments in one map.
EPUB files up to 20 MB
- All plans
Images & screenshots
Photos of slides, whiteboards or book pages, and screenshots: the text is extracted with OCR and turned into a map.
Signed in: PNG, JPG or WEBP, up to 10 MB. No account: up to 4 MB within your shared tries
- All plans
Web pages
Paste any public URL. Pages that only render with JavaScript are loaded in a headless browser as a fallback.
Up to 10k characters of page text on Free, 300k on Max
- Pro & Max · 1 free try on Free (up to 20 min)
YouTube videos
Paste a YouTube link and MindLM maps the video from its subtitles. Videos without subtitles can't be processed; there is no audio fallback.
Subtitles required · Free includes 1 lifetime try, up to 20 min
- Pro & Max
X (Twitter) threads
Paste a thread link to see a long thread's argument in a single view.
Paste the thread's link · Pro and Max
- Pro & Max
Audio files
Upload lectures, meetings or voice memos in MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA or OPUS. MindLM transcribes the recording and maps it.
Up to 20 MB and 6 hours · 1.5 credits + 1.5 per minute
- Pro & Max
Podcasts
Search for a show or paste an RSS feed, pick an episode, and MindLM maps its show notes. Episodes are not transcribed; to map the full audio, upload it as an audio file.
Maps show notes only, no transcription
No account yet? Try MindLM without signing up: 3 free tries in total, shared across text, web pages and small file uploads (up to 5,000 characters each; files up to 4MB, PDFs up to 20 pages).
How generation works
A few choices before you hit generate, and what each one does.
Two AI models: Pro and Fast
Both come from Google's Gemini family. Fast is available on every plan; the Pro model is included with Pro and Max.
Output in 9 languages
Leave it on Auto to follow the source, or pick Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese or Russian. A Japanese article can become an English map.
Summary or Action maps
Summary maps organize what the content says. Action maps pull out steps and to-dos, and are available for text, documents, e-books, videos, web pages, podcasts and audio.
Start from a topic or a template
Type a short topic (under about 100 characters) and MindLM drafts a map from scratch, or start from one of 5 ready-made templates.
See the cost before you confirm
For documents, e-books, videos and web pages, MindLM shows the credit cost first, and the job only starts once you confirm.
Several jobs at once
Free runs 1 task at a time, Pro runs 3 in parallel and Max runs 5. Long jobs keep going in the background while you work.
How the AI mind map generator works
Paste text or a link
Drop in an article, notes, a webpage URL or a small PDF, no account needed. Sign in to upload eBooks and larger files.
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
Collapse and expand branches, rename nodes, then export as PNG, Markdown, or XMind to use anywhere.
Edit, navigate and present
Every generated map opens in an editor, and your changes are saved automatically.
Edit any node's text
Double-click a node to rewrite it. Available on every plan.
Add and delete nodes
Add child or sibling nodes, or delete nodes, from the right-click menu. Pro and Max.
Undo, redo and auto-save
Changes are saved as you go, and undo and redo let you step back and forth.
Map or outline view
Switch between the Default map and the Advanced outline view (Pro and Max).
Expand, collapse and zoom
Expand or collapse the map level by level, zoom in and out, or fit the whole map to the screen.
Presentation mode
Go fullscreen in a light or dark theme to walk others through a map.
Export and share
Take a map into other tools, or send a read-only link.
PNG, Markdown and XMind
Export an image, Markdown text, or an XMind file you can keep editing in XMind. All plans.
SVG vector export
Sharp at any size, for slides and print. Pro and Max.
Public read-only link
Create a link anyone can open without an account. The link goes live after an automated content check, and you can turn sharing off at any time.
Your workspace and account
Where your maps live, and how your data is handled.
Dashboard
All your maps in grid or list view, with search, tags and batch delete.
Invite friends, earn credits
When a friend you invite generates their first map, you each get 10 credits, for up to 50 invites. Reaching 1, 20 or 50 invites also unlocks 3, 30 or 365 days of Pro.
English and Chinese interface
Switch the interface language at any time. Maps themselves can be generated in any of the 9 output languages.
Private by default
Your maps stay private unless you share them, and your content is never used to train AI models. Uploaded text and images go through automated safety screening. How we handle your data
Plans at a glance
Start on Free and upgrade when you need more inputs, longer content or parallel jobs. Subscription credits are valid for 30 days.
| Feature | Free$0/mo | Pro$4.99/mo | Max$9.99/mo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits | 10 on sign-up + 1 per daily login | 200 per month | 600 per month |
| Maps per day | Up to 3 | No daily cap | No daily cap |
| Text length | 100k characters | 300k characters | 600k characters |
| Web page length | 10k characters | 100k characters | 300k characters |
| Tasks at once | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| YouTube, X, audio, podcasts | 1 YouTube try | Included | Included |
| Pro model | Not included | Included | Included |
| SVG export | Not included | Included | Included |
| Advanced outline view | Not included | Included | Included |
| Add & delete nodes | Not included | Included | Included |
What MindLM doesn't do (yet)
Worth knowing before you sign up.
- No AI inside the editor: to rework a map with AI, generate a new one.
- No drag-and-drop reordering of nodes.
- No real-time collaboration; shared links are read-only.
- No version history beyond undo and redo.
- No folders; use tags to organize maps.
- No PDF or HTML export.
- Podcasts are mapped from show notes rather than transcribed, and YouTube videos need subtitles.
Features FAQ
What the AI mind map generator can convert
Videos, podcasts, webpages, documents, images, social media, plain text. All supported.
Outline readable captions. Try 1 video up to 20 minutes without signing up; a free account adds 1 more.
Each episode's show notes become a list of topics you can scan before you press play.
Recordings are transcribed first, then the transcript is organized by topic.
Paste an article URL and get its argument as branches, without the page clutter.
Turn extracted PDF text into an outline, then compare the branches with the source.
Review an academic outline against the paper, then export Markdown for literature notes.
A whole eBook or a long report comes back as one outline you can fold chapter by chapter.
Printed text in screenshots and slides is read with OCR; handwriting is not supported.
A long X thread comes back as a handful of ideas instead of dozens of separate posts.
Paste up to 5,000 characters and try it right at the top of this page, no account needed.