What is CmapTools?
CmapTools is a robust, free concept mapping software developed in Java by the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). Concept maps are graphical node-link diagrams that represent semantic relationships between concepts to form propositions. CmapTools facilitates the construction of concept maps to capture, share and visualize individual and team knowledge models.
Key features of CmapTools include:
- User-friendly visual interface for rapid concept map construction
- Tools for adding multimedia objects like images, videos and attachments
- Collaboration capabilities for real-time editing, chat and videoconferencing
- Import/export to standard formats like XML, image files, PDFs
- Support for knowledge models at multiple levels of granularity
- Web publishing capabilities to share concept maps as web pages
CmapTools promotes deeper learning through meaningful organization and representation of concepts. It has applications across education, business, government and research sectors for knowledge management, learning and collaboration. The flexible and extensible nature of CmapTools also enables users to customize it to domain-specific needs.
Protégé, Dynamic Draw, Flying Logic, Axon Idea Processor, Aibase, argunet editor, PMM - Personal Memory Manager, Southbeach Modeller, NodeMind, Mind Pad, Unilexicon are some alternatives to CmapTools.