Archive for ‘GTD’

December 8th, 2011

Freeplane|GTD add-on available

The Freeplane|GTD tool for extracting Next Action lists from a mind map can now be installed using the add-on manager in Freeplane:

  1. Download the add-on from SourceForge
  2. Using Freeplane 1.2.x, select Tools -> Add-ons
  3. Click the Search and Install tab then use the Search button to navigate to the downloaded add-on
  4. Click Install
  5. Restart Freeplane


You can download an example mind map showing how project and next actions are marked with icons, along with various options to include attributes like where the next action will be done, etc.
Many thanks to Volker Boerchers of the Freeplane team for help on the add-on.


Happy mind mapping!

November 26th, 2011

GTD Script for Freeplane Mind Maps

Freeplane|GTDA script for the Freeplane mind map tool is now available as an open source project (currently in ‘alpha’) that extracts GTD-style Next Action lists from a mind map. For more detail, see here.

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December 21st, 2009

Tip for Updating GTD Mindmaps

During daily or weekly reviews of your Next Action list from FreeMind|GTD, you’ll need to edit your GTD mindmap (the master source) to either add, edit, or delete Next Actions. Here’s a simple tip to make it easier find a Next Action in a large mindmap.

October 24th, 2009

Using Mindmaps in a GTD System

This article describes a “Getting Things Done” (GTD) system based around FreeMind Mindmaps and FreeMind|GTD Next Action lists.