After downloading and installing XMind, please do following steps:

1. Firstly, please register an account on http://www.XMind.net and get your XMind ID.
2. If you are a XMind Pro subscriber, please use your subcription code to activate your XMind account.
3. Launch XMind or XMind Pro, and sign in with your XMind ID.
4. Now, you can use XMind or XMind Pro fluently to draw mind map.

Yes, you'd better to keep your computer online when using XMind Pro 3. Everytime you launch XMind Pro, you are required to sign in with your XMind ID.

If you buy multiple subscription codes, you can bind them on one XMind ID, or multiple XMind IDs(no more than codes amount).

For example, John buy 5 monthly subscription codes and 1 yearly code. John can bind all these 6 codes to his own XMind ID. And John can share these codes to other people(less than 6 persons) to let them bind these codes to their own XMind IDs.

When you bind a subscription code to a XMind ID, our system begin to count this code. If it is a monthly code, it will expire on the same day of next month. If it is a yearly code, it will expire on the same day of next year.

For example, if you bind one monthly code on 09/30/2008, this code should expire on 10/30/2008; if bound date is 10/31/2008, expired date should be 11/30/2008.

If you bind one yearly code on 10/31/2008, this code should expire on 10/31/2008.

You have two ways to renew your subscription:

• Buy the subscription code on Purchase page Or from resellers > Sign in XMind.net > Enter code(s) in your account on XMind.net.
• Sign in XMind.net > Buy Subscription directly in your personal page.

If you buy subscription in your personal page directly, your account will be renewed automatically after your payment.

We take your right to privacy seriously and want you to feel comfortable using our product and service. Therefore, we will not distribute, sell, or share your registration information with anyone. Please refer to our privacy policy for more details.

No. We recommend all users download the software directly from our download page.

Yes. You can transfer your codes to your friends, family, or others. But every one subscription code can be used by one person only.

Of course, you can own multiple XMind IDs. But any one subscription code can be only used by XMind ID. Once a code is used, it can not be used again.

Mind maps in XMins Share has two kinds: Puclic, and Private. If you want your frineds, family or colleagures read a public map, you can just send this map's link to them. If it is a private map, Every mind map in XMind Share has a link, you can directly send this link to your friends, family, or colleagues. If the map is a public map, they can see it via clicking that link directly. If the map is a private map, they should sign in xmind.net after clicking that link.

You can upload mind maps via following simple steps:

• Launch your XMind 3 or XMind Pro 3.
• Draw a mind map, or open a existed map.
• Click "Upload" icon on the toolbar, or Choose "File > Upload" on the menu.
• In the setting dialog, you can do following things:
  • Add description for this mind map.
  • Set map's properties: "Public and Downloadable", "Public" or "Private"(available in XMind Pro only)
  • Set the small screenshot of this map in Thumbnail.
  • Click "Upload".
• Click "Upload".
• Sign in XMind.net in the popout dialog
• Click "Ok" and finish the process.

You will get email notice before the expired date. After expired date, you can not use your XMind Pro any more. All your private maps on xmind.net will not be seen and downloaded. These maps will be delete completely one month after expired date.

For example, you buy one year subscription code on 10/31/2008. This code will expire on 10/30/2009. On 09/30/2009, you will receive first email from XMind LTD to notice you that your subscription will expire within one month. On 10/23/2009, you will receive second email. If you does not renew till 10/30/2009, your XMind Pro will not work any more. The private maps online will not been seen, downloaded. If you do not renew till 11/30/2009, your private maps in online will be deleted completely.

At present, XMind Pro 3 does not support trial.

XMind 3 and XMind Pro 3are two editions of XMind. XMind releases 3.0 and above are dual-licensed under the Eclipse Public License (EPL) and the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).

XMind Pro is a business software. It has all features XMind 3 has, and some advanced features. XMind Pro just supply subscription service. You can buy subscription code and use it within the subscribed time. During this time, you can let your online mind maps in XMind.net private.

XMind Share is a web service XMind LTD supplies. It lets you upload and share your mind maps online with your family, friends, colleagues, and etc. You can upload the mind maps in XMind directly any time you would like to.

XMind Share is partly free. Once you sign up on XMind Official Website, you will have a XMind ID. Now you can upload as many maps to your account as you want. These maps are public. Every person can read it online. But only the people who has account can feature, leave comment, and download these public maps freely.

If you have a subscription code and enter it to your account, you can let your online maps private, and share with persons you invite. The invited people should have XMind ID to see these private maps.

XMind ID is the name of your account on http://www.xmind.net. You can sign up to get it free. When you have a XMind ID, you can share your mind maps online as many as you want. If you buy and bind a subscription code to your XMind ID, you can use XMind Pro, and advanced feature of XMind Share, which is to let your online mind maps private.

After getting your subscription code, you can use it via following steps:

1. Visit XMind.net, and sign in your account. If you don't have an account, please click here and create your account free.
2. Copy and paste your code into subscription field at your personal page.
3. Click "Activate" to activate this code to your account.
4. Now, you can use all features of XMind Share, and let your online mind maps private.
5. Launch XMind Pro.
6. Sign in with your XMind ID in the popout dialog.

Once your subscription code expires, you can not use your XMind Pro any more.

After you buy the subsciption code, you can use XMind Pro, and let your online mind maps private.

You can buy XMind Subscription code at our Purchase Page easily. After finishing the payment, you will receive an email from our system. In this email, you will see your code and all detailed information about it.

If you have registered an account on XMind.net, you can buy subscription code in your account directly.

XMind Pro subscription code consists of 25 letters and digits, separated by '-'(minus) into 5 groups. Letters are all upper case. (e.g. XM234-XM234-XM234-XM234-XM234). With this code, you can use XMind Pro, and XMind Share's all features.

There are two kinds Subscription codes. One is monthly code, which will expire in one month. Another is yearly code, which will expire in one year. The start date is the date when this code is bound to one XMind ID.

You can use your own markers in XMind with easily steps:

• Launch XMind and Open Marker View.
• Click "Add Marker Group" on marker view toolbar.
• Add and name your own marker group in the opened preference dialog.
• Add and name your own images into added mareker group.
• click "OK", and finish all steps.

You can use your own images as Gallery by following steps:

• Windows: Copy and plaste your images to: C:\Program Files\XMind\gallery\brainy (if you install XMind default)
• Mac: Copy and plaste your images to: /Applications/xmind.app/Contents/Resource/gallery/brainy

In XMind, you can position your topics under your requirements. You just should keep pressing a key while selecting and moving a topic. Following are details:

• Shift: The selected topic will not be linked with its parent topic, and become floating topic.
• Ctrl: Copy and move the selected topic.
• Alt: Move the main topic to positioned place.(Map structure should be Mind Map.)

XMind Pro is not free to use. All users should subscribe to use it. Following are steps:

1. Buy Subscription code on our Purchase page.
2. Register a XMind ID online. Of course, you can register before buying code.
3. Sign in, and activate the subsciption code in your account page.
4. Download and install proper XMind Pro on your computer.
5. Launch XMind Pro and Sign in with your XMind ID.

XMind is a cross-platform software, and can be used on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It has the same settings and features on these different operating systems. You can download different packages from our website.

XMind has the Portable "All-in-one" package. This is a zip file. You can just un-zip it to a clear folder. There are four different packages in this zip file: XMind for Windows, XMind for Mac OS X, XMind for Linux, and XMind for 64-bit Linux.

you can take this folder anywhere with U-disk, and use it without considering operating systems.

You can visit our purchase page to get detailed information.

Once your XMind Pro has expired and you do not want to continue subscribe it, you can use XMind 3, an open source edition, to open and edit your maps. You just can not use some advanced features any more.

You can change the XMind language interface to English by following the steps below:

• Windows/Linux: Context Menu of XMindicon > Properties > Shortcut > Add " -NL en_US" in the target field after '...xmind.exe"'.
• Mac OS X: Finder > Application > XMind> Open Context Menu > Show Package Contents > Contents > Replace the "Info.plist" with new "Info.plist".

You can change the XMind language interface to German by following the steps below:

• Windows/Linux: Context Menu of XMindicon > Properties > Shortcut > Add " -NL de" in the target field after '...xmind.exe"'.
• Mac OS X: Finder > Application > XMind> Open Context Menu > Show Package Contents > Contents > Open "Info.plist" > Replace line 76 with line 78. > Replace "en_US" with "de"

You can change the language of XMind into Simplified Chinese by the following steps:

• Windows/Linux: Context Menu of XMindicon > Properties > Shortcut > Add " -NL zh_CN" in the target field after '...xmind.exe"'.
• Mac OS X: Finder > Application > XMind> Open Context Menu > Show Package Contents > Contents > Open "Info.plist" > Replace line 76 with line 78. > Replace "en_US" with "zh_CN"

You can change the language of XMind into Traditional Chinese by the following steps:

• Windows/Linux: Context Menu of XMindicon > Properties > Shortcut > Add " -NL zh_TW" in the target field after '...xmind.exe'.
• Mac OS X: Finder > Application > XMind> Open Context Menu > Show Package Contents > Contents > Open "Info.plist" > Replace line 76 with line 78. > Replace "en_US" with "zh_TW"

You can speed up the performance of your XMindsoftware by simply blocking animation and spell-checking capabilities in XMind. To make those changes, follow these steps:

• Choose "Edit > Preferences > Mind Map", uncheck the "Enable animation" and "Enable Shadow" boxes, and press OK.
• Choose "Edit > Preferences > Spelling", uncheck the "Enable spell checking" box, and press OK.

Yes, you can build multiple maps within one workbook. And these maps are individual with each other. When you save this workbook, they will be saved as a single file for easy distribution.

• Skype: support.xmind(You can call this ID online free.)
• Tel: 0086-755-86172020
• Email:
  • News: info@xmind.net
  • Support: support@xmind.net
  • Sales: sales@xmind.net