New features in Freeplane 1.2.x

You can download development snapshots from the preview area.

User configuration file folder location:

• under (old) Windows: %appdata%\Freeplane\1.2.x
• Windows 7: %user%\AppData\Roaming\Freeplane\1.2.x (Only visible if Show hidden files is turned ON)
• under mac and Linux: ~/.freeplane/1.2.x
• portable freeplane: Driveletter e.g. E:/PortableApps/FreeplanePortable/Data/Freeplane/1.2.x

The most important new features

Implemented

• Node styles replace style patterns (like in text processors)
• Conditional node styles: node formatting depends on its content and position
• Map templates for new maps
• Hyperlinks for menu items
• Keyboard shortcut documentation: Map and HTML table generation added for the documentation map
• Check for newer auto save files on opening of a map
• Single instance mode: open files in existing program instance instead of opening a new one.
• Node level dependent filters
• Improvement in search and replace functions
• Different cloud shapes
• New icons for rating
• Automatic Edge Color
• "Grid" for moving of nodes (Preferences->Behaviour->Grid gap size)
• Copy and paste attributes
• Named filter conditions
• Different shapes, line types, width and transparency for connectors

Testable (implementation ongoing)

• Formulas: Use of formulas as node text, nodes and attributes (like in spreadsheet processors)

• Freeplane portable version (download and install file named FreeplanePortable_1.X.paf.exe)