New features in Freeplane 1.2.x

To discover future Freeplane features, you can download and install development snapshots from the preview area.

New user configuration file folder location

If you are already a Freeplane user, you may want to transfert your previous settings in the new preview version. After install you can copy your configuration files in the following folders depending on the OS you use :

• 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: [INSTALL]/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 (all previous maps can be used)
• Formating panel
• 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 nodes (see Preferences>Behaviour, Behaviour section>Grid gap size)
• Copy and paste attributes
• Named filter conditions
• Connectors : different shapes, line types, width and transparency
• Freeplane portable version (download and install file named FreeplanePortable_X.paf.exe)
• File -> Properties... dialog shows informations about the map (e.g. total number of nodes)

Testable (implementation ongoing)

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