Publish mindmap on the internet

This wiki page intents to inform about different methods to publish a freeplane-mind-map on internet.

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Publish on the internet (using Java Applet)

A Java Applet is a small program which allows users to display a mind map without Freeplane being installed on their computers.

1. Export your mindmap with File > Export and choose for the file format Java Applet. After the export you will have a file yourmap.html and a directory yourmap.Html_files
   1. (If you use images in your map, make sure when developing yourmap.mm these images are in the same directory where yourmap.mm resides. After the export, copy the images to yourmap.html_files.)
2. Now move both yourmap.html and directory yourmap.Html_files to the internet server and start the mindmap by calling yourmap.html. Your mind map will open in a browser for reading, but cannot be modified. Note that online maps are not viewable in Chrome.

You can use the same method to share your map with other user's who don't have Freeplane installed. Move the file and the directory to their computer instead of to the Internet server.

Notes:

• * .svg images cannot be published in a Java applet.
• It is possible to set in Tools > Preferences that the folding state must be saved, such that the map opens each time with the same folding.
  TODO: some demo screenshots would fit nicelly here...

• Freeplane developers can also publish on http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/mapsOnline. Documents published here, can be opened without Java Applet if they are linked through the map opened by Help > Documentation Maps Online. In that case .svg images can be published and are displayed.

Publish on the Internet (using Freeplane)

You can also publish a mind map directly on the Internet or Intranet. In that case Freeplane is needed to view the map. Use File > Open map from URL to open the map and enter the full URL-address of the map.

Notes:

• In MS Windows, right click the link of the mind map and choose copy hyperlink. Next paste this address in the URL above
• http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/mapsOnline is a directory containing mind maps which can be opened without Java Applet, if the link Help > Documentation Maps Online is followed. In that case svg images are displayed too.

Related info

• 2016/06 Forum thread discussion