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Emberly
✓ verifiedPaid
Visual mind-mapping and note-taking tool with AI organization.
1.9K visits/mo3.9K saves
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Algor Education
✓ verifiedFreemium
Algor Education turns notes, docs, and media into AI-generated concept maps, flashcards, quizzes, and study notes.
1.7M visits/mo
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Whimsical
✓ verifiedFreemium
A collaborative visual workspace for creating flowcharts, mind maps, wireframes, and boards with AI-assisted diagram generation.
1.4M visits/mo6.9K saves
Pricing
Basic: $0
Plus: $5/month
Plus Ultra: $10/month
Free: €0 (concept maps, up to 15k characters)
Beginner: €2.99/mo
Base: €5.49/mo
Pro: €7.99/mo
Free trial available
Free: $0/month/editor (3 boards, 3 teams, 10 guests, 7-day version history)
Pro: $10/month/editor (unlimited boards, 6 teams, 50 guests, 90-day version history)
Business: $20/month/editor (SSO/SAML, unlimited teams, 200 guests, unlimited version history)
Core features
- ✦Mind-mapping and note-taking combination
- ✦Visual organization of information
- ✦AI-enhanced learning tools (AI generated mind-maps, automatic quizzes, AI writing assistant, discussion simulator)
- ✦Collaborative editing
- ✦Bi-directional links
- ✦Browser plug-in for saving bookmarks
- ✦AI concept and mind maps
- ✦AI flashcards and quizzes
- ✦AI study notes/summaries
- ✦Transcriptions from audio/video
- ✦Prebuilt and custom templates
- ✦Multi-language support
- ✦AI-generated flowcharts from a text prompt
- ✦AI-generated mind maps that auto-branch from an idea
- ✦Real-time multiplayer editing and commenting
- ✦Drag-and-drop wireframe building
- ✦Expert-made templates library
- ✦Version history with restore capability
- ✦Video and image embedding from Loom and YouTube
Use cases
- →Knowledge library
- →CV-map
- →Manage belongings
- →Share content
- →Team Wiki
- →Learn topics
- →Turning notes into visual study aids
- →Creating teaching materials
- →Exam revision and self-study
- →Mapping out product workflows and user journeys visually
- →Brainstorming and organizing ideas with AI-generated mind maps
- →Building low-fidelity wireframes for new product features
- →Collaborating live with a team on shared diagrams and boards
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