Mind-mapping app with a two-way Markdown editor that saves maps to a private GitHub, Gitea or GitLab repository
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- CLI
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- MIT
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- 151 stars
- Last commit
Self-hosted alternatives to Mindomo
Mindomo is a mind map maker for web, desktop and mobile that also covers concept maps, outlines and Gantt charts. One listed app does its main job and runs in your own Cloudflare account.
Each answer comes from the app’s README and source code, compared with the features Mindomo describes on its own site.
Mindomo features, app by app
| Feature | MindSpark |
|---|---|
| Mind map creation | Yes |
| Concept maps, outlines and Gantt charts | Partly |
| Real-time collaboration and offline editing | Partly |
| AI generation of mind maps from a prompt or document | Partly |
| Presenter mode that turns a map into a slideshow | Yes |
| Attachments, notes, discussion and several hyperlinks per topic | Partly |
| Version history with restore | Yes |
| Export to 20+ formats including PDF, Word and Excel | Partly |
Mind-mapping app with a two-way Markdown editor that saves maps to a private GitHub, Gitea or GitLab repository
- What a Mindomo user would miss
- It has no Gantt view, no built-in prompt-to-map AI, no file attachments and a shorter export list.
- What it adds
- Maps are JSON files in your own private git repository, and each map is a two-way Markdown outline.
- Yes Mind map creation. Infinite canvas with keyboard-first editing, drag-and-drop nesting and collapsible branches.
- Partly Concept maps, outlines and Gantt charts. Every map has a two-way Markdown outline view and cross-links give concept-map style edges; no Gantt view.
- Partly Real-time collaboration and offline editing. Live merge with editor and viewer roles, via the optional collaboration Worker and GitHub sign-in; the editor itself works offline as an installable PWA.
- Partly AI generation of mind maps from a prompt or document. No prompt-to-map feature; a Custom GPT and an MCP server create maps outside the app.
- Yes Presenter mode that turns a map into a slideshow. Presentation mode is listed in the README and present in the source.
- Partly Attachments, notes, discussion and several hyperlinks per topic. Notes, links, images, citations, task checkboxes and marker badges on topics; no file attachments or discussion threads found.
- Yes Version history with restore. Version history with diff, preview and restore.
- Partly Export to 20+ formats including PDF, Word and Excel. PNG, PDF, JSON, Markdown, Word (.doc) and Mermaid; no Excel or Microsoft Project export.
Sources:github.com/prasadpatil25/mindspark#featureswww.mindomo.com/