** O'Reilly Best iPhone Apps Top Pick **

iThoughts is a mind mapping tool for the iPhone/iPod Touch. If you have an iPad then please check out iThoughtsHD.

Mindmapping enables you to visually organise your thoughts, ideas and information.

Typical Uses:

      • Task lists.

      • Brainstorming.

      • Project planning.

      • Goal setting.

      • Concept mapping.

      • Course Notes/Revision.

      • Meeting Notes.

Highlights:

• Import and export to and from many of the most popular desktop applications

      • MyThoughts 1.3.3 (Mac)

      • Freemind/Freeplane

      • Novamind 4 / 5

      • MindManager 6 and later

      • XMind 3

      • iMindmap 4 / 5

      • Mindview 3 / 4 (Windows only)

      • ConceptDraw MINDMAP 6 / 7

      • MindGenius 3.71 and later

      • OPML (OmniOutliner, Scrivener etc.)

• Export PDF and PNG (+HTML) versions of your ideas.

• Export Outlook CSV task lists.

      • Export Markdown format.

• Plays nicely with other services:

• Cloud synchronisation with Dropbox/Box.net/WebDAV

• Create and Open email attachments in all supported formats.

• Save maps to the Camera Roll (and then paste the image into other apps.)

• Send maps to other Apps (e.g. iBooks, GoodReader etc.)

• Present your ideas on the big screen using an external projector (VGA output.)

• Cut/Copy/Paste within and between maps and other applications (such as Mail and Notes)

• Hyperlinking Topics (link to websites, other maps or documents in GoodReader etc.)

• Download community generated maps from Biggerplate.com and XMind.net

• Task Management:

      • Attach task management information to topics (start/due date, effort, progress and resources)

      • Assign priorities to topics.

      • Optional 'At a Glance' task attributes badge.

      • Create email task reports (by project, by resource)

      • Export task information to Outlook and ToodleDo (also import from Outlook)

      • Hide completed tasks

• Advanced Mindmap Features:

      • Multiple topic options (shapes, callouts, floating, boundaries.)

      • Over 90 builtin icons and 46 clipart images .

      • Attach notes with hyperlinks to topics.

      • Assign different colours and shapes to topics.

      • Configure text attributes (bold, italic, size.)

      • Create relationships between topics.

      • Image Topics (insert photos or clipart into a topic)

      • Apply comments to maps using callouts (and hide them as necessary.)

      • Hide topics which are not 'in focus' (great for presentations.)

      • Paste styles (colour, shape etc.) to groups of topics.

      • Auto-align topics within a map with the 'Keep Organised' feature.

      • Expand/Collapse branches to keep things manageable.

      • Rainbow colour scheme (auto colours based on position of topic relative to the centre.)

      • Configurable canvas backgrounds.

      • Drag and drop topics and branches - then reattach, merge or 'float' them.

      • Organize your maps into Folders

      • Create new maps 'based on' (existing maps, clipboard, selected branch)

      • Mark maps as read-only

      • Create large maps with many hundreds of topics (canvas is over 1000 'screens' in size.)

      • Automatic 10 minute snapshots provide version history.

      • Automatic daily archive with email/cloud upload option for easy backup and peace of mind.

      • Keyboard shortucts and TextExpander integration for fast brainstorming.

Please visit the website http://www.ithoughts.co.uk for more information, screenshots and videos.