XMind has better graphics than Freemind but it's much heavier.

Pro's include:

1. Good customizable GUI.
2. Available for any major platform.
3. There's a portable version for the USB.

Con's:

1. It's java based. That makes it a bit slow.

Try using Freeplane .

Freeplane is a powerful and free software for building the mind maps. It is a redesigned version of the well known FreeMind, and is created by one of FreeMind's key developers. I prefer it over FreeMind since there are more options. Also, questions or problems with the program are answered and fixed MUCH faster.

Mindmeister — online lightweight mind mapping tool.

After browsing through the various options here, which mostly aren't in 16.04 repos I think, I tried xournal, which I noticed Yann LeCun uses in his lectures. It works pretty well. I modified it slightly so its easier to autorecognize lines

Minder is available as a flatpak in Pop!_OS, so it should work similarly in Ubuntu:

It is styled after Elementary OS

These answers should be updated as many of these programs appear to be obsoleted. Here is a more current list: which does NOT include Minder for some reason (probably due to naming, it is difficult to search for "Minder mind mapping software" without a search auto-correcting you away from intended results due to assuming you had a typo or duplicate word)

You could always try running MindJet MindManager under Wine. Apparently some people have had some success doing so. If all else fails, you could run a windows guest system on an Ubuntu host via Virtualbox.

Another good one to try is Personal Brain, it has a free flow feel to it.

It is VUE Visual Understanding Environment whic can be download from: , I use it in Windows 7 & love it and having a Ubuntu version is an add to the software...

I started using VYM (View your Mind)

I've tried Freemind and really didn't like it. The one I liked the most on Ubuntu was Semantik, both for its ease of use and because Semantik mind-maps are exportable to ODT as outlines.

One downside is that it's a KDE app so it wouldn't integrate with your desktop well.

Labyrinth is a lightweight mindmapping tool in the ubuntu repository. It's features are not much compared to freeplane. But it can do basic mind mapping.

Install it with sudo apt install labyrinth