NAME

       freeplane - Program for working with Mind Maps.

SYNOPSIS

       freeplane [-X menukey] [-S] [-N] [-h] [-U] [--help] [file1] [file2] [...]

DESCRIPTION

       freeplane is a free and open source software application that supports thinking, sharing
       information and getting things done at work, in school and at home. The core of the
       software is tools for mind mapping (also known as concept mapping or information mapping)
       and using mapped information.

       Occupying the middle ground between an editor and a diagramming tool, Freeplane allows the
       user to add content as quickly and naturally as they would in a text editor, yet producing
       structured content that can be manipulated as easily as a diagram.

       Features include ordering ideas in nodes and freely positionable nodes, connecting nodes,
       automatic/conditional styles, scripting, add-ons, LaTeX, search/filtering, different
       export features, printing, password protection of nodes/maps and more.

       See http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page for a full list of
       applications and features.

       This manual page was written for the Debian(TM) distribution because the original program
       does not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation in the Help menu and the
       Freeplane wiki (http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page).

OPTIONS

       -X menukey
           execute menu item with key menukey. Use devtools add-on to find the menu keys

       -S
           stop after executing menu items

       -N
           set the 'nonInteractive' system property to 'true'

       -U userdir
           set the freeplane user config directory

       -h --help
           Show summary of options.

       You can find more detailed descriptions of all command line options and environment
       variables as well as help for batch execution commands (-X/-S/-N) in the Wiki page:
       http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Command-line_options

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       JAVA_OPTS
           Set Java Properties, e.g. set the freeplane user config directory:
           JAVA_OPTS=-Dorg.freeplane.userfpdir=$HOME/.myfp freeplane

       DEBUG
           Start Freeplane in debug mode (if you have problems starting): DEBUG=true freeplane

       FREEPLANE_JAVA_HOME
           Prefix of Java(>=8) installation to use (Freeplane only)

       JAVA_HOME
           Prefix of Java(>=8) installation to use (many Java applications)

NEW FEATURES IN 1.7.X

       Full Java11 support, requires Java8

       Freeplane API
           There is a comprehensive API layer for manipulation of Freeplane files (supports
           headless mode)

       References to other mind maps from formulas and scripts

       Node aliases, global nodes, export for selected branches only, URLs like
       #at(:~someNodeAlias), ...

NEW FEATURES IN 1.6.X

       SVG Icons
           All icons are SVGs, the size can be changed per node via the Tools panel.

       Presentations
           Very powerful presentations can be created via the Tools panel. If you have questions
           about the usage, post in the discussion forum.

NEW FEATURES IN 1.5.X

       Please open the what's new map: Help->Whats new in Freeplane 1.5.x.

NEW FEATURES IN 1.3.X

       Docking windows
           You can rearrange and (un-)dock Mindmap windows.

       LaTeX integration
           You can make use of LaTeX formulas within each node by using a \latex prefix or by
           setting Format=LaTeX. Automatic linebreaks as well as syntax highlighting is
           supported. Read more here:
           http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LaTeX_in_Freeplane

       Openstreetmap integration
           You can associate a geographical location with a node. See more information in the
           wiki: http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Open_Street_Map_Plugin

       Scripting and Add-on improvements
           See the list of available add-ons:
           http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Add-ons

           If you want to get started developing add-ons, post in the forum:
           http://www.freeplane.org/discussion

       Many more improvements...
           Please see the changelog at /usr/share/doc/freeplane/changelog.gz.

KNOWN ISSUES

       •   There are rendering issues (probably due to OpenJDK), i.e. distortions when scrolling
           horizontally or vertically. Possible workarounds are described on a wiki page:
           http://freeplane.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Rendering_Issues

       •   Sometimes keypresses get lost when running ibus-daemon:
           https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=714524

       •   The Debian package does not include the signed applet code. That's why most applets
           won't run[1] after creating an applet export from the Debian package. You can ask for
           the signed applet in the open discussion forum: http://www.freeplane.org/discussion

       •   The Freeplane flash export has been excluded, because Debian devs (among them the
           flash compiler package maintainer) prefer free technologies. You can ask for the
           'freeplane-flash-browser' deb in the open discussion forum:
           http://www.freeplane.org/discussion

SEE ALSO

       Much documentation is available from the Freeplane wiki under http://www.freeplane.org/.

       There is an open discussion forum at http://www.freeplane.org/discussion, which is the
       place to ask questions.

       Report bugs here: http://www.freeplane.org/bugs and feature requests here:
       http://www.freeplane.org/requests

       If you want to contribute to the Freeplane project, join us at
       http://freeplane-developer.996969.n3.nabble.com/ !

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Eric Lavarde <deb@zorglub.s.bawue.de> for the Debian(TM)
       system (and may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or
       modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any
       later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

       On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 can be
       found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.

AUTHORS

       Eric Lavarde <deb@zorglub.s.bawue.de>
           Author.

       Felix Natter <fnatter@gmx.net>
           Author.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2016 Eric Lavarde and Felix Natter

NOTES

        1. most applets won't run
           http://www.duckware.com/tech/java-security-clusterfuck.html