# MindView review (2026): is it worth $340 a year? > Desktop mind mapping with Gantt chart and timeline views Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. MindView is a desktop mind mapping program from MatchWare that can show the same data as a mind map, a timeline, a work breakdown structure or a Gantt chart. It is sold as a yearly subscription, with separate versions aimed at education and assistive technology. Maps export to Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Microsoft Project. - **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps - **Made by:** MatchWare - **Website:** https://www.matchware.com/mind-mapping-software - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS - **Who should skip it:** Pricey at $340 a year for one licence, many times what most tools here charge. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, MindView is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $340 per year. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free trial offered; length not stated on the pages read. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | MindView Suite | $340 per year, yearly subscription | One-year subscription for a single license; volume and site licenses are quoted on request. | Read from https://www.matchware.com/buy on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with MindView before buying. ## Key features - **Interchangeable views:** The same data can be shown as a mind map, top-down or left-right layout, timeline or Gantt chart, and edits carry across views. - **Work breakdown to Gantt:** A work breakdown structure built in the map can be converted to a Gantt chart for scheduling. - **Office and Project export:** Maps export to Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Microsoft Project, with a choice of what content to include. - **Essay writing export:** Exporting to Word can include citations, a bibliography and an academic format such as APA or MLA. - **Assistive technology edition:** MindView AT is a separate edition aimed at assistive mind mapping, sold with a separate buying route. ## Good for - Students writing essays from a mind map - Project planners who start from a work breakdown structure - Windows or Mac users who prefer a desktop program ## Worth knowing - Sold as a yearly subscription at $340 per license; there is no monthly option on the buy page. - The system requirements page lists Windows 10 or later and macOS 10.15 or later; no web or mobile version is listed. - Educational and volume pricing is quoted by contacting the company. - MindView AT and MeetingBooster are separate products, not covered by this price. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. MindView is Windows and Mac desktop software that shows one map as a mind map, a timeline or a Gantt chart, and exports to Word, PowerPoint and Project. It is $340 a licence a year with no monthly option, and the trial length is not stated. - **Value for money: D.** $340 a year is about $28 a month, past the start of the category's dearest tenth at $24.90, with no monthly option. - **Free plan and trial: D.** A free trial is offered, but its length and card rules are not stated on the pages read. - **Features: C.** Mind maps, timelines, Gantt charts and exports to Office and Project. No collaboration feature is described, which a whiteboard buyer would look for. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It is desktop software that takes time to learn. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Windows and Mac programs only. Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Project export are listed, but no web or phone version. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from MindView's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among whiteboard and mind map tools - MindView's GPA of 1.6 is higher than 0 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 1. - It stands best on features (C, above 0 of 61) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $28.33 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $7.49 for the category: 43 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 40 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/whiteboards ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of MindView you could make: mind mapping and Gantt & timelines. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 60 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. It costs $340 a year. - You could make: Mind mapping and Gantt & timelines: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A diagram editor. - You could not: A real app for macOS and Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project **Tags:** Mind mapping, Gantt & timelines, Diagrams ## Alternatives - [MindManager](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindmanager): Mind mapping and diagramming software with Gantt charts. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindmanager-vs-mindview) - [Xmind](https://toolgpa.com/tools/xmind): Mind mapping app with AI, Gantt charts and a presentation mode. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindview-vs-xmind) - [MindGenius](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindgenius): Mind mapping that turns into tasks, boards and timelines. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindgenius-vs-mindview) - [Ayoa](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ayoa): Mind mapping with whiteboards and visual task boards. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ayoa-vs-mindview) - [MindMeister](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindmeister): Browser-based mind mapping with real-time collaboration. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindmeister-vs-mindview) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.matchware.com/buy - https://www.matchware.com/mind-mapping-software - https://www.matchware.com/system-requirements Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindview Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).