A Mindmap.io Alternative Built for Studying
By Kashish Mustafa, Co-founder, Mindmapi· Last reviewed 28 October 2026
Mindmap.io turns every topic into an AI chat you can branch. Mindmapi.ai turns your notes, PDFs, recordings and YouTube links into a mind map you can revise from, then helps you test yourself on it.
Both are AI mind map tools that run in the browser, but they are built for different jobs. Mindmapi.ai is a separate product and is not connected with Mindmap.io.
Mindmap.io is built for exploring ideas: each topic can hold its own AI conversation, and you can branch off any answer without losing the main thread. Mindmapi.ai is built for students: it makes a map of a whole topic from your study material, keeps the detail in a note on every topic, and has tools for revising, such as Test me, which hides a branch so you can check what you remember.
Mindmapi.ai and Mindmap.io compared
Built for
Mindmapi.ai: Students studying and revising
Mindmap.io: Exploring ideas with AI (its site doesn't name an audience)
Make a map from your material
Mindmapi.ai: Yes: typed notes, PDF and Word documents, MP3 recordings and YouTube links
Mindmap.io: Add images, PDFs and Markdown to topics; AI can expand topics
AI help on a topic
Mindmapi.ai: Ask AI about any topic; it can search the web, and the answer is saved into that topic's note
Mindmap.io: Every topic can be an AI chat, with branches off any answer
Test yourself
Mindmapi.ai: Test me hides a branch behind ? cards, scores you and retests what you missed
Mindmap.io: Not mentioned on its site
Work on a map together
Mindmapi.ai: Live sessions: edit the same map with classmates in real time (Pro)
Mindmap.io: Read-only sharing; live editing not mentioned on its site
Share a link
Mindmapi.ai: View-only link anyone can open, test themselves on, or copy
Mindmap.io: Read-only link or embed; others can copy the map
Export
Mindmapi.ai: PDF and Word with all your notes; Markdown; PNG and SVG images; text outline
Mindmap.io: Not mentioned on its site
Keyboard shortcuts
Mindmapi.ai: Tab, Enter, F2, Delete and arrow keys
Mindmap.io: Not mentioned on its site
Free plan
Mindmapi.ai: 1 map, with every editing tool
Mindmap.io: Up to 3 maps and 3 AI generations a day
Paid plans
Mindmapi.ai: Pro £5.99 a month, or £15 a term
Mindmap.io: From $7 a month billed annually; see Mindmap.io's pricing page for its other plans
| Mindmapi.ai | Mindmap.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Students studying and revising | Exploring ideas with AI (its site doesn't name an audience) |
| Make a map from your material | Yes: typed notes, PDF and Word documents, MP3 recordings and YouTube links | Add images, PDFs and Markdown to topics; AI can expand topics |
| AI help on a topic | Ask AI about any topic; it can search the web, and the answer is saved into that topic's note | Every topic can be an AI chat, with branches off any answer |
| Test yourself | Test me hides a branch behind ? cards, scores you and retests what you missed | Not mentioned on its site |
| Work on a map together | Live sessions: edit the same map with classmates in real time (Pro) | Read-only sharing; live editing not mentioned on its site |
| Share a link | View-only link anyone can open, test themselves on, or copy | Read-only link or embed; others can copy the map |
| Export | PDF and Word with all your notes; Markdown; PNG and SVG images; text outline | Not mentioned on its site |
| Keyboard shortcuts | Tab, Enter, F2, Delete and arrow keys | Not mentioned on its site |
| Free plan | 1 map, with every editing tool | Up to 3 maps and 3 AI generations a day |
| Paid plans | Pro £5.99 a month, or £15 a term | From $7 a month billed annually; see Mindmap.io's pricing page for its other plans |
Mindmap.io details checked on 1 November 2026 against its homepage and pricing page, mindmap.io.
Everything you get for revising
Making the map is only the start. These are the tools for learning from it, all in your browser.
Search, then focus
Find any topic or note in a big map in seconds, then click it to see just that branch while the rest fades.
Quick note previews
Click a topic to read a summary of its note at the bottom of the screen, without opening anything. Open the full note only when you need it.
Test me
Hide the topics under any branch behind ? cards, recall each one, check it and see your score. Then retest just the ones you missed.
A note on every topic
Keep the detail for each topic in its own note, with pictures, or let AI write the note for you.
Ask AI, with sources
Ask a question about any topic. AI can search the web for up-to-date facts, and the answer is saved into that topic's note with its sources.
Sticky notes and drawings
Drop coloured sticky notes anywhere for questions and reminders, and add free text, arrows and brackets to link ideas.
Quick to build and fix
Tab adds a sub-topic and Enter a topic beside it. Undo and redo cover every change, and branches can sit on one side or both.
Share and work together
Send a view-only link anyone can open, test themselves on and copy, or start a live session and edit one map with classmates.
Export it your way
Save the map and every note as a PDF, Word document or Markdown, or the map alone as a PNG, SVG or text outline.
New to it? Take the three-minute tour on a practice map (no sign-up), or browse free example maps for GCSE, A level and university.
How it works
- 1
Add your material
Create a subject and add your notes, a PDF or Word document, a lecture recording or a YouTube link.
- 2
Get a map of the topic
Mindmapi.ai organises the material into a mind map of the whole topic, with every branch editable straight away. Build it further with the mouse or the keyboard.
- 3
Revise and test yourself
Keep the detail in notes, ask AI about anything unclear, then use Test me on a branch to check what you can recall. Export to PDF or Word for revising on paper.
Why students use Mindmapi.ai
Made from your own material
Start from the notes, slides, recordings and lectures you already have, so the map matches what you need to learn.
Test me
Hide the topics under any branch, say each one from memory, check it and see your score. Then retest just the ones you missed.
Share and revise together
Send a view-only link that classmates can open without an account, or start a live session and edit the same map at the same time.
Notes that print
Export the map and every note to PDF or Word, ready for revising away from a screen.
When Mindmap.io may suit you better
If you want to think through ideas by chatting with AI, branching off different answers and choosing between AI models, Mindmap.io is built around exactly that. It also offers an AI agent that edits your maps, connectors for assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT, and a zoom that shrinks every topic to a one-line summary.
If you are studying for exams, Mindmapi.ai is built for that instead: maps made from your course material, notes on every topic, Test me, and export to PDF or Word. Many people use more than one tool.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mindmapi.ai the same as Mindmap.io?
No. They are separate products from different makers, with similar names. Mindmap.io is an AI mind map tool built around AI chats in every topic; Mindmapi.ai is an AI mind map maker built for students.
Can I test myself on a mind map in Mindmapi.ai?
Yes. Open any topic's menu and choose Test me. The topics under it hide behind ? cards: say each one to yourself, tap to check, and mark whether you remembered it. At the end you can retest the ones you missed. It is free and doesn't change your map.
Can I share a map with someone who doesn't have an account?
Yes. From the Share menu, get a view-only link. Anyone with it can look at the map, read the notes and test themselves on it, and copy it into their own Mindmapi.ai account if they want to edit it. You can switch the link off at any time.
Is Mindmapi.ai free?
Yes, to start. The free plan gives you one mind map, made with AI or built by hand, with all the editing tools. Pro costs £5.99 a month (or £15 a term) for unlimited maps built by hand, 30 AI-generated maps a month and unlimited AI help.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Mindmapi.ai runs in your phone's browser, so you can review, edit and test yourself on your maps anywhere, with nothing to download.
Ready to try it?
Create your first mind map for free. There is nothing to download.
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About the author
Kashish Mustafa, Co-founder, Mindmapi
Kashish was predicted 3s and 4s in her GCSEs. Studying on her own, she mind mapped everything, maths included, and came out with 7s and 8s. She went on to graduate with a 2:1 in Business Management and now works in marketing. She co-founded Mindmapi to give every student the study method that worked for her.
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