iMindMap 9
iMindMap is a mind-mapping and brainstorming application developed by ThinkBuzan, the company behind the original mind-mapping methodology. It allows users to create visual mind maps to organise ideas, plan projects, brainstorm collaboratively, and structure complex information. The app is used by students, project managers, creative professionals and knowledge workers who prefer visual thinking and nonlinear note-taking to outline-based formats. iMindMap 9 is an older version from the early 2010s that runs on Intel Mac hardware.
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1 suggestioniMindMap 9 is no longer actively developed — ThinkBuzan has released newer versions (iMindMap 10 and later) in the years since version 9 shipped. There is no confirmed native Apple Silicon build of iMindMap 9. Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), so this Intel-only app will stop working on that release. You have two paths: if you want to keep using mind mapping in iMindMap, check whether a current paid upgrade to iMindMap 10 or 11 from ThinkBuzan's website includes native Apple Silicon support — their newer releases are more likely to have been updated for Apple Silicon, though you should verify before purchasing. Alternatively, consider free or low-cost native mind-mapping tools like Freeplane (open-source, native on Apple Silicon), Mindly (available on Mac App Store, native), or MindNode (Mac App Store, native) — all run natively on M-series Macs and are actively maintained. Given that September 2028 is roughly 27 months away, you have time to experiment with alternatives or investigate an upgrade, but do not delay indefinitely.
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