VYM is a mind mapping application. You can use it to visualize your thoughts in tree-like structures. It is also useful for time management, self-organization and sorting through new ideas and complex contexts.
You can use the scripting capabilities for interesting presentations. VYM can also retrieve data from the Jira issue tracking system and talk to the Concluence documentation system.
VYM runs on Apple and Windows and of course mose Linux platforms.
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PDF
The complete documentation of vym is available as PDF document in English, French and Spanish. (Only the English version is really up to date, translators are welcome 9978 ). PDFs can be accessed directly from vym via the help section. They also can be downloaded from github at
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Release notes and changelog
Can either be downloaded directly in vym via "Help - Download and show release notes" or can be accessed in https://github.com/insilmaril/vym/blob/release/release-notes-2.9.md
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Screencasts
There are several screencasts available on YouTube, which show some features of vym and how to use them:
The official downloads for all platforms are available at the project site:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/
The latest development drops for all platforms can be found there in the folder Files->Development.
The latest binaries for Linux, Debian and Ubuntu are built and available in the authors Open Build Service project:
https://software.opensuse.org/download.html?project=home%3Ainsilmaril&package=vym
The source code was hosted on Sourceforge for 16 years, but in 2021 the development moved to github:
https://github.com/insilmaril/vym
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Binaries
Binaries for all major platforms can be found on:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/
Packages there are: openSUSE rpm, Ubuntu deb, Apple dmg, Windows exe
More Linux like packages and developer versions are built in Open Build Service:
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Compiling
Compiling vym from scratch is pretty easy, if you have the development packages of the Qt6 toolkit installed. (Check also the homepage above for details):
On the command line you can
cmake . make make installor using Qt Creator:
In "File" do "Open file or project" and select the "CMakeLists.txt". This will setup the project.
Bugs and feature requests will be taken care of in
https://github.com/insilmaril/vym/issues
Please direct support questions to the mailinglist first: