What is hipster?

hipster is a very simple mind-mapping application that I wrote a few years ago. I haven't updated this code in a while and it is nowhere near as advanced as other mind-mapping applications. I wrote it for my own use, and as I love using the keyboard, I made sure it works particularly well from the keyboard.

Basic use

Create a new mind-map by choosing File/New from the menu. You will see a black-oval in the center of the screen. This is the heart of your mind-map. The central oval will have the keyboard focus so you should be able to replace the basic text by just typing.

• If you hit RETURN, the text will be set.

• To edit it again, press Shift-RETURN.

• To add a child branch hit the TAB key.

• To add a sibling branch (on the same level) hit the RETURN key.

• To undo an operation, hit CTRL-U (CMD-U on a Mac)
• To stop the mind-map moving, pressing the SPACE key

You can create cross-links between branches by holding down the shift key and dragging a line from one branch to another.

You can write additional notes against any branch by pressing CTRL-I (or CMD-I on a Mac) and enter further details.

You can paste the contents of your clipboard as a child-branch.

• If a branch if a URL, double-clicking it will open the URL in a browser.

• On the Mac, the paste-functionality is more extensive. For example, if you copy a file in the Finder, then paste it as a child-branch, double-clicking on the branch will open the file.

As well as this there are many other features which you can find through exploring the menus.

Binaries

Here are some binary distributions of hipster.

• *nix zip archive
• Mac application
• Java version