---
name: "freemind"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "freemind"
version: "0.9.0+dfsg2-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/freemind"
---

# freemind(1)

A Java program for creating and viewing mindmaps.

## NAME

freemind — A Java program for creating and viewing mindmaps.

## SYNOPSIS

**freemind** \[no\_options\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the  **freemind** command.

This manual page was written for the **Debian** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.  Instead, it has documentation as a mindmap (see Help menu in  FreeMind).

**freemind** is a program that allows to create  and view so-called mindmaps, as well as export them to HTML or different  image formats.  It also has a plugin concept to extend its functionality.

## OPTIONS

This program does not have any option. Just start it!

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

- **DEBUG**

  If  this environment variable is set, freemind gives more  information on how it finds its different elements, as well as some  other information.

- **JAVACMD**

  Default value for the java virtual machine (the java command).

- **JAVA\_BINDIR**

  If $JAVACMD is not set, the java virtual machine is searched  under $JAVA\_BINDIR/java.

- **JAVA\_HOME**

  If $JAVACMD and $JAVA\_BINDIR are not set, the java virtual  machine is searched under $JAVA\_HOME/bin/java.

- **PATH**

  If all $JAVA... environment variables fail, the java virtual  machine command (java) is searched in the $PATH (with which).

- **CLASSPATH** **ADD\_JARS**

  The $CLASSPATH variable also lets one specify additional jars,  which is good, if you want to add a new Look&Feel jar (the motif  one is so ugly...). Alternatively, the content of $ADD\_JARS will  be prepended to $CLASSPATH.

- **FREEMIND\_BASE\_DIR**

  Directory where FreeMind searches for its plugins and  libraries

## FILES

- **/etc/freemind/freemindrc** **~/.freemind/freemindrc**

  freemind tries to read its environment variables from  /etc/freemind/freemindrc and ~/.freemind/freemindrc,  so that specific settings are possible at machine and user level.

- **/usr/bin/java**

  If all searches through environment variables fail, the  java virtual machine is expected to be /usr/bin/java; if not,  freemind exits with an error.

## SEE ALSO

The online documentation under http://freemind.sf.net/,  especially the Linux related one under the Wiki page link  http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FreeMind\_on\_Linux.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Eric Lavarde deb@zorglub.s.bawue.de for  the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any   later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.