# XMIND ideas?
**URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/xmind-ideas/17062
**Category:** Tool Support
**Tags:** xmind
**Created:** [26 June 2026 12:42 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/xmind-ideas/17062 "2026-06-26T12:42:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@ian.mcnicoll](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/ian.mcnicoll)
#### Post date: [26 June 2026 12:42 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/xmind-ideas/17062/1 "2026-06-26T12:42:06Z")
I was approached by XMind recently to see if I would chat to one of their team as a ‘power-user’ and have a meeting setup next week.
Almost all of my use is openEHR-related, and here is my wishlist
- Much better file-format / api documentation to allow AI tools to better integrate. I guess add to chat custom MCP plugins to their AI
- Improved custom xmind templates so that we can offer ‘starter’ templates for openEHR based on existing mindmaps.
- I will see if they can offer discounts or even sponsorship to openEHR (in return for a bit of gentle promotion)
Any other suggestions?
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### Author:  [@yampeku](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/yampeku)
#### Post date: [26 June 2026 16:15 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/xmind-ideas/17062/2 "2026-06-26T16:15:34Z")
yeah having a well documented file format is a must, as well as mcp
Having free read only view would be wonderful
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### Author:  [@siljelb](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/siljelb)
#### Post date: [27 June 2026 08:07 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/xmind-ideas/17062/3 "2026-06-27T08:07:30Z")
Better support for process mapping.
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### Author:  [@ian.mcnicoll](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/ian.mcnicoll)
#### Post date: [27 June 2026 12:43 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/xmind-ideas/17062/4 "2026-06-27T12:43:35Z")
What would that mean in practice? I assume that the tree like nature of mind maps are the restriction?
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### Author:  [@bna](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/bna)
#### Post date: [29 June 2026 19:45 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/xmind-ideas/17062/5 "2026-06-29T19:45:20Z")
The fileformat would be a very needed feature to make it possible/easier to make tooling for bi-directional modelling sessions.
I stopped using XMIND because of this.
And of course as @yampeku a free read-only viewer (if that not there) would be a must-have for an open community like ours. A few developers and many views.
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### Author:  [@marcusbaw](https://discourse.openehr.org/u/marcusbaw)
#### Post date: [29 June 2026 20:02 UTC](https://discourse.openehr.org/t/xmind-ideas/17062/6 "2026-06-29T20:02:01Z")
> [@ian.mcnicoll](#):
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> Any other suggestions?
Fancy asking them to open source their stack?
That would definitely take away most of my objections to using Xmind.
If they’re in a mood for fun you could also ask them:
“Exactly how long do you think it would take our community to Claude Code a mindmapping tool that’s perfectly aligned with openEHR’s data model, has an open file format, and MCP support?”