MilkMind
BetaThink in mind maps. Ship a document.
A markdown editor where your outline and your mind map are the same file, kept in sync both ways.
MilkMind started as a complaint. A mind map is the right place to think; the actual deliverable is a document. Every tool made you pick one, then retype the other once the map was done.
So MilkMind treats them as two views of a single markdown file. Write a heading, get a node. Reorder nodes, get a restructured document. Nothing is exported, converted, or lost in between.
Who it is for
Writers who outline before drafting, and anyone who has ever rebuilt a document from a mind map by hand.
Everything you need to write
and nothing you do not
Two-way sync
Edit the document and the map updates. Drag a branch or rename a node and the document follows. Nothing is exported or converted — the source is always one markdown file.
Five map layouts
Left, right, bidirectional, top-down, and fishbone. Switch how you look at it without touching what it says.
A screen for writing, nothing else
No task manager, no folder tree, no thumbnails. One document, one window, and only what you need to write it.
Typewriter and focus modes
Pin the caret line to the middle of the screen and dim every paragraph except the one you are writing.
Extended markdown
Syntax borrowed from Obsidian and others. Paste it into the document and it renders where it lands.
- YouTube preview — paste a link and it plays inline
- CSV blocks — render as real tables
- Nested mind maps — put a whole map inside a node
- Mermaid diagrams — charts draw themselves as you type
Bring your own theme
MilkMind reads Typora and Obsidian themes directly. Or tune them yourself — a colour picker for every token, and fonts from whatever you have installed.
Confetti for every checkbox
A small burst each time you tick something off, and fireworks across the whole window the moment you clear the last open task.
Export anywhere
Documents to DOCX, HTML, and PDF; mind maps to PNG and SVG. Tables and diagrams travel along, fully rendered.
Your files stay yours
No account, no sync server, no proprietary format — just markdown files in a folder. They outlive the app.
A 4.2 MB installer
Electron apps ship an entire browser inside them. MilkMind is built on Tauri and borrows the WebView2 that Windows already has.
Planned at launch
Free while it is in beta
Every feature is unlocked and nothing is for sale yet. The prices below are what they become when beta ends.
Beta founder price
$24.99$49.99
Lifetime, at the Standard price.
For everyone on the beta list, for a limited window after launch.
Free
$0
Full features for 30 days, then the core stays free forever.
- Markdown editing and preview
- Unlimited documents
- Documents you already made stay editable — always
Standard
$24.99
One-time. Yours forever, one year of updates.
- Mind map, timeline, and fishbone documents
- Theme import and export
- Banner images and advanced export
- Updates released within one year of purchase
- Extend updates another year for $14.99
Lifetime
$49.99
One-time. Yours forever, updates forever.
- Everything in Standard
- Every update, for as long as MilkMind ships
- No renewal, ever
One file. Two views. No retyping.
MilkMind is in beta, and free for as long as it is.