I built a mobile app that turns PDFs and photos into mind maps because I hate taking manual notes..
I have always struggled with creating mind maps. Because I was studying philosophy by myself and classic book's method is based on classic logic. So I wanted to create mindmaps, maybe use ai for quick pdf to mindmap and some summarizes. Since I could not find a tool that did exactly what I wanted, I spent the last few months building MindMap AI. It uses OCR to read text from your photos and can also process PDF files. The AI creates a summary and then automatically generates a mind map for you. Everything stays synced via Firebase so you don't lose your projects. Also, I know how annoying subscriptions are, so I decided to keep the AI features free by using an ad-supported model instead of a paywall. It is currently on Android. If you are someone who uses mind maps for studying or work, I would love to hear your thoughts on how I can make it better.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dobu.mindmap_app
Posted Jan 7, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC