Vym (software)
{{Short description|Mind mapping software}}
{{Infobox Software
| name = View Your Mind (VYM)
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| screenshot = Vym example - Liveform.png
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| operating system = Cross-platform but no recent functional version for Mac OS X {{cite web | url=https://www.insilmaril.de/vym/#mc:0,bo:3,bo:7 | title=VYM - View Your Mind }}
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| genre = Concept Mapping software
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| website = {{url|https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/}}
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View Your Mind (VYM) is a cross-platform concept mapping software.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linuxlinks.com/vym/|title=View Your Mind - generate and manipulate maps which show your thoughts|website=LinuxLinks|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.insilmaril.de/vym/|title=VYM - View Your Mind|website=www.insilmaril.de|access-date=2020-03-07}}
Background and reception
In The Fun Is In the Journey, Eugene Vickery said he mostly works with VYM because it does not require Java. VYM was also described as a tool for "easy access to URLs, programs and folders.{{Cite book|last=Vickery|first=Eugene|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-JyaDQAAQBAJ&q=vym+%22view+your+mind%22&pg=PA57|title=The Fun Is In the Journey|date=2017-02-16|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-0-557-60436-4|language=en}} In SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed, Michael McCallister, highlighted similarities to Dia and the ability to attach documents to the map.{{Cite book|last=McCallister|first=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P_mbgQfn3ZAC&q=vym+%22view+your+mind%22&pg=PA644|title=SUSE Linux 10 Unleashed|date=2006|publisher=Sams Publishing|isbn=978-0-672-32726-1|pages=150–160|language=en}} Completing a Professional Practice Dissertation: A Guide for Doctoral Students and Faculty described the application as one of two free "brainstorming software" programs "that may help you create a graphic representation of your research plan."{{Cite book|last1=Willis|first1=Jerry W.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SPgnDwAAQBAJ&q=vym+%22view+your+mind%22&pg=PA298|title=Completing a Professional Practice Dissertation: A Guide for Doctoral Students and Faculty|last2=Valenti|first2=Ron|last3=Inman|first3=Deborah|date=2010-06-01|publisher=IAP|isbn=978-1-60752-441-0|pages=298|language=en}}
In an article on installing and using VYM, technical writer Jack Wallen called VYM "one of the most user-friendly" of many mind mapping tools available.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2010/03/05/map-your-mind-with-view-your-mind/|title=Map your mind with VYM (View Your Mind) - gHacks Tech News|website=www.ghacks.net|date=5 March 2010 |access-date=2020-03-07}} In a detailed article on VYM, Michal Černý, a university teacher of technology in education, concluded that compared with other open competitors, the maps appear better and there are more setup options than Freemind, but keyboard shortcuts are unusual, and the program can seem cumbersome or illogical. He was favorably impressed with notes and links, basic time management support, organic maps and presentation mode, and scripting support.{{Cite web|url=https://www.root.cz/clanky/vym-myslenkove-mapy-aneb-view-your-mind/|title=VYM: myšlenkové mapy aneb View Your Mind|last=Černý|first=Michal|website=Root.cz|language=cs|access-date=2020-03-07}} In a brief article on VYM and its installation, it was called "useful in organizing thoughts and structuring works, whether academic or not," and was said to have "many productive shortcuts."{{Cite web|url=https://sempreupdate.com.br/vym-uma-ferramenta-para-criar-mapas-mentais-para-gnu-linux/|title=VYM: Uma ferramenta para criar mapas mentais no GNU/LINUX|date=2017-11-24|website=SempreUPdate|language=pt-BR|access-date=2020-03-07}} In a list of 50 mental and conceptual map building tools, Monica Edwards Schachter said VYM had some problems, based on forums, but mentioned it had image search.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tendencias21.net/innovacion/50-Herramientas-para-construir-mapas-mentales-y-conceptuales_a79.html|title=50 Herramientas para construir mapas mentales y conceptuales|last=Edwards|first=Mónica|website=INNOVACIÓN: Mónica Edwards Schachter|language=es|access-date=2020-03-07}} In a 2006 comparative analysis of eight conceptual mapping programs, VYM was ranked 7th.{{Cite book|last=Whittum|first=Christopher|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXULAgAAQBAJ&q=vym+%22view+your+mind%22&pg=PA79|title=Energize Education through Open Source|publisher=LULU Publishing|year=2013|isbn=978-1-4834-0444-8|pages=79, 82–83|language=en}}
See also
{{Portal|Free and open-source software|Computer programming}}
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