Version 4.2.0009 (March 2026): Improvements & Fixes
Which editions are affected?
- All editions: IdeaMapper Desktop Cloud, IdeaMapperPro, IdeaMapperK12, IdeaMapperHigherEd and EssayWriter.
How to get this release?
- For desktop installations: Go to https://ideamapper.com, follow HelpDesk and download links for your platform, download the installer file, then install. The previous version will be upgraded.
- For the webapp: Clear the browser cache, then go to https://webapp.ideamapper.com, and log in with the same credentials.
What’s New?
Text ideas can now be "joined" and "split". To join: right-click on an idea which has only text ideas connected and select "join". The sub-ideas are then added to the main idea and deleted. To split: right-click on a text idea which has no sub-ideas and select "split".
In addition to automatic ordering idea maps can now also be manually ordered.
Import and export of "Markdown" files (*.md) into idea maps.
Bug Fixes?
Fixes a potential program crash when a link was created twice.
Fixes an issue with an extra space added for the author for the in-text reference when using Harvard Style bibliography.
For IdeaMapperPro, fixes an issue when using Ollama as local AI LLM engine.
- Minor fixes.