xmind2smmx

xmind2smmx is a very simple tool for converting XMind files (.xmind) to SimpleMind (.smmx) format. It is not perfect but allows me to save a lot of time.

Features

Supported

• Convert .xmind files to .smmx format
• Preserve the mind map structure for following elements:
  • Topics hierarchy
  • Labels (as nested)
  • Notes
  • Links
  • Grouping
• Tested on XMind version 24.01 and SimpleMind Pro 2.4.0. Other versions are not tested and thus not supported however might works (be careful and backup your files).

Not supported

• Topics positions (currently smmx output is in horisontal layout)
• Styles/ Colors
• Text formatting
• Images/Links (plain text only)
• Summaries
• ... many other Xmind or SimpleMind specific functionality

Installation

Install xmind2smmx with npm:

npm -g install xmind2smmx

Usage

Shell:

xmind2smmx -h

Javascript:

const xmind2smmx = require('xmind2smmx');

// Convert an XMind file to .smmx format
xmind2smmx.convert('path/to/your/file.xmind', 'path/to/output/file.smmx');

Dependencies

This project uses several dependencies to work properly:

• commander: A complete solution for node.js command-line interfaces.
• jsonata: A lightweight query and transformation language for JSON data.
• jszip: A library for creating, reading and editing .zip files.
• require-text: A require.js plugin for loading text resources.
• xml-js: A library for converting XML to JSON and vice versa.

License

MIT

Authors

@BartRuSec