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There are numerous ways of exporting FreeMind maps to other formats, simply explore the possibilities in the File > Export sub menu.

A simple export to HTML

• Try the built-in export to HTML by pressing Ctrl+E

A more useful export to HTML

My need was to be able to take meeting notes and such using FreeMind, but also to distribute the notes in a format easily accessible to others. Additionally, it should be possible for others to edit the text further.

It was also important that I was able to control the formatting of the text output, and that the whole text output was contained in a single file.

The solution: Conversion from the FreeMind .mm file format to HTML using XSLT

The next problem: You can initiate conversion using XSLT from within FreeMind, but it is very cumbersome when you have to do it often.

The extended solution: See go.freemindexport for an extension to Internet Explorer (Windows only)

In summary, this tool makes is possible to export to HTML in very few steps:

1. In FreeMind
   1. Save your mindmap (Ctrl+S)
   2. Export to HTML (Ctrl+E)
2. In Internet Explorer
   1. Right-click the HTML document created by FreeMind in the export, and select the menu item FreeMindExport
   2. Change settings if required (settings can be saved from session to session)
   3. Press the button "Go"