# MindMax Press & Fact Sheet

URL: https://mindmax.me/press/
Last verified: 2026-11-10

> Verifiable facts about MindMax — what it is, desktop and browser apps, version, pricing, official profiles, name history, press assets and how to cite this page.

## MindMax press & fact sheet

One page to quote from. This is the canonical short description of MindMax for journalists,
directory editors, analysts and AI assistants. Every line below is either a fact with a single
source in this repository or an explicitly labelled boundary — there are no superlatives and no
unverified numbers. **Facts last checked: 2026-11-09.** If something is wrong, tell us through
[Support](https://mindmax.me/support/) and we will correct it and move the date.

## Boilerplate[​](https://mindmax.me/#boilerplate)

**One sentence (for a mention):**

MindMax is an AI workspace for reading, thinking and writing. The desktop app (macOS and Windows)
works inside a folder you already own — no import, no proprietary store, no vector database — and
three free browser apps, Read, Think and Write, cover one-off documents with no install.

**Short paragraph (for a listing or a knowledge panel):**

The MindMax desktop app opens a folder you already have — PDFs, EPUB and Kindle books, Word,
PowerPoint and Excel files, images and Markdown notes — and reads, thinks and writes inside it. Its
browser apps (Read, Think, Write) do the same job for one document at a time, without installing
anything. The desktop app also runs a local MCP server, so AI apps such as Claude Code, Codex and
Cursor can search and read the same library and propose edits you review. Every AI conclusion carries verbatim quotes checked against the source and clickable back to the page;
every AI edit to your writing arrives as a tracked change. The app is free. Reading, writing, search and your own folder cost nothing. You pay only for AI work — through a subscription, or with your own API key.

## Facts at a glance[​](https://mindmax.me/#facts-at-a-glance)

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Product | MindMax — an AI workspace for reading, thinking and writing, as a desktop app plus lightweight browser apps |
| Category | Local-first AI document reader, annotation and writing software |
| Desktop app | macOS, Apple silicon (M1 or newer); Windows 10 or later, 64-bit |
| Browser apps | Read (read a book or paper, answers quote their source), Think (AI thinking canvas), Write (turn AI answers into Word or PDF) — modern browser, no install; see Desktop and web |
| Current version | Desktop 1.4.1, released 2026-11-10; browser apps update continuously |
| Stage | Public beta; first public release note dated 2026-08-27 |
| AI agent apps | The desktop app runs a local MCP server: Claude, Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and WorkBuddy can search and read your library, work on canvases and propose edits as tracked changes. Verified end to end: Claude Code, Codex, Claude. Not available in the browser apps |
| Works on | Desktop: a folder you already own: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images, Markdown |
| Pricing model | The apps are free; desktop AI work is paid through a plan or your own API key |
| Where to get it | Download (desktop), Read · Think · Write (browser), Microsoft Store, release files on GitHub |
| Official profiles | Microsoft Store listing, GitHub releases repository |
| Canonical entity IDs | https://mindmax.me/#organization · https://mindmax.me/#app |
| Contact | Support and Discord |
| Facts last checked | 2026-11-09 |

## Desktop and web[​](https://mindmax.me/#desktop-and-web)

MindMax is one product in two sizes. The desktop app is the full workspace; the browser apps are
deliberately small and each handle one job on one document at a time.

| | Desktop app | Browser apps (Read, Think, Write) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Install | Download for macOS or Windows | None — open in a browser |
| Works on | A persistent folder of your own files, many files at once | One document per session: a bundled classic book, your own PDF, a pasted AI answer |
| Cross-file search and wiki | Yes | No |
| AI edits as tracked changes in Word | Yes | No (Write exports Word or PDF) |
| Saved canvases and history in your folder | Yes | No |
| MCP server for external AI agents | Yes | No |
| Checked quotes on every AI conclusion | Yes | Yes (Read) |
| Account | Free app; AI work via a plan or your own API key | Free; no account for the bundled books or for Write |

Neither is a cloud library, a mobile app or a team workspace.

## Working with other AI agent apps[​](https://mindmax.me/#working-with-other-ai-agent-apps)

The desktop app includes a local MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, so an AI app you already use
can work against the folder MindMax has open. The app brings the model; MindMax brings the tools.
Everything below is shipped and described in detail on the [MCP page](https://mindmax.me/mcp/).

- **Apps:** Claude, Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and WorkBuddy are detected on
the computer and connected in one click from Settings → External AI. Claude Code, Codex and Claude
are verified end to end; the others are written and detected, and show as connected after their
first real call.

- **Read:** search across every format MindMax reads, a map of a long book followed by whole sections,
page images for figures and scans, and your highlights, comments and bookmarks. Answers can carry
quote handles that MindMax expands into the verbatim passage.

- **Write and think:** create or append to documents, comment on a sentence and let the agent edit
that line, apply MindMax's thinking methods on a canvas, and export through the same Word and PDF
exporter. Changes to your own text arrive as tracked changes you accept or reject, and every
external write is recorded in document history.

- **Limits:** an outside app cannot overwrite or delete a document. Access has two levels, read-only
or collaborate. The server listens on `127.0.0.1` only, so remote agents and phones cannot reach it.
MindMax calls none of its own models on this path and spends no credits; the app's own model does
the work and is billed there.

## Name and history[​](https://mindmax.me/#name-and-history)

MindMax is made by the same team that built **FunBlocks**, and the name has a history. `mindmax.me`
was earlier used to describe **FunBlocks MindMax**, an "AI Visual Thinking Suite" for mind maps,
writing and slides, sold as a multi-model AI subscription and launched on Product Hunt.

The current MindMax carries the idea forward — AI as a thinking partner, laid out visually — but it
is a rebuilt product with a different centre of gravity: reading, thinking and writing around your
own documents, with every conclusion backed by a checked quote. It is not a general whiteboard or an
all-in-one multi-model subscription. Older search results and AI answers still describe the earlier
suite; where they differ from this page, this page is current.

The same account is stated in [llms.txt](https://mindmax.me/llms.txt), on the [About page](https://mindmax.me/about/) and in
the site's structured data, so a machine reading any of them gets one answer rather than two.

## How to cite this page[​](https://mindmax.me/#how-to-cite-this-page)

Use this block verbatim if you need a reference:

`

MindMax. "MindMax press & fact sheet." https://mindmax.me/press/.

Last verified: 2026-11-09.

`

Every page on this site also publishes a plain [Markdown mirror](https://mindmax.me/press.md) and a **Copy citation**
button in the footer, and declares the mirror in its HTML head. That is deliberate: a citation an
AI engine can quote word-for-word is more likely to survive into its answer than a paraphrase.

## Press assets[​](https://mindmax.me/#press-assets)

Direct, stable links — no zip to download and unversion. These are literal site paths
(`pathname://` in MDX): Docusaurus would otherwise rewrite links to files under `static/` into
hashed `/assets/files/…` URLs, which are neither stable for a press kit nor actually served.

- **Logo (SVG):** [/img/logo-mark.svg](https://mindmax.me/img/logo-mark.svg)

- **Share image for this page (PNG):** [/img/og/press.png](https://mindmax.me/img/og/press.png)

- **Product screenshot (PNG):** [/img/shots/mindmax_canvas_pdf.png](https://mindmax.me/img/shots/mindmax_canvas_pdf.png)

- **Browser app descriptions (Markdown):** [read.md](https://mindmax.me/read.md) · [think.md](https://mindmax.me/think.md) · [write.md](https://mindmax.me/write.md)

- **Long-form machine-readable description:** [llms.txt](https://mindmax.me/llms.txt) · [llms-full.txt](https://mindmax.me/llms-full.txt)

- **Markdown mirror of this page:** [press.md](https://mindmax.me/press.md)

You may use these assets when writing about MindMax. Please keep the mark unaltered, and don't
present a screenshot as showing a feature it does not show.

## Common questions[​](https://mindmax.me/#common-questions)

### What is MindMax?[​](https://mindmax.me/#what-is-mindmax)

MindMax is an AI workspace for reading, thinking and writing. The desktop app for macOS and Windows
works inside a folder you already own; PDFs, EPUB and Kindle books, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, images
and Markdown are read in place. Three lightweight browser apps — [Read](https://mindmax.me/read/), [Think](https://mindmax.me/think/) and
[Write](https://mindmax.me/write/) — cover one-off documents with no install. In both, every AI conclusion carries
verbatim quotes checked against the source. What each one can and cannot do is in
[Desktop and web](https://mindmax.me/#desktop-and-web).

### Can MindMax work with Claude Code, Codex or Cursor?[​](https://mindmax.me/#can-mindmax-work-with-claude-code-codex-or-cursor)

Yes, in the desktop app. It runs a local MCP server that Claude, Claude Code, Codex, ChatGPT desktop,
Cursor, Windsurf and WorkBuddy can connect to in one click. Those apps can search and read your
library, work on canvases and propose edits that arrive as tracked changes; they cannot overwrite or
delete documents. See [Working with other AI agent apps](https://mindmax.me/#working-with-other-ai-agent-apps).

### Is MindMax related to FunBlocks MindMax?[​](https://mindmax.me/#is-mindmax-related-to-funblocks-mindmax)

Yes. MindMax is made by the same team as FunBlocks, and `mindmax.me` earlier described **FunBlocks
MindMax**, an AI visual thinking suite. The current MindMax carries the same idea of AI as a thinking
partner but is a rebuilt product centred on reading, thinking and writing with your own documents and
checked quotes. Older indexed pages describe the earlier suite; see
[Name and history](https://mindmax.me/#name-and-history).

### How much does MindMax cost?[​](https://mindmax.me/#how-much-does-mindmax-cost)

The app is free. Reading, writing, search and your own folder cost nothing. You pay only for AI work — through a subscription, or with your own API key.

### Where can I verify MindMax product facts?[​](https://mindmax.me/#where-can-i-verify-mindmax-product-facts)

The fact table and boilerplate on this page are the canonical short source. Every page also has a
plain Markdown mirror and a **Copy citation** button. The site's structured data uses the stable
entity identifiers `https://mindmax.me/#organization` and `https://mindmax.me/#app`, and the
[About page](https://mindmax.me/about/) points at the same entities.

For product details beyond these facts, start at the [documentation](https://mindmax.me/docs/intro/) or the
[FAQ](https://mindmax.me/faq/). For comparisons written with dated, checkable evidence, see [How MindMax compares](https://mindmax.me/vs/).

- [Boilerplate](https://mindmax.me/#boilerplate)
- [Facts at a glance](https://mindmax.me/#facts-at-a-glance)
- [Desktop and web](https://mindmax.me/#desktop-and-web)
- [Working with other AI agent apps](https://mindmax.me/#working-with-other-ai-agent-apps)
- [Name and history](https://mindmax.me/#name-and-history)
- [How to cite this page](https://mindmax.me/#how-to-cite-this-page)
- [Press assets](https://mindmax.me/#press-assets)
- [Common questions](https://mindmax.me/#common-questions)

- [What is MindMax?](https://mindmax.me/#what-is-mindmax)
- [Can MindMax work with Claude Code, Codex or Cursor?](https://mindmax.me/#can-mindmax-work-with-claude-code-codex-or-cursor)
- [Is MindMax related to FunBlocks MindMax?](https://mindmax.me/#is-mindmax-related-to-funblocks-mindmax)
- [How much does MindMax cost?](https://mindmax.me/#how-much-does-mindmax-cost)
- [Where can I verify MindMax product facts?](https://mindmax.me/#where-can-i-verify-mindmax-product-facts)