have you looked into Obsidian?
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Yeah, I generally don't run software that isn't under an open source license if it can be avoided though
This one feels more geared for developers, but it works just fine. Used it a couple times: https://github.com/phase1geo/Minder
No conversion to tex, but markdown export is decent (and can then go to pandoc), not a bad option - thanks for sharing
Definitely freeplane is the winner here - solid piece of software
Thanks!
Now that looks like a serious contender! Thanks for the link
Mermaid? https://mermaid.js.org/
Kind of the other way around there, starting with markdown to make a mindmap. Not that I haven't used mermaid (though I'll be candid, I mostly hate how mermaid renderers work and the layouts can get real funky real quick), but I'm more going the other way around. Start dropping stuff into a map, then sort it out after. For concepting things out, I like a GUI better. For documenting something existing, mermaid is a perfect decent option.