Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Straightforward, intuitive

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

High

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English and at least 15 other languages, Japanese, Basque, Greek included

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

High. CMap collects users’ data but does not share it with third parties for purposes of advertising or marketing. This aligns with the principle of data minimisation. Its data policy mentions users’ ability to withdraw permission for data processing. The policy mentions that data is processed by staff in the UK and that data hosting and maintenance may occur outside the European Economic Area (EEA). CMap complies with the GDPR. See here.

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Medium. Users can create mind maps with any content they desire and edit them according to CMap’s editing features.

Interactivity

Technical requirements