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Writemaps: A web based site map generating tool
Came across an interesting web tool today...Writemaps: A site map generating tool that allows you to build, edit and share site maps.
It's got limited features, but it has two big things going for it:
1 - It's web based, and you can share your files via url. So anyone with a web connection can view and edit what you've created.
2 - It creates presentable sitemaps. The page representations (nodes in the site map tree) have subtle gradients and drop shadows, and the tree diagram contains only right angles, giving your sitemap a polished professional touch.
A few other notes about this tool:
Can't print or save as image, but you can save as XML.
It's got an undo button! (how many web apps do that?)
You can zoom in/out on your map views.
It's dead easy to get started.
In summary, there's a lot of potential here, and I think I might give it a try on my next project.
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Thanks for a great review! I’m glad to hear you found WriteMaps interesting.
In response to one of your comments, I hope you don’t mind that I point out that printing is actually available in the application (as well as through the browser’s print function). Printed sitemaps have a more minimal format without the background colors and edit icons. Depending on your OS, you could even use this to print to a PDF file.
You are correct though that saving to an image file is not a current feature. We are considering supporting this in the future and appreciate your feedback on it.
Thanks again!
Comment by Scott Jehl, Saturday, December 1, 2007 @ 11:54 am