FreeMind (ver 1.0.1-max) Abandoned Freeware FreeMind is a Hierarchical Diagram (mind-map) drawing program. These kinds of programs are typically used for drawing geneology charts and organization diagrams. NOTE: FreeMind requires Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.6 or later be installed, in order for it to function. Java runtime environment version 6 update 31 was the last Win2k compatible version of JRE.