Tendril
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Tendril, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Tendril's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal license | $49.99 a month | 2 years of updates · one-time personal license |
| Personal license — special launch offer | $39.99, paid once | 2 years of updates · Optional paid upgrades for future major releases · One-time personal license |
| Personal license — standard price | $49.99, paid once | 2 years of updates · Optional paid upgrades for future major releases · One-time personal license |
The facts
Each one read from Tendril's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Beta request data
- The privacy policy says Tally handles beta requests and submitted email addresses are used to notify applicants when the free macOS beta is available.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Current beta
- The site offers a free macOS beta by request and says Windows is planned later.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editing tools
- The app supports keyboard shortcuts for creating child and sibling branches, drag reparenting, auto layout, branch collapsing, undo, redo, and full-text search.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export formats
- Images,PDF,outlines,task spreadsheetchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Exports
- Tendril exports maps as images, PDF, outlines, and task spreadsheets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site describes Tendril as suited to solo thinking, private notes, project outlines, study maps, research trails, and writing structures.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maps and tasks
- Maps use curved branches, and branches can include notes, icons, status, priority, due dates, and progress.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline and storage
- Tendril works offline and saves maps as local files on the user's device.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Offline mode
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- Tendril requires no account, does not upload maps to a Tendril cloud service, and does not share map content with AI companies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Tendril is a private desktop mind mapping app for planning, research, study, and writing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Real-time collaboration
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Recovery
- The site says recovery snapshots protect unsaved work after an unexpected close and backup snapshots accompany successful saves.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Stated limitations
- The site says Tendril is not intended for live team workshops, enterprise diagramming, mobile-first capture, or collaborative whiteboards.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Task View
- Task View presents branches with task details in a sortable list, with due dates and links back to the relevant branch.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOSchecked 20 Sep 2026
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