# Atlas Red

> Atlas Red (https://atlas-red.com) is a web-based mind mapping app sold as a
> one-time purchase — no subscription, no renewal, no expiry. Its tagline:
> "Your ideas, untangled." It is built for finding the red thread between
> scattered ideas.

## What it is

- A mind mapper: create, edit, restructure and share mind maps in the browser
  at https://app.atlas-red.com.
- Pricing model: two editions, zero subscriptions.
  - **Atlas Red Free** — free forever, no credit card required: 10 maps, 1,000 topics
    per map, 100 MB storage, and full export in every format.
  - **Atlas Red Pro** — a single one-time payment of $99 that includes all
    future updates: unlimited maps, 5,000 topics per map, 5 GB storage. No
    renewal, no expiry. 60-day money-back guarantee.
  - Every feature is included in every edition; a license only lifts limits.

## No lock-in

- Any map exports any time, in every supported format, on every tier
  (including Free): JSON, Markdown, plain text, OPML, XMindMark, web page
  (.html), OpenDeck slides (.deck), PNG, JPEG, SVG and PDF — plus print,
  with or without an outline.
- Export is never behind the paywall.
- Coming the other way, FreeMind (.mm), XMind (.xmind), XMindMark, OPML,
  Markdown, YAML and plain text import directly — no AI, no credits.

## AI features

- **Photo & PDF import (paid, opt-in):** photos of whiteboards, hand-drawn
  sketches, and PDFs are rebuilt by AI into real, structured, fully editable
  mind maps (not flattened images). Imports run in the background.
- **Voice & audio import (paid, opt-in):** upload a recording — mp3, m4a, wav
  or webm — and Atlas Red transcribes it, then builds an editable mind map from
  what was said. Up to 20 MB per file (roughly half an hour of typical podcast
  audio; three hours is the outer ceiling). Every job is quoted before it runs.
  Atlas Red does not fetch podcast URLs or RSS feeds; you upload the file.
- **YouTube import (paid, opt-in):** paste a YouTube link and Atlas Red fetches
  the video's existing caption track — it does not transcribe — then builds an
  editable mind map from it. The video must have captions in some language;
  uploader-provided captions are preferred over auto-generated ones, and the
  language actually used is reported back. Videos up to six hours. Shorts,
  clips, playlists and channels are refused by name. The finished map keeps the
  video's title and a link back to the watch page, and can be rebuilt at a
  different depth without re-fetching. The transcript fetch is billed as AI
  credits even for bring-your-own-key users — it runs through Atlas Red's
  caption vendor, not a model you can supply an account for. It is two vendor
  calls per video, under half a cent, so a key-holding account needs a credit
  balance above zero but little more than that. The map build is the material
  cost of a YouTube import: 10-30 cents for a full-length talk at the Balanced
  setting, a few cents for a short one. The $1 trial credit is good for roughly
  a dozen videos in total, fewer if they are multi-hour talks.
- **Caption and transcript files (paid, opt-in):** `.vtt` and `.srt` caption
  files import directly, with timings and cue numbers stripped and speaker
  names kept — the format Zoom and most video players hand you. Teams and Meet
  export `.docx`, which imports the same way.
- **ChatGPT plugin (free):** Atlas Red is listed in the ChatGPT plugin
  directory (Productivity): https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a869455f9348191a74170c508182c55
  In ChatGPT: Plugins in the sidebar → Atlas Red → Install plugin → Sign in
  with Atlas Red. Then mention @Atlas Red in any chat and ask for a mind map
  in plain language; it builds a real, editable map in your Atlas Red
  workspace — create, edit, restructure, import, export, undo. Free and
  never metered on every edition, including Free.
- **MCP server (free):** Atlas Red speaks the Model Context Protocol. The
  ChatGPT plugin is a front door to the same server; Claude and any other
  MCP-capable client connect to the standard remote endpoint at
  https://app.atlas-red.com/mcp and get the same operations. MCP access is
  free and never metered.
- Paying for AI import, only if used: every new account starts with $1 of
  trial credit (valid 30 days), then prepaid credit packs (no subscription,
  no expiry). With an Atlas Red Pro license you can instead connect your own
  model API key — Atlas Red adds no markup, ever; you pay only your provider.
  Failed jobs are never charged. Purchased packs never expire.
- A typical photo or whiteboard import costs about a cent — your $1 trial
  credit is good for roughly 100 of them, or a few full-length documents,
  which are much bigger jobs. A long report or a full meeting transcript
  usually costs 10-30 cents at the Balanced detail setting; a page or two is
  a few cents. The app shows the exact cost of every job, and failed jobs are
  never charged.

## Privacy

- The marketing site sets no cookies by default. Advertising cookies from two
  vendors — Google and Meta, both active — are allowed only if the
  visitor accepts the cookie banner (rejecting is equally easy and changes
  nothing about the site); the visitor's theme and cookie choices stay in
  their own browser. Details: https://atlas-red.com/cookies
- Microsoft Clarity (session replays and heatmaps) is opt-in everywhere — it
  is never part of any regional default and loads only after an explicit
  accept, with masking at its strictest setting.
- The app itself (app.atlas-red.com) uses no advertising cookies, ever — one
  strictly necessary session cookie to keep the user signed in.

## Links

- App: https://app.atlas-red.com
- Best mind mapping software 2026 (12 tools compared): https://atlas-red.com/best-mind-mapping-software
- XMind alternative comparison: https://atlas-red.com/xmind-alternative
- MindMeister alternative comparison: https://atlas-red.com/mindmeister-alternative
- Miro alternative comparison (mind mapping only, not a whiteboard replacement): https://atlas-red.com/miro-alternative
- Markdown to mind map (direct import, free, no AI): https://atlas-red.com/markdown-to-mind-map
- OPML to mind map (direct import, free, no AI — the format MindMeister, Workflowy, Dynalist and OmniOutliner export): https://atlas-red.com/opml-to-mind-map
- FreeMind .mm to mind map (direct import, free, no AI, no Java): https://atlas-red.com/freemind-to-mind-map
- Word/.docx to mind map (AI import): https://atlas-red.com/word-to-mind-map
- Meeting transcript to mind map (AI import; import the .docx/.vtt/.srt your meeting tool exports, or paste the text): https://atlas-red.com/transcript-to-mind-map
- Podcast/audio to mind map (AI import; upload the recording and it is transcribed for you — 20 MB per file, roughly half an hour of typical podcast audio): https://atlas-red.com/podcast-to-mind-map
- YouTube to mind map (AI import; paste the video link and its existing caption track is fetched — the video must have captions; up to six hours; no Shorts, playlists or channels): https://atlas-red.com/youtube-to-mind-map
- Atlas Red in the ChatGPT plugin directory (the listing itself): https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a869455f9348191a74170c508182c55
- Mind maps in ChatGPT (Atlas Red is in the ChatGPT plugin directory; invoke it with @Atlas Red; what ChatGPT can do to your maps, and the paste-an-outline route without connecting): https://atlas-red.com/chatgpt-mind-map
- MCP server for AI assistants — ChatGPT app, Claude connector, any MCP client (free, never metered): https://atlas-red.com/mind-map-mcp
- Connection guide for ChatGPT, Claude and other MCP clients (in the app): https://app.atlas-red.com/help/mcp
- The MCP server on GitHub (registry server.json, connection docs, issues; the app itself is closed source): https://github.com/atlas-red/mcp
- PDF to mind map (AI import): https://atlas-red.com/pdf-to-mind-map
- Image/whiteboard photo to mind map (AI import): https://atlas-red.com/image-to-mind-map
- Support (how to reach a human; email hello@atlas-red.com, no account needed): https://atlas-red.com/support
- Atlas Red on Toolradar (independent software directory listing): https://toolradar.com/tools/atlas-red
- Cookie notice for the marketing site: https://atlas-red.com/cookies
- Legal notice (operator, address, merchant of record): https://app.atlas-red.com/legal
- Terms: https://app.atlas-red.com/terms
- Privacy: https://app.atlas-red.com/privacy
- Instagram (official): https://www.instagram.com/atlasredapp
- Facebook (official): https://www.facebook.com/atlasredapp
- YouTube (official): https://www.youtube.com/@atlasredapp
- Contact: hello@atlas-red.com
- Operated by: Sinisa Dukic, trading as Electra Apps Studio, 8 Ljubljana Str., 1618, Sofia, Bulgaria