Brainstorming tools/apps can be used in numerous ways.  These also save a lot of time when used efficiently.  Here is the list to help you.

Canva Whiteboards

Canva Whiteboards gives you unlimited space for unlimited ideas. With an infinite canvas feature, you can brainstorm with your team, create complex flowcharts, build diagrams, make mood boards, run a virtual workshop, and collaborate seamlessly with everyone. Access hundreds of whiteboard templates, use sticky notes and stickers, and even upload photos and videos. Sharing and exporting is a breeze, too.

Key Features:

• Free
• Infinite canvas with unlimited space for ideas
• Easy, real-time collaboration
• Easy flowcharts with features like quick flow, connecting lines, and shapes
• One-click transformation from presentation to whiteboards and vice versa

Infinity

Infinity makes virtual brainstorming incredibly easy and fun. It will help you and your team enhance your creativity as it offers flexibility, versatile customization options, and adaptability. It will help you clear your creativity block and motivate you and your team to maximize their potential for brainstorming. Plus, it represents one centralized and organized place for a plethora of projects, from marketing projects and HR activities to sales and finance processes. 

Key Feature:

• Infinite Structure
• Over six views
• File and Note Sharing
• Over 50 templates
• Task and project management

IdeaBoardz

IdeaBoardz is one of the free web-based brainstorming tools/apps, using which you can set up a virtual and you can invite collaborators. Different sections can be created for different areas you want to collect ideas for. Then everyone can add ‘Stickies’ with their ideas. If anyone supports the idea, then they can use the vote function to give thumbs up to the Stickies. You can then prioritize the ideas and sort them by the highest number of votes. 

Key Features:

• Vote Function
• Collaboration tool
• Free of cost
• Organized
• Conducts Project Retrospective meetings

Coggle

It is one of the best online brainstorming tools/applications available that help you create flowcharts and mind maps, as well as produce beautiful notes which you can then share with others on the team. It provides better visuals for your mind mapping by creating branches as you go through the brainstorming process. Coggle also offers a free plan which includes over 1600 icons, unlimited public diagrams, and an unlimited number of image uploads. 

Key Features:

• Real-Time Collaboration 
• Unlimited Image Uploads
• Multiple Starting Points 
• Powerful Flowcharting 
• Unlimited Private Diagrams

Bubble.us

Bubbl.us is a brainstorming tool that simplifies mind mapping. It will help you organize your ideas, stay on task, collaborate and share your work with others. The good thing about this brainstorming app is that it allows you to create a tree by starting a central topic and then add new ideas at the same level or a sub-level. The main reason why you may want to opt for Bubbl.us, especially if you are looking for a basic platform for beginners is that you don’t have to install anything into your mobile devices or computers.

Key Features:

• Easy Sharing 
• Save as Image and Print 
• One-Click Presentation 
• Teamwork 
• Distraction-Free Editing

MindMeister

MindMeister brings online brainstorming to a whole new level by allowing you to organize anything from workflows to project planning and ideas. It lets you collaborate with other team members in real-time, exchange ideas, and discuss any changes using a live chat. 

Besides being used by businesses, this is one of the online brainstorming tools used in learning institutions where it helps students visualize complex problems, take notes and share solutions.

Key Features:

• Attachments 
• History Mode 
• Project Management 
• Mind Map Templates 
• Imports & Exports

MindMup

MindMup is a web-based brainstorming tool with a Google Drive connection which enables you to access your maps later through any device. It allows you to focus on your ideas without being distracted and lets you create an unlimited number of maps for free. Another good thing about MindMup is that it gives you the ability to publish your ideas on social media networks from its interface allowing you to reach your audience easily and quickly without having to send them emails. 

Key Features:

• Structure Writing 
• Create Storyboards
• Easy Project Management and Planning 
• Share on Social Media 
• Easy Collaboration

RealtimeBoard

Realtime Board is a collaborative, online whiteboard space utilizing virtual post-it notes. You can start with a blank page or use a template to structure your project. Add files, images, and documents from Google Drive or upload them from your computer to share information. Then you can turn it into a presentation or export it to a PDF.

Key Features:

• Unlimited Storage
• Teammates’ cursor view
• Wireframing library
• Multiple Teams
• Enterprise-Grade Security

Miro

Miro is an online brainstorming tool that gives you the ability to conduct meetings and workshops, user experience research and design, create diagrams and mind maps, and carry out strategic planning—all in a single app. On top of this, it lets you import and export all of your projects to a whole range of tools including Dropbox, Slack, and Google Drive. 

Key Features:

• Projects
• Templates and Frameworks
• Infinite Canvas
• Widgets
• Mouseover Collaboration

Conceptboard

If you like team brainstorms using whiteboards, you may want to try Conceptboard: a visual collaboration platform for creative teams that work remotely. It offers a plethora of cool functionalities like real-time conferencing and project management, whiteboards, and it functions as one secure and powerful workplace for all files, nodes, ideas, and feedback. 

Key Features:

• Project Management
• Collaboration
• Gantt Charts
• Idea Management
• Project Planning

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