SynMap App Reviews

Nice way to brainstorm finding the right (accurate, veracious) word. Ideas spin out as you look at the word cluster. Very fair price for what it offers. Thanks

Cannot judge the quality of the program as it crashes upon start up.

SynMap is a great language learning tool and allows one to understand the meanings of words in a contextual sense. The relationship mapping of words also provides an enhanced breadth of the word. I can see this tool benefitting those learning the english language or coming across new terminonology in advanced studies. Im really happy with this app, Id recommnend it to all.

A phenomenal application useful for both writers and readers, SynMap offers a very visual experience on words. Its a combined dictionary and thesaurus, and makes for a decent replacement for ordinary dictionaries. If youre on the fence about buying this because of its lofty price tag, its understandable. Buy it only if you find yourself going to the dictionary a lot, and you will not regret putting up the money to purchase this app.

not updated and crashes on mountain lion.

Please update this app! Great product but will not run under current OS.

A great app, and very useful. But not yet with Mtn Lion. I have had emails with the developer who has submitted a Mtn Lion compatible update to the App Store so now its in Apples lap.

Was enjoying this app until recently when I tried to open it. It just crashed. And now it wont even start. Every time I try to open it, I have to submit an Apple problem report. Frustrating.

Crashes constantly. Will update the review once it is fixed.

?? I open the application and it is unresponsive.

I used to really love this app! It had everything I loved and needed for my job as a writer and editor. Unfortunately it wont open anymore, and crashes. I cant even use it! So when they get it back up and running Id be happy to give it 5 stars, but for now its a 1 for me.

It keeeeeep chrashing with maverik OS

Similar to a tool on dictionary’s website that is a paid service. This is a great app.

A few years back the Visual Thesaurus went online and my CD copy of it became incompatible with any current MAC OS which sucked for me because as a writer I used it a lot. When SynMap came out I jumped on it because of its obvious similarity to VS in the way that it provokes creativity and word learning by allowing the user to ‘play’ with the words onscreen in a way that a regular dictionary book or program does not. I have had no problems with the SynMap app until trying to use it on the newest Mac OS (Maverick). Now it seems to open and operate for a while but after about 10 minutes will ‘unexpectedly quit’. I am hoping that the developers will fix the problem and it will be resolved in an update. Besides that I really enjoy the program and use it daily. It has an easy interface on both sides of ‘SynMap’ with definitions, synonyms, antonyms, ext. The other side can (your preference) display your search history so you can go back to the words you have looked up. And all this around the main feature of displaying the searched words in a visually interactive way that inspires you to have fun with words and their definitions. Great App! -s,all suggestion to the developers for updates: Clicking a word in a definition (on the right sidebar) will change the Synmap to display that word. But the word will not change in the main search bar (above the definitions). It would be more efficient and pleasing to the user to have that word in the search bar change as well as the SynMap to whatever word you click inside the app.

I’ve been using this app for a while and thought it a good idea to post why I’ve found it useful. First of all, I like seeing the word relationships in the spider graph. The ability to *feel* your way to the right word, by clicking along is an interesting interface. The process may lead you to unexpectedly pleasant outcomes that you might never find in the traditional way. Of course SynMap does not replace a thesaurus or a dictionary. Also, of course, any writer worth his/her salt should not write with the thesaurus beside them - there is no surer way to clutter your inner voice - but when you have a tantalizing word that you cannot recall, there is no shame in reaching for help. In this case, SynMap can provided a good way to the solution.

Synmap is fast! Type a word and it shows a visual thesaurus of your word and all other related words in a nice visual interface. The left column shows the word definitions broken down by the part of speech you are looking for (nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs as applicable). I love that this app is updated and compatible with the latest Mac OS versions. I usually keep this app open when I’m writing and have found that it is an indespensible tool for finding and upgrading the word you are looking for. I’m hoping the developer can be talked into integrating SynMap with a PopClip extension so that I can simply highlight a word in any other app and then see it displayed in SynMap, but copy, launching SynMap and pasting isn’t killing me, but it would save me time!

Good New concept study Dictionary! It need some short cut! As Finder, Forward ]⌘ Backword [⌘ or →⌘ ←⌘ or anythingesle sound short cut also needed for more smooth operation! Please consider my idea next update!!!! Thank for good app! And have a Nice Day!!!