Scatter releases AI mind map learning tool
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Jakub Fleites-Jonczyk has released Scatter, a desktop browser application that uses AI to generate structured mind maps for exploring topics. Users click on marked terms in the map to expand connected explanation nodes, with all branches retained on an infinite canvas. Scatter is free and source-available, using a bring-your-own-API-key approach: it can connect to cloud services such as OpenRouter, OpenAI, and Anthropic, or use local models such as Ollama and LM Studio. The project and API keys are stored only in the browser by default and are not uploaded to application servers. The app is designed for desktop browsers with a mouse or trackpad. Generation, term previews, and other background tasks may incur fees from the connected service providers.
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Scatter is a source-available, browser-based app that lets you explore topics through AI-generated mind maps, where marked terms open connected explanations on an infinite canvas. It supports bring-your-own API keys for cloud providers like OpenRouter, OpenAI and Anthropic or local servers such as Ollama, and keeps projects in your browser with no app server in between. Features include interactive nodes, source-grounded answers with citations, fact-checking, image generation and editing, and Obsidian Canvas export.
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