XMind CLI

A full-featured command-line interface tool to parse, create, and convert XMind files in Python. Supports modern .xmind files (XMind ZEN and newer).

Installation

pip install python-xmind-cli

Usage

1. Parse an XMind file

xmind-cli parse example.xmind

2. Create a new XMind file

xmind-cli create example.xmind --title "Root Topic"

3. Convert formats

# Convert Markdown to XMind
xmind-cli convert doc.md out.xmind

# Convert XMind to Excel (with custom headers and level filtering)
xmind-cli convert in.xmind out.xlsx --headers "Module,Feature,Test Case" --start-level 2

# Convert XMind to Markdown/JSON/HTML
xmind-cli convert in.xmind out.md
xmind-cli convert in.xmind out.json
xmind-cli convert in.xmind out.html

Advanced Features

Markdown YAML Configuration

You can embed XMind styling parameters directly into your Markdown files using a YAML front-matter block.

---
xmind:
  skeleton: logic-right
  bg-color: "#0096BFFF"
  font: Andale Mono
  rainbow: true
  compact: true
---
# Python Frameworks
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Node Formatting & Metadata

The Markdown parser supports rich node attributes:

• Style: **Bold**, *Italic*, ~~Strikethrough~~ (applied to the entire node).
• Tasks: - [ ] (todo), - [x] (done).
• Metadata: Inline or multi-line Tags: a, b, Markers: priority-1.
• Notes: Blockquotes > This is a note (supports rich text conversion).
• Links & Images: [Title](Link) for hyperlinks, ![](path/to/img.png) for embedded images.

Development

Running Tests

pytest