Messy Mind
Connect the dots
An investigation pin board for connecting disparate information. Import documents, images, and data - Messy Mind extracts entities and helps you find the connections. Graph visualization, timeline views, and powerful filtering for researchers, investigators, and the curious.
Why Messy Mind?
Entity Extraction
Drop in a document and watch Messy Mind automatically identify names, dates, places, phone numbers, emails, and IP addresses. Build your knowledge graph without tedious manual entry.
Graph Visualization
See connections as an interactive network. Drag nodes, create groups, annotate relationships. The visual approach reveals patterns that spreadsheets hide.
Multi-Format Import
PDF, Word documents, images, JSON, CSV - Messy Mind handles the mess. Import your evidence from any source and let the software normalize it into a searchable, connected whole.
Features
Visual Pin Board
Drag and drop to arrange evidence visually. Create spatial relationships that mirror your mental model.
Entity Detection
NLP-powered extraction of people, places, organizations, dates, and identifiers from text.
Timeline View
See events chronologically. Identify patterns and gaps in your timeline automatically.
Relationship Mapping
Define and visualize connections between entities. Label relationships, set directions, add notes.
Smart Search
Full-text search with fuzzy matching. Filter by entity type, date range, or custom metadata.
Export Reports
Generate investigation summaries, relationship reports, and timeline exports for sharing.
For Researchers & Investigators
Whether you're researching a complex topic, investigating a case, or just trying to understand a tangled web of information, Messy Mind gives you the tools to make sense of it all.
Import your evidence - PDFs, screenshots, documents, data exports. Messy Mind extracts the entities and lets you build a knowledge graph visually. See who connects to whom, what happened when, and where the gaps are.
All data stays local. Your investigation is your business. No cloud sync, no third-party access, no data leaving your machine.
System Requirements
Desktop
- Windows 10+, macOS 10.14+, or Linux
- 4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB recommended)
- 500 MB disk space + project data
- Works completely offline