Download Your Free Trial Copy!

IdeaWeaver is free to use for 30 days.

Right-click this link and choose Save Target As (or your browser's equivalent).

You get a self-extracting zip file with everything you need to try out IdeaWeaver for free. After you save the file to your hard disk, just double-click it to run the setup program.

If you are unable to download the self-extracting zip (some locations don't allow the download of "exe" files) you can right-click here to download a plain zip file instead. Then just use your favorite zip utility (or the built-in "zipped compressed folder" support in Windows XP and Windows 2003) to extract the files. After you extract the files, double-click the Setup.exe file to start the install.

If you decide you like IdeaWeaver...

If you decide you like IdeaWeaver, it costs just $49.95 to register. You can purchase it through our secure shopping cart.

What's Next?

After you download IdeaWeaver and install it, we encourage you to check out our Getting Started video.

Then jump right in and set up a project. Once you get the hang of it, you'll find many ways to use it. Our Case Studies page has a few examples of how we've used it, but that's only the beginning!

System Requirements

IdeaWeaver Runs on Windows Computers

IdeaWeaver uses Micosoft's .NET 2.0 Framework. Many Windows XP and Windows 2003 computers already have this software loaded. If your computer does not already have the Framework, the setup program will automatically download it from Microsoft's web site and install it on your computer for you.

IdeaWeaver's minimum system requirements

• Pentium class machine
• Windows 98/ME/XP/2000/2003
• 128MB RAM
• 4MB hard disk space (just for the software; you'll need more as you enter data into your database)
• .NET 2.0 Framework

Attention dial-up users

If you have a dial-up connection, it can take quite a while to download the .NET Framework, which is about 23 MB in size. If you prefer, you can click here to purchase the IdeaWeaver trial software on CDROM for a small charge.

Do you already have the framework?

You can tell if you already have the .NET 2.0 Framework by looking in your Windows folder. In the Microsoft .NET folder, you should see a subfolder called Framework with another folder in it that says 2.xxx. For example, the path would be something like:

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727