MindNode's keyboard shortcuts on Mac
Legend
⎋ = Escape
⇧ = Shift
⌃ = Control
⌥ = Alt/Option
⌘ = Command
↵ = Enter
⇥ = Tab
␣ = Space
→, ←, ↑, ↓ = Arrow Keys
Node Creation
⇥ Create New Child Node
⌥+⇥ Create New Parent Node
↵ Create New Sibling Node
⌥+↵ Create New Sibling Node Above Current Node
⇧+↵ Create New Main Node
Edit Node
⌘+↵ Edit Node Title
⌘+K Add Link
⌥+⌘+K Open Link
⇧+⌘+T Add/Remove Task
⌃+⌘+T Check/Uncheck Task
Navigation
⌘++ Zoom in
⌘+- Zoom out
⌘+0 Go to Main Node
⌘+* Zoom to fit Content
⌃+⌘+R Center Selection
⌃+⌘+= Lock Viewport on External Screen
⇧+⌘+→ Scroll Canvas Right
⇧+⌘+↓ Scroll Canvas Down
⇧+⌘+← Scroll Canvas Left
⇧+⌘+↑ Scroll Canvas Up
Folding
⌥+. Fold/Unfold Branch
Connections
⌘+L Create Cross Connection
⌃+⌘+L Show Start Node of Cross Connection
⇧+⌘+L Show End Node of Cross Connection
⌥+⌘+L Reset Waypoint of Cross Connection
⌃+⌥+⌘+L Hide All Cross Connections
Focus
⇧+⌘+F Enter/Exit Focus Mode
Node Selection
→ Move right
↓ Move down
← Move left
↑ Move up
⇧+→ Select Next Node in → Direction
⇧+↓ Select Next Node in ↓ Direction
⇧+← Select Next Node in ← Direction
⇧+↑ Select Next Node in ↑ Direction
⌘+A Select All
⇧+⌘+A Deselect All
⌥+⌘+A Select All Child Nodes
Move Node Selection
⌥+→ Move 1pt in → Direction
⌥+↓ Move 1pt in ↓ Direction
⌥+← Move 1pt in ← Direction
⌥+↑ Move 1pt in ↑ Direction
⇧+⌥+→ Move 20pt in → Direction
⇧+⌥+↓ Move 20pt in ↓ Direction
⇧+⌥+← Move 20pt in ← Direction
⇧+⌥+↑ Move 20pt in ↑ Direction
Organize Nodes
⌥+⌘+R Reorganize Nodes
⌃+⌥+⌘+T Sort Nodes by Task State
⌃+⌥+⌘+A Sort Nodes Alphabetically
⇧+⌘+D Detach Node
Search
⌘+F Find
⌥+⌘+F Find & Replace
⌘+G Find Next
⇧+⌘+G Find Previous
Sidebars, Pickers & Popovers
⇧+⌘+K Show Notes Popover
Edit Mind Map
⌫ Delete
⌥+⌫ Delete Single Node
⌘+X Cut
⌘+C Copy
⇧+⌥+⌘+C Copy Single Node
⌥+⌘+C Copy Style
⌘+V Paste
⌥+⌘+V Paste Style
⇧+⌥+⌘+V Paste and Preserve Style
⌘+D Duplicate
⇧+⌥+⌘+D Duplicate Single Node
⌘+Z Undo
⇧+⌘+Z Redo
Edit Outline
↵ Add New Sibling Node
⌫ Delete Node
← Fold Node
→ Unfold Node
⇥ Indent Node
⇧+⇥ Outdent Node
↑, ↓ Navigate Up and Down
⇧+↑ Expand Selection Up
⇧+↓ Expand Selection Down
⌘+↑ Move Selection Up
⌘+↓ Move Selection Down
Text Editing
⌘+↵ Enter Text Editing
⎋ Exit Text Editing
⌘+⌫ Delete Node
⇧+↵ New Main Node
Text Formating
⌘+B Toggle Bold
⌘+I Toggle Italic
⌘+U Toggle Underline
⌥+⌘+U Toggle Strikethrough
⌥+⌘++ Increase Font Size
⌥+⌘+- Decrease Font Size
⇧+⌘+C Show Colors
⌃+⌘+␣ Emoji & Symbols
Document
⌘+1 Show Mind Map
⌘+2 Show Outline
⌘+3 Show Mind Map & Outline
⌥+⌘+T Show/Hide Toolbar
⌥+⌘+E Export
⌘+N New
⌘+O Open…
⌘+W Close
⌥+⌘+W Close All Documents
⌃+⌘+F Enter/ Leave Full Screen
⌘+M Minimize
⌥+⌘+M Minimize All
⌘+H Hide App
⌥+⌘+H Hide Other Apps
⌘+S Save
⇧+⌘+S Duplicate
⌘+P Print
⌘+Q Quit App
⌥+⌘+Q Quit and Keep Windows
⇧+⌘+P Page Setup…
⇧+⌃+⇥ Show Previous Tab
⌃+⇥ Show Next Tab
⇧+⌘+﹨ Show All Tabs
⌘+? Open User Guide
⌃+? Get Support
␣ Show Quick Look
⌘+, Preferences…
Gestures
Touch gestures are features that are almost impossible to discover, but they can be hidden gems that make interacting with an app much more powerful.
The following gestures are available in MindNode for Mac
- Force touch on the canvas to create a new main node (Magic Trackpad 2 only)
- Force touch on a node to bring up the note popover (Magic Trackpad 2 only)
- Press ⌥ and hover the mouse on the Node Well, it will change to the Folding indicator
- ⌥ and drag a node on another, the node style will be retained when 'Inherit Style' is selected in the
Preferences - Press ⌥ and drag&drop a PDF on a node, the PDF will be imported as an image
- Press ⇧ and drag from one node to another to create a Cross Connection
- Press & hold the space bar to move the canvas around with your mouse
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