This page provides a comprehensive overview of keyboard shortcuts in MindNode. They are designed to speed up your brainstorming and reduce reliance on the mouse, helping you navigate, create, and manage your work more efficiently. They are supported on platforms if a keyboard is attached to the device.
Legend
⎋ = Escape
⇧ = Shift
⌃ = Control
⌥ = Alt/Option
⌘ = Command
⏎ = Enter
⇥ = Tab
␣ = Space
→, ←, ↑, ↓ = Arrow Keys
Node
Node Creation
⇥ New Child Node
⌥⇥ Create New Parent Node
⏎ Create New Sibling Node
⌥⏎ Create New Sibling Node Above Current Node
⇧⏎ Create New Main Node
When using a software keyboard you can tap the Space key three times to create a new child node.
Node Interaction
⌘⏎ Edit node title
⌘K Add and edit link
⌥⌘K Open link
⇧⌘T Add or remove a task
⌃⌘T Complete or reopen a task
⌥⌘* Change node size to fit content
␣ Show Quick Look panel for images and stickers
⇧⌘K Show Notes Popover
⇧⌘F Enter/Leave Focus Mode
Node Reordering
During dragging a node press…
d Detaches the dragged node from the parent
␣ Immediately connects the node to an other node (skipping the short delay)
⌥ Disable automatic positioning and freely positions the node
⌘ Don't automatically inherit the style of the new parent when reconnecting a node
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
⌘R Select current MainNode
⌃⌥N Select Next Main Node
⌃⌥P Select Previous Main Node
⌥⌘A Select All Child Nodes
Node Organization
⌃⌥⌘A Sort Children Alphabetically
⌃⌥⌘T Sort Children by Task State
⌥⌘B Balance Children
⌘↑ Move Selected Node Above Sibling Node
⌘↓ Move Selected Node Below Sibling Node
⌘→ Move Selected Node Right
⌘← Move Selected Node Left
⇧⌘D Detach Node
⌃⌘R Reset Position (of manually positioned nodes)
Folding
⌥. Fold/Unfold Node
⌥⌘. Fold/Unfold Node and Siblings
⌃⌥. Unfold One Level
⌥. Unfold All
Connections
⌘L Create Cross Connection
⌥⌘L Reset Waypoint of Cross Connection
⌃⌘L Show Start Node of Cross Connection
⇧⌘L Show End Node of Cross Connection
Outline
Selection Mode
⌘⏎ Enter Text Editing
⏎ Add New Sibling Node
⌫ Delete Node
← Fold Node
→ Unfold Node
⇥ Indent Node
⇧⇥ Outdent Node
↑ Navigate Up
↓ Navigate Down
⇧↑ Expand Selection Up
⇧↓ Expand Selection Down
⌘↑ Move Selected Nodes Up
⌘↓ Move Selected Nodes Down
Text Editing Mode
⎋ Exit Text Editing
⌘⌫ Delete Node
Canvas
Copy & Paste
⌘X Cut
⌘C Copy
⇧⌥⌘C Copy Selected Nodes
⌘V Paste
⇧⌥⌘V Paste and Preserve Style
⌫ Delete Node/Connection (for nodes, also all child nodes are deleted)
⌥⌫ Delete Selected Nodes (if child nodes are not selected, they are not deleted)
⌘D Duplicate
⇧⌥⌘D Duplicate Single Node
⌘Z Undo
⇧⌘Z Redo
⌥⌘C Copy Style
⌥⌘V Paste Style
Zooming
⌘＋ Zoom In
⌘- Zoom Out
⌘0 Go to Actual Size
⌘* Zoom to fit Content
⇧⌘8 Center Selection
Search
⌘F Find
⌥⌘F Find & Replace
⌘G Find Next
⇧⌘G Find Previous
⌘E Use Selection for Find
⌘J Jump to Selection
Document
⌘1 Show Mind Map
⌘2 Show Outline
⌥⌘E Export
⌘S Sync All Documents