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Publish Interactive Mind Maps with Mindmup Atlas

Mindmup Atlas makes it simple to share your mind maps with a wider audience when you want to publish rather than co-create. Mindmup Atlas is an online mind map library that lets you publish interactive, read-only versions of your maps. These maps...

Member Roles and Permissions Explained

Each Mindmup account can include multiple members, depending on your plan. For example, if your Team plan includes 5 seats, you can add up to 5 members. Every member has their own login, profile, and personal settings. Account Roles Each account...

Mindmup Gold Password Setup & Reset Guide

Mindmup tries to simplify your work, so it enables you to sign in to Mindmup Gold using temporary one-time passwords sent to your e-mail. However, we recognise that this flow is not for everyone and that some users prefer to have permanent...

Use Custom Image Backgrounds in Mindmup

Use Custom Images as Map Backgrounds You can make your maps more personal by using custom images as backgrounds. This is a great way to visually convey the theme of a map—for example, adding a space image for an astronomy map—or to associate a map...

Using Stickers in Mindmup

Use Stickers to Highlight and Organize Ideas Stickers are small visual icons that appear next to node text. You can use them to show importance, relationships, or priority at a glance. Mindmup includes hundreds of stickers, from symbols and...

How to Change Node Borders in Mindmup

Change Node Border Color and Thickness Node styling tools in Mindmup let you control the border color and thickness for individual nodes or apply consistent styling across your entire map. You can make quick visual adjustments without interrupting...

Productive Theme for Large Maps in Mindmup

Use the Productive Theme for Large Maps Mindmup makes it easier to work with large, complex maps using the Productive theme. This layout helps you fit more information on a single screen, clearly distinguish levels and branches, and keep context...

Add Sticky Notes in Argument Maps

Sticky Notes in Argument Visualizations Mindmup now supports Sticky Notes in argument visualizations, making it easy to add comments, explanations, or suggestions that stand out from the main argument tree. Sticky notes let authors clarify the...

How to Open Old Mindmup Maps Stored on Google Drive

Accessing Old Mindmup Files on Google Drive Mindmup can no longer access files created before 2019 on Google Drive. Here’s what happened and what you need to know. Why You Cannot Load Old Files Directly In September 2019, Google removed the API used...

How to Add Links in Mindmup Maps

Adding Links to Mindmup Nodes You can easily add hyperlinks to map nodes, connecting your maps to external websites or linking between maps. This is useful for creating an overview map with broad topics, then linking individual nodes to more...

How to Print Mindmup Maps

Printing Mindmup Maps You can print Mindmup maps on anything from index cards to large posters by exporting your map to a PDF. To create a PDF: If your map is very tall or wide, the font size may shrink to fit the entire map onto the chosen paper...

Adjust Mindmup Connector Line Style

Adjusting Connector Lines in Mindmup You can now customize connector lines to visually indicate the importance or strength of relationships between nodes in a mind map. To adjust a connector line between two nodes:...

Onboarding Users to Your Mindmup Organizational Account

Admin tasks for Mindmup organizational accounts This page covers the most common tasks for administrators after setting up a Mindmup Organization account. Adding users to Mindmup With an Organization subscription, you do not need to manually add...