Advanced features

Add dates to topics via topic toolbar and select the date icon. Select “set date” to add a date to the topic. Select “add event to Calendar” (Not on Windows) […]

Add a voice memo to a topic to record and play back audio. To add a voice memo, select a topic. Use the topic toolbar and tap the voice memo […]

SimpleMind for iPad&iPhone and SimpleMind for Android support adding one or more video recordings to a topic. To add a video recording, select the topic you want to add the […]

Collapase and expand topics Collapse topics to keep oversight in large maps. When a topic is collapsed, the whole branch is hidden. Expand is the reverse of collapse. Tap the […]

Group borders A group border visually groups topics by drawing a line around those topics. To display a group border, use the topic toolbar  and select the group border icon […]

Add checkboxes, progress bars or roll-up progress bars to topics. To add this, select  from the topic toolbar You can check or uncheck a checkbox. A progress bar is different, this sets […]

A navigation link is a link to a mind map, a web page, a contact or a file. A topic may only have one navigation link.

To add or remove a link, tap on the topic toolbar  and select link . After you have added the link, the topic will show a navigation icon. Tap on this navigation icon to open the link.

Add icons to topics via the topic toolbar. An icon is small image shown inside the topic. A topic has one icon at most.

Add an icon to a topic

• Mac and Windows: First show the icon inspector, to do so click on  in the top right corner or use the main menu. Click a topic and the click on the icon you want to add.
• iPad & iPhone and Android: Select the topic and tap on the toolbar icon and the icon button . Tap on any icon to add it to the selected topic.

A label is a text element in your mind map. Labels are not part of the mind map’s hierarchical structure. This means a label, unlike a topic, does not have a parent topic or child topics.

To add a label to a topic or relation, select it, use the toolbar and click on the label icon . A topic or relation can have an unlimited amount of labels.

Use Notes to add text to a topic, without cluttering the mind map. To add a note, tap on the note tool or on Desktop show the notes in the […]