MindNode keyboard shortcuts

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New child nodeTab
New parent node⌥Tab
New sibling nodeEnter
New sibling above selected node⌥Enter
New main node⇧Enter
Edit node title⌘Enter
Edit node link⌘K
Open node link⌥⌘K
Open node notes⇧⌘K
Add or remove node task⇧⌘T

Create and edit nodes

New child node

Tab

Tab

New parent node

⌥Tab

Opt+Tab

New sibling node

Enter

Enter

New sibling above selected node

⌥Enter

Opt+Enter

New main node

⇧Enter

Shift+Enter

Edit node title

⌘Enter

Cmd+Enter

Edit node link

⌘K

Cmd+K

Open node link

⌥⌘K

Opt+Cmd+K

Open node notes

⇧⌘K

Shift+Cmd+K

Add or remove node task

⇧⌘T

Shift+Cmd+T

Complete or reopen node task

⌃⌘T

Ctrl+Cmd+T

Select and organize nodes

Select all nodes

⌘A

Cmd+A

Deselect all nodes

⇧⌘A

Shift+Cmd+A

Select current main node

⌘R

Cmd+R

Select child nodes

⌥⌘A

Opt+Cmd+A

Balance child nodes

⌥⌘B

Opt+Cmd+B

Detach selected node

⇧⌘D

Shift+Cmd+D

Create cross connection

⌘L

Cmd+L

Canvas editing

Duplicate node selection

⌘D

Cmd+D

Undo map edit

⌘Z

Cmd+Z

Redo map edit

⇧⌘Z

Shift+Cmd+Z

Copy node style

⌥⌘C

Opt+Cmd+C

Paste node style

⌥⌘V

Opt+Cmd+V

Views and search

Toggle node Focus Mode

⇧⌘F

Shift+Cmd+F

Show mind map

⌘1

Cmd+1

Show outline

⌘2

Cmd+2

Reset canvas zoom

⌘0

Cmd+0

Find in mind map

⌘F

Cmd+F

Find and replace node text

⌥⌘F

Opt+Cmd+F

Next map search match

⌘G

Cmd+G

Previous map search match

⇧⌘G

Shift+Cmd+G

Export mind map

⌥⌘E

Opt+Cmd+E

Sync all MindNode documents

⌘S

Cmd+S

FAQ

Which shortcuts are covered?

Mac commands from the current MindNode guide. Node selection, outline editing and text editing are different contexts; the outline-only mappings are excluded here.

Which operating systems are included for MindNode?

This reference includes shortcuts for macOS. Availability depends on the action and app version.

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