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Pin live web pages, write next to them, and connect the dots. Everything stays where you put it.
Tip: press W anywhere to pin a page, ⇧M for a mind map, or ⌘K to search.
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Live pages stay interactive on the board. Links open in Side Peek.
↑↓ choose↵ locate⌘↵ open sourceEsc close> commands
Templates Beta
Added at the center of the view — diagrams as shapes that keep growing, layouts inside a frame. Everything stays editable.
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Keyboard shortcuts
Tools
V Select
H Hand tool
T Note
W Web page
F Frame
L Connection
S Shape
⇧M Mind map
Edit
⌘Z Undo
⇧⌘Z Redo
⌘C / ⌘X Copy / cut
⌘V Paste cards, a link, or text
⌘D Duplicate
⌫ Delete
⇧⌘L Lock or unlock
⌘G Wrap in frame
⌘A Select all
[ / ] Send to back / Bring to front
↑↓←→ Nudge (⇧ ×10)
View
⌘K Search
⌘\ Sidebar
⌘0 Zoom 100%
⌘1 Zoom to fit
⌘2 Zoom to selection
M Minimap
B Side Peek
Space+drag Pan
⌘+scroll Zoom
Cards
↵ Open, edit, or browse a card
Esc Back out one level
⌘↵ Finish editing text
Tab Next card
⌥↑↓←→ Nearest card
⌘+click Browse page
Tab While browsing: next link
Space While browsing: scroll
Double-click board: new note
Drag near an edge: the board scrolls
Mind maps and flowcharts
Tab Add a child topic
↵ Add a sibling · at the center, a branch
⇧↵ Selected: sibling before · typing: new line
⇧Tab Select the parent topic
F2 / double-click Edit topic text
Type on a selected topic to replace its text
⌘↵ Finish editing · Esc Discard edit
Home Select the central topic
↑↓←→ Walk the map · ⇧ Extend selection
/ / ⌘/ Fold or unfold
⌘↑ / ⌘↓ Move a topic up / down
⇧⌘C Copy as PNG
⌘V Paste branches under the selected topic
Drag selected branches together · Esc cancels
Drag a topic onto another: move the branch
Click a shape's dot: add the next step
Paste Mermaid: get the diagram
Paste lines on a topic: new topics
Stickers and comments
C Comment at a location
⌘↵ Post a comment or reply
Stickers: click to choose, then click the board · drag to place directly
⇧ While placing a sticker: keep placing
↵ Place a sticker in the center · Esc Cancel
Comments: click a pin to reply · drag a pin to move it
Clips from pages
Drag a passage out of a page: a quote with its source
Drag a picture or video link in: a clip
⌘V A picture on the clipboard: an image
↵ On a clip: view, play or open its page
Click a clip's source line: its page in Side Peek
⌘+click: at the passage, in a new tab
Tables
⇧T New table
↵ / double-click Type in a cell
Tab ⇧Tab Next / previous cell
↵ Cell below; past the last row, a new row
Esc Put the cell back
⌘↵ Done
⌘V Cells from a spreadsheet or a page
Right-click a cell: rows, columns, sort, header
Arrange
⌥A ⌥H ⌥D Align left / centers / right
⌥W ⌥V ⌥S Align top / middles / bottom
⌃⌥H ⌃⌥V Distribute
⌃⌥T Tidy up
⌃⌥F Lay out as flow, top down
⌃⌥R Lay out as flow, left to right
⇧+corner Resize in proportion
⌘+drag No snapping
⇧⌘' Snap to grid, on or off
⌃⌥T with nothing selected Tidy up the board