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Why can't sticky notes, descriptions, and attachments collapse with mind map branches

  • November 28, 2025
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Hi all,

I use Miro for mind mapping and really appreciate its collaborative capabilities. However, I’m frustrated that when I add sticky notes, detailed notes, descriptions, images, or videos to child nodes, these objects remain visible even when I collapse the parent branch. My main goal is to write detailed notes and attach media to specific nodes, but keep everything organized by having all related content hide or show together with the branch. This seems like a fundamental feature for keeping complex maps tidy and organized, yet it isn’t available. Is there any workaround to achieve this in Miro, or has there been any official explanation for why this isn’t supported? I’d appreciate any guidance or insight from the community or the Miro team.

Best answer by Eca

hi ​@Imran Mehmood Choudhry thanks for reaching out! Collapsing in Mind Map is designed to hide the child nodes for clarity — it isn’t treated as a visibility toggle for arbitrary objects placed on the board. Attachments (stickies, images, cards, embeds) are independent board objects, so they stay visible unless explicitly hidden, moved, or grouped in a container that you hide.

 

Workarounds:

1) Put all node content inside a frame that you collapse/hide together

  • Create a Frame that contains the child node and every sticky / image / video related to it.

  • When you want to “collapse” the branch, either move the entire Frame off-canvas (quick but clunky) or hide it by toggling visibility with filters

2) Store details inside the node itself (card/description/comment)

  • Instead of placing sticky notes/images on the canvas, put long text into the node’s description or attach details as a card where the main view stays compact and users open the description only when needed.

  • Images and videos can be added as links in the description (or uploaded to a dedicated linked board).

Eca

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  • December 2, 2025

hi ​@Imran Mehmood Choudhry thanks for reaching out! Collapsing in Mind Map is designed to hide the child nodes for clarity — it isn’t treated as a visibility toggle for arbitrary objects placed on the board. Attachments (stickies, images, cards, embeds) are independent board objects, so they stay visible unless explicitly hidden, moved, or grouped in a container that you hide.

 

Workarounds:

1) Put all node content inside a frame that you collapse/hide together

  • Create a Frame that contains the child node and every sticky / image / video related to it.

  • When you want to “collapse” the branch, either move the entire Frame off-canvas (quick but clunky) or hide it by toggling visibility with filters

2) Store details inside the node itself (card/description/comment)

  • Instead of placing sticky notes/images on the canvas, put long text into the node’s description or attach details as a card where the main view stays compact and users open the description only when needed.

  • Images and videos can be added as links in the description (or uploaded to a dedicated linked board).

Eca :)
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