Collapsing mindmap nodes is a must-have.

I used MindNode for many years, and the tool was very effective. Its mindmaps had expandable/collapsible nodes, the ability to reorder nodes with key commands, the ability to add images to nodes, etc. But the product was desktop-based and did not allow for cloud-based collaboration or sharing. I then migrated to Whimsical, which also had collapsible nodes, and even better features than Mindnode.

Though I had dabbled with Miro several times back when it was RealtimeBoard, I committed to using it several months ago because it’s plainly obvious that the organization has really committed to building a complete product with a robust feature set. Many things about Miro are excellent and laudable… so it’s very surprising that something as ordinary as enabling users to tidy up mindmaps by collapsing nodes is not available.

Please, team: Add collapsible nodes to the roadmap and let’s get it done. Mindmap users would be immensely grateful.

I see from another post that you can collapse one branch or node at a time.

Is it possible to collapse all branches so only level  1, or 2 or 3 or 4 is visible for the entire mindmap?

For a mindmap with many branches and nodes that can go 4 or more levels deep, you need to see MindJet MindManager. There, you can Expand or Collapse ALL the branches at one time so that only the Nth Level is expanded, where N is an Integer. (Zero represents the “root” node.) This is so much easier than one collapsed branch at a time. For example, if you have 25 branches (or more!) with 4 levels, it seems that you will have to collapse all 25 branches, ONE-AT-A-TIME. Did I miss something here?

Here’s what I think is needed.

1. Keep the current individual node collapse or expand.
2. Collapse ALL BRANCHES to level N, where N = {0,1,2,3,4,...}. It’s ok if not all branches extend to N.
3. Expand ALL BRANCHES (to their maximum).
4. You don’t need a “Expand N” command, since Collapse N works.

It seems possible to create multiple mindmaps in a Board. Therefore, the collapse/expand function must be applied to only the selected one or more mindmaps.

@Italo Aguiar, while I share the needs expressed in your request, I think we can make the request itself, more palatable. I apologise if English isn’t your first language.

We are not in a position to enforce anything. We’re making a request, that Miro may or may not grant as it sees fit. Telling Miro what is does or does not make sense for it to do doesn’t help. I think this holds true, even if you are in possesion of some statistics that I’m unaware of, that back up your statement, ‘ investing a lot a time in features just a few people use...’.

Having said that, I thinks the list features would improve and increase my use of Miro and I hope they are added to the product.

PS. I wouldn’t say no to enabling nodes to be given borderds and background colours as well.

I joined the community just to upvote this! 

Being able to change the font size of the nodes would be particularly useful. Please and thank you.

@Miro Community Team Is this still the current Idea, where the request includes being able to expand/contract the Mind Map?  The link above refers to a CLOSED idea and is misleading.

Vote for using control/ option +/ - as a toggle to mindmap nodes. 

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment about this feature. We understand the frustration and appreciate your patience. Our team is reviewing this idea as it continues to be open for votes and comments.
For those coming across this idea, if you feel this would be helpful for you or your business, please be sure to vote for it and leave a comment about your use case to help our team scope this request!

Thank you,
Miro Community Team

Must have! Why hasn't this feature been implemented yet?

Hi team,

I am working on migrating mind-maps from MindManager into Miro.

The export files are either png, csv, HTML5 or microsoft document. As mindmanager does not allow for .vsdx export, you cannot use the diagramming import function under shapes. However, when uploading the other file onto the Miro board, Miro AI works well, for generating an editable mind-map, if the source is only text + branches. However, if the source contains e.g. images as nodes and shapes as nodes, the AI does not import these items into the editable version + they cannot be added to the nodes. 

A work-around that I found is to ask Miro AI to generate a “Flowchart” instead of “mind-map”, which allows for other items to be attached to nodes + if I want to add images, I group the images together with a text item on the board, so that they move together. It would be great, if 1) this grouping was possible in mind-maps and 2) other types of items can be added to mind-map nodes. 3) it would be great, if there was a way to import comments (e.g. on a different layer)

Also: Is there a way for how to expand Miro AI function to work as a “board import” facilitator? - e.g. like when switching from Conceptboard?

At the moment the AI diagramming function seems very rigid depending on the type of diagram, but in the real world, diagramming types are sometimes mixed. Ideally the system should be able to recognize relationships between items, independent of the item type. Although it is possible to add images to mind-maps, this takes a number of extra clicks compared to being able to use Miro AI to convert the file.

Best wishes,

Sophie