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Miro’s mind map maker is the quickest, easiest way for teams to capture, organize, and map out their ideas in a structured way.
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Infinitely expand your thinking with AI
Discover new topics and explore ideas by automatically generating expansive, multi-branch mind maps using Miro Assist.
Break down complex problems with ease
Analyze complex problems by splitting the causes and exploring their relationships, rearranging your mind map, and dragging and dropping nodes to structure your ideas.
Customize your mind map for a professional look
Apply colors, images, and different styles to your mind map to tell your story in a professional manner.
Why use Miro's mind mapping tool
Presentation mode and Talktrack
Toggle into presentation mode, break up your mind map into frames to present them as slides, or record an interactive video to share with your team.
Easily share
Choose from multiple ways to share your mind map — including embedding it into thousands of websites and tools like Confluence, Notion, and Teams.
Real-time and async collaboration
Co-create your mind map with multiple team members in one space,or tag each other in comments to start meaningful discussions.
Infinite canvas
Easily expand your mind map and add any important content to the same board —including spreadsheets, PDFs, images, and more.
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How to create a mind map with Miro
1
Select the Mind Map app
Drag the mind map to the board.
2
Start with a central concept
Add the problem you'd like to solve to the parent node.
3
Add branches
Click on the plus sign on either side of the node to add a child node.
4
Make it yours
Choose a new color for a branch using Miro’s palette tool.
5
Organize your mind map
Easily keep your mind map aligned using Auto Layout — even when you move branches around or create new nodes.
Mind map FAQs
Yes, Miro’s mind map creator is 100% free and requires no credit card. After you sign up, you can invite collaborators to your board and start creating a mind map right away.
Mind maps are great tools for any time you need to organize ideas, thoughts, or concepts and see how they’re connected. They are especially useful for running brainstorming sessions, problem-solving workshops, or note-taking.
You can share your mind map with your team at any time by using the Share button at the top of your Miro board. You have the option to allow them to view, comment on, or edit your mind map. You can also download your mind map as a PDF and share it as an artifact in other channels.
To brainstorm with a mind map, start with one central idea or problem in the middle of the page or board. Establish a few rules, so people know how the session is going to progress. There are a ton of different brainstorming techniques you can use to generate multiple new ideas quickly. As each new idea flows, simply add it to a new node on your virtual mind map.
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