User Guide
Mind mapping studio for ideas and knowledge.
UMind opens with a sample mind map showing the central topic and three main branches. Press Tab to add a child topic, Enter to add a sibling, Delete to remove the selected node.
Menu bar (File/Edit/View/Tools/Help), dual-row toolbar, canvas with the mind map, and a status bar. The left toolbar row has file operations; the right row has mind-map editing.
Select a node, click '+ Child Topic' (or press Tab) to add a sub-topic. Click '+ Sibling Topic' (or press Enter) to add a topic at the same level.
Press F2 or double-click a node to rename it. Type directly to edit. Press Enter to confirm.
Select a node and press Delete. Its children are also removed. Use Ctrl+Z to undo.
Click the small dot on a branch to collapse/expand it. Use View → Collapse All / Expand All for the whole map.
View menu offers Horizontal, Vertical, and Radial layouts. Horizontal is the classic left-to-right mind map. Radial radiates from the center.
View → Theme switches between Classic and Colorful. Colorful gives each main branch a distinct color.
Use the − / + buttons or mouse wheel to zoom. Click 'Fit' to zoom to fit the whole map. 'Center' moves the root topic to the center.
File → Export supports PNG, SVG, Markdown, OPML, FreeMind (.mm), and plain text. Use 'Export All Formats' to save everything at once.
File → Import Markdown to bring in an existing .md file as a mind map.
Tools → Options. General: language, startup. Appearance: theme, icon style, default layout, grid dots. Canvas: default zoom, node width/height. Autosave: interval and exit behavior.