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Collaborate on Mind Maps in Real Time

Mindmup’s real-time collaboration lets you work on the same mind map with others, with everyone’s changes instantly synchronized. Whether you’re brainstorming with your team, planning a project, or working together in a classroom, everyone can...

Member Roles and Permissions Explained

Each Mindmup account can include multiple members, depending on your plan. For example, if your Team plan includes 5 seats, you can add up to 5 members. Every member has their own login, profile, and personal settings. Account Roles Each account...

Changing Your Password

Overview You can change your Mindmup account password from your profile settings. You will need to enter your current password and your new password before saving the change. Change your password Your new password must meet these requirements: Click...

How to Select Topics

Overview Selecting topics lets you work with one or more parts of your map at the same time. You can select an individual topic, several related topics, all siblings, an entire subtree, or every topic in the map. This is useful when you want to...

How to Move, Rearrange, Nest, Copy and Paste Topics

Overview As your map develops, you may need to reorganize existing topics without creating them again. Mindmup lets you move and rearrange topics, change their place in the map hierarchy, and copy or paste content where you need it. You can drag...

How to Edit Topic Text

Overview Topic text is the label or content displayed inside a topic on your Mindmup map. You can edit it at any time to correct text, rename an idea, or add more information as your map develops. Mindmup also provides text formatting options,...

Changes to Mindmup for Google Drive

Starting June 1, 2026 , Mindmup for Google Drive will transition to a fully paid product. Until now, the Google Drive version of Mindmup has remained largely free, with only a few limitations such as map size restrictions. However, as Mindmup...

Mindmup Introduces a New Pricing Model

This is not a change we ever wanted to make. Since Mindmup first launched in 2013, we’ve done everything we could to keep pricing simple and extremely affordable. For more than a decade, the price stayed exactly the same. Our goal was always...

The Full Mindmup Feature Set

Mindmup 3 represents a significant step forward in how the product feels and what it can do. This page is a complete overview of everything available today, along with the improvements that make the experience faster, more flexible, and easier to...

What to Expect as Mindmup 3 Becomes the New Standard

Today we’re sharing the next step in the Mindmup 3 journey. On April 13 , Mindmup 3 will begin replacing the legacy version and become the new standard experience. The current version of Mindmup has served people well for many years. It’s been a...

Mindmup 3 Is Now the New Standard

Today marks an important moment for Mindmup. The migration to Mindmup 3 has officially begun. Over the coming days, accounts will gradually transition to the new platform as Mindmup 3 becomes the new standard and the legacy version begins to be...

Understanding Teams in Mindmup

Teams allow groups of people to collaborate on maps together. A team is a shared workspace that contains members and maps. Teams are commonly used by classrooms, organizations, or groups that need to work on the same set of maps. Team Roles Each...

What Are Concept Maps? A Beginner’s Guide with Mindmup

What Are Concept Maps? A concept map is a visual way to show relationships between ideas. While concept maps look similar to mind maps, they work differently. Instead of relying on hierarchy and position, concept maps use directional links, labels,...