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User Guide
This guide outlines using Xmind to create, edit, and customise mind maps with its AI-powered tools, and then save and export your work. (Access Date: 18 July 2025)
Access Xmind Website
| a. | Navigate to the website: https://xmind.ai/home/; |
| b. | Select to register or log in to the website with a Google account, Apple account, email address, or single sign-on; |
| c. | Input the username and password, and follow the on-screen prompts by clicking Continue > Skip > Skip > Continue; |
| d. | Click the Ellipsis Vertical icon (the Menu button) in the top-left corner; |
| e. | Select Back to Files to return to the home page. |
Create Mind Map with AI
| a. | Click the Create with AI button to access the AI creation modes; |
| b. | Select the Text mode and input a prompt and generation requirements in the respective fields; |
| c. | Select the Doc mode, drag-and-drop a file into the designated field, and input the generation requirements (Note: Supports PDF, DOCX, PPT, EXCEL, TXT, CSV, and Markdown files, up to 50MB in size; The character limit per file is 161,000); |
| d. | Select the Website mode, input a web link, and specify the generation requirements (Note: Only links containing text are supported); |
| e. | Select the YouTube mode and input a YouTube link; |
| f. | Select the language and mind map style from the two dropdown lists; (Note: The language and style selection is not available for Doc Mode); |
| g. | Click the Generate button (Note: Free plan users can create up to 10 files). |
Edit a Mind Map
| a. | Click a node to edit its style; |
| b. | Double-click a node to edit its content; |
| c. | Use the bottom toolbar to add elements such as Topic, Subtopic, Relationship, or Boundary; |
| d. | Use the top-right panel to customise the Style, Shape, Border, Text, Structure, Branch, and Numbering; |
| e. | Select a node and click the Topic button in the bottom toolbar to add a main topic; |
| f. | Select a node and click the Subtopic button in the bottom toolbar to add a subtopic; |
| g. | Click the Menu button to access options such as New Sheet, Search, or Rename (Note: Supported import formats include Xmind, Markdown, OPML, TextBundle, DOCX, and other mind map formats). |
Use Keyboard Shortcuts
| a. | Press the Enter key to add a sibling topic; |
| b. | Press the Tab key to add a subtopic; |
| c. | Press the Delete key to remove a topic; |
| d. | Press and hold the right mouse button to move the mind map; |
| e. | Press the CTRL key and scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in or out. |
Save and Export
| a. | Click the Menu button and select Export as to save the file as a PNG, JPEG, or PDF; |
| b. | Click the Menu button and select Download to save the file in the Xmind format (Note: The mind map is automatically saved as you edit). |
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