Creating a mind map

There are five ways to start a map. Pick whichever suits what you already have.

A blank map

1. Tap the add button in the library, or the New mind map shortcut if you long-press the app icon on your home screen.
2. Tap the central node and type. Everything you add hangs off it.

Quick Entry

Quick Entry turns a typed, indented list into a map. It is the fastest way to build a map on a phone.

1. Open the Tools tab and choose Quick Entry.
2. Type the first line. Press Enter for a new line at the same level, or use the indent buttons in the bottom bar to go deeper or come back out.
3. Press Backspace on an empty line to remove it.
4. Tap Submit. When it finishes you can tap View to open the map.

Paste an outline

Paste text you already have and 123Mind will work out the structure.

1. Open the Tools tab and choose Paste Outline.
2. Paste your text. Three formats are recognised:

• Markdown headings and bullets
• A numbered outline such as 1. and 1.1.
• An indented outline, using tabs, spaces or bullet characters

Tap Create when you are happy with it.

Templates

Open the Tools tab and choose Templates. Six starters are built in:

• Blank— just a central node
• Project Plan— goals, milestones, tasks and risks
• Meeting Notes— attendees, agenda, decisions and action items
• Weekly Plan— one branch per day
• SWOT— strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
• Study Notes— key concepts, questions and a summary

Tapping a template creates the map and opens it straight away, so you can edit it like any other.

Prompt AI

The Tools tab also has Prompt AI, where you describe a subject and the app asks a language model to draft the map for you.

From another app

123Mind reads mind maps from other tools. See Import from other apps.