Features
Everything you need to think in shapes
Untangling is not a diagram tool with mind maps bolted on. Every feature below exists because it makes the act of mapping faster or clearer.
The canvas
An editor that gets out of the way
The canvas is where the product lives, so it gets the most attention. Everything here is measured, memoised and tested on maps with more than a thousand topics.
Infinite canvas
Pan with space or middle-drag, zoom around the pointer, fit to content, or centre in one keystroke.
Seven auto-layouts
Balanced, right, left, tree, org chart, list and free-form. Branches animate between them.
Drag to reparent
Pick up a branch and drop it anywhere. Drop targets highlight, children come along, cycles are refused.
Node shapes and styling
Six shapes, full colour control, border styles, font sizing and weights — applied to one node or fifty.
Twelve themes
Palettes that keep hierarchy legible by depth, including a WCAG AAA high-contrast theme.
Cross-links
Draw labelled relationships between unrelated topics. Selectable, styleable and stable while you rearrange.
Capturing
Get thoughts down without breaking flow
Typing speed is the real benchmark for a mind-map tool. Everything is reachable from the keyboard.
Full keyboard model
Tab, Enter, arrows, Escape, ⌘Z, ⌘C/V/X — plus a shortcut sheet you can open with ?.
Rich notes
A proper notes panel per topic with headings, lists and links. Autosaved as you type.
Images
Upload, paste, drag in, or point at a URL. Resize on the node or remove in one click.
Attachments
Attach documents to any topic with size and type validation, then download them from the map.
Outline mode
Flip to a hierarchical outline, edit and reorder there, and watch the canvas stay in sync.
Undo that understands collaboration
Undo reverts your own edits only — never a colleague’s work, even mid-session.
Together
Multiplayer that actually merges
Built on CRDTs rather than locking or last-write-wins, so concurrent edits combine instead of competing.
Live cursors and presence
Stable colour per person, smooth movement, selection shown to everyone.
Comments with mentions
Threaded discussion on any topic, @mentions, resolve when settled.
Roles and link sharing
Owner, editor, commenter, viewer — plus link access with the same granularity.
Offline resilience
Keep editing when the connection drops. Changes queue and merge on reconnect.
Version history
Browse earlier versions, preview them, and restore — which itself creates a new version.
Server-enforced permissions
Every read and write is authorised on the server, not hidden in the interface.
Sharing the result
From canvas to whatever comes next
A map is rarely the last step. Getting it out should not be the hard part.
Presentation mode
Automatic branch sequence or your own frames, fullscreen, with animated pan and zoom.
Five export formats
PNG, SVG, PDF, JSON and Markdown — plus Word and PowerPoint on Team.
Focus mode
Hide everything except one branch while you work on it. Nothing is deleted.
In-map search
⌘F searches topics and notes, then flies the canvas to the match.
Command menu
⌘K for every action: new map, layout, share, present, export, settings.
Real mobile support
Pinch zoom, tap to select, inline editing, and panels that become bottom sheets.
Shortcuts
Your hands never have to leave the keyboard
The whole editing model is reachable without a mouse. Press ? inside any map for the complete list.
| New subtopic | Tab |
| New sibling | Enter |
| Go to parent | ⇧Tab |
| Move between topics | ↑↓←→ |
| Edit topic | Space |
| Undo | ⌘Z |
| Search the map | ⌘F |
| Command menu | ⌘K |
And more
Smaller things that add up
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