#8

@Ward I have installed the mindmap plugin version 1.1.0 & enabled it in settings. The instructions indicate to enter “mind” into a search box.
But I cannot find a search box that works.
Can you please help a clueless newbie? TIA.

#9

That is the search box of the command palette, which is opened with Ctrl-P.

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#10

Thank you so much, @Cito

Now that I can see a mind map, is there any way to export it (beyond an image)?

#11

Currently you can only export as image (SVG format though). Maybe export in mm format (FreeMind) would not be too difficult to implement. You can suggest new features and improvements as GitHub issues.

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#12

Thank you. I have followed your advice & contacted GitHub.

#13

I have updated the Mindmap plugin and now it works perfect. This is in my top 5 of plugins.
:clap::+1:

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#14

Such an incredible plugin! Congratulations for the work! Does anyone know if is possible to import the mindmap as a PDF or an image of the full map?

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#15

Hi. On the 3 dots at the top you can do copy a sreenshot and you can past that screenshot direct in Obsidian or in any other app. If you want do do more advanced things I advice you to use Snagit from Techsmith. https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html

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#16

True and thanks.

That will probably do the trick in most cases. However, when the Mindmap gets very large, a screenshot cannot be accurately interpreted into text using OCR, which has been my current workaround for adapting high resolution info graphics out of the tight hierarchical arrangement of content that the plugin provides. Technically, I rarely use every piece of text, but it saves so much scroll time to pull text from a Mindmap layout (used as a library) as opposed to the source text that produced it.

Not sure if @Bomfim was wondering about the pdf export in this same way. Because, if the Mindmap could export to pdf with the vector text intact, this would make the process seamless.

Edit: now I see above that you can export an SVG. Thanks @Cito. That is probably a step up compared to a screenshot.

Honestly, it’s not a huge deal because I can just zoom in and do screenshots, but if there were a solution to save that trouble, I’d love to know it.

Thanks.

#17

Yes that is correct. SVG is possible. But export to OPML would be 10 x better then PDF. Then we could import into SimpleMind https://simplemind.eu/faq/share-export-in-different-formats/

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#18

This plugin looks incredible! I tried it out but the text of the mind map is too low and gets combined with the strands of the mind map:

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I thought it could just be my theme, but after turning off all the custom CSS and reverting back to defaults I still encountered the same issue:

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Anyone here had any luck dealing with this?

#19

I have the same issue.

Zoom the obsidian interface using Ctrl plus and Ctrl minus.

But yea, that is kind of annoying. You can also try temporarily changing your display resolution if it is worth the trouble. Not sure that helps. But at least you know it isn’t just you. Still an awesome plugin!

Thanks.

#20

I tried zooming in and out but there was no change in the display. I saw that there is also a way to change the text height of the mind map in plugin settings but after messing around with that, I didn’t see any difference either.

I’m going to submit a bug report to the Github and see if I get a response

#21

Just to be clear, anyone with issues using this plugin should post them on the GitHub page—the developer (@J_L) is not super active on the forum.

And yes, it’s a fabulous integration. It uses Markmap—a great example of how Obsidian’s ability to tap into other JavaScript-based resources is super powerful!

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#22

I am using it right now. Is simply unbelievably good.

#23

hello, are you learning computer networking?

#24

Hi, there, new to the forum, and new to Obsidian too. So please bear with me…

Can someone confirm wether it is possible to export out the mindmap?
To clarify:
I’m using iThoughs mindmapping on both win and macos, and this app can export to md format. There are some settings to control what characters are used and how many characters to indent etc.

As I’m using mindmapping an awfull lot, it would really be great to be able to go back and forth between Obsidian and iThoughts (or any other compatible mindmap application for that matter).

Thanks for replying and helping out!

#25

You should try the obsidian-enhancing-mindmap-plugin instead as it is enhancing because it is editable

Features
edit node
drag node to another node
undo/redo
toggle between mindmap and markdown views
synchronize data between boards ...

AND then with the .md Markdown import into e.g. Mindomo

https://help.mindomo.com/basics/import-mind-maps/

or your own
https://www.toketaware.com/ithoughts-faq-compatibility

 

as compared to Obsidian’s Obsidian Mind Map plugin …

“for viewing Markdown notes as Mind Maps using Markmap”:

Pin
Allows you to pin the Mind Map preview pane to the current note so that you can select other notes with the current Mind Map remaining in place. A pin icon will appear in the header of the Mind Map preview pane. Click the pin icon to unpin.

Copy screenshot
Places a copy of the Mind Map SVG on your clipboard allowing you to paste it into a note in Obsidian or into an image editor of your choice.

 

A little complex but you can also convert between markdown .md <-> freemind .mm by using this R program:

You can use …

to run it.

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#26

Thanks for the tips, much appreciated. Will learn and test!

#27

I just installed the plugin on my iPhone and everything looks great, but after selecting “copy screenshot” I’m not able to paste anywhere (tried a new note in Obsidian and a few other apps with no result). Does it work on mobile for others? Any idea what I could be doing wrong?