Mindvas

Transform Obsidian Canvas into a powerful mind mapping tool.

Mindvas adds mind mapping capabilities to Obsidian Canvas. Build tree-structured mind maps with automatic layout, keyboard navigation, branch colors, and a sidebar outline panel — all without leaving Canvas.

Key features

Auto-layout — Contour-based algorithm packs nodes tightly with left/right branch support
Map outline — Sidebar panel with groups, search, drag-and-drop, rename, and bidirectional highlight sync
Keyboard-driven — Add children, siblings, delete, navigate, and flip branches from the keyboard
Node referencing — Copy clickable links to any node; works across canvases and from markdown notes
Insert between nodes — Alt+click a connection point to insert a new node in the middle of an edge
Forest layout — Arrange multiple trees within a group into a clean grid
Branch colors — Automatic color-coding by top-level branch
Subtree drag — Drag a node to move its entire subtree; Alt+drag to move a single node
Auto-resize — Nodes grow and shrink to fit their content
Balanced layout — Distribute children on both sides of the root
FreeMind import — Import .mm mind map files into Canvas
RTL support — Full support for Arabic, Hebrew, and other right-to-left languages