The full map shows context. Opening one card puts its direct connections in order.

Open a card

Select a card to place incoming connections on one side and outgoing connections on the other. Connections among those nearby cards remain visible as quieter lines.

Click the map background to return to the full layout. The temporary focused layout never overwrites saved card positions.

Use the toolbar toggle labeled Keep full map when a card opens if you want the layout to stay in place.

Read the card details

The details drawer shows:

title, subtitle, and tags;
description and custom frontmatter fields;
the formatted note;
links from the card and links to it.

Select another linked card to move through the map.

For each link direction, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd controls decide how many connection levels stay on the canvas. X quiets that direction while keeping direct links as reference.

View or edit markdown

Use Show formatted note to read the note. Use Edit markdown to open the source file for that card. The map redraws as you type.

Edits update md2hd’s saved copy. They do not write back to the original file on your computer.

Find a card

Use Find a card or press Command-K on macOS and Ctrl-K elsewhere. Matching cards keep their color while the rest of the map recedes. Clear the field to restore the previous view.

Inspect the overview and types

The strip below the map begins with Overview, followed by one tab for each card type.

Overview lists all types, card counts, warnings, and the Show controls.
A type tab lists every card of that type.
Selecting the active tab again closes the drawer.

Turn a type off under Show to hide its cards. Its tab stays available so you can show it again.

Change the layout

The toolbar can lay the map left to right or top to bottom. Changing direction clears saved positions and runs the layout again.

Use Fullscreen for more room. The fit control beside the minimap frames the current map or focused cards.

Keyboard

Command-K or Ctrl-K: focus search.
Esc in search: clear and leave search.
Esc elsewhere: close the open drawer or dialog.