Mini map on boards
The mini map is the small overview window in the bottom-right of every board. It shows the whole canvas at a glance, with each node rendered as a coloured dot that matches its real colour on the canvas — so you can spot your yellow post-its, your character cards, and your drawings without hunting.
Where to find it
Section titled “Where to find it”The mini map sits in the bottom-right of the board, at the top of the view controls cluster — the same cluster you’ll find on World Maps, the Map Foundry, the links graph and the VTT. It’s visible while you’re editing and hides automatically when you enter Presentation mode.
Beside it is a tall column that’s always about the view: Zoom in, the current zoom as a percentage, Zoom out, Zoom to fit, and Centre the board. Under the mini map sits Zoom to selection, which frames whatever you currently have selected. At the foot of the column, a chevron folds the whole cluster away and brings it back.
What you can do with it
Section titled “What you can do with it”- See where you are — the part of the canvas you’re currently looking at is the bright window in the dimmed miniature, outlined in your palette’s accent colour.
- Jump somewhere — click anywhere on the mini map to centre the canvas on that spot.
- Pan — click and drag inside the mini map to scrub the viewport around.
- Zoom — scroll inside the mini map to zoom the main canvas in or out.
Reading node colours
Section titled “Reading node colours”Every node on your board appears as a coloured dot in the mini map. The colour matches what you actually see on the canvas, so the mini map stays in sync as you edit:
- Post-its — same as the post-it’s background colour.
- Text boxes — same as the text box’s background colour.
- Drawings — the stroke colour you drew with.
- Containers — the container’s title colour.
- Frames — a soft lavender, with rounded corners so you can spot them at a glance.
- Pinned cards — colour-coded by content type: red for monsters, green for equipment, purple for magic items, orange for spells, blue for NPCs.
- Cards — light blue by default. You can change this per-card from the card’s inspector — see below.
Change a post-it’s background, redraw a stroke, or rename a container — the mini map updates immediately.
Choosing a card’s mini map colour
Section titled “Choosing a card’s mini map colour”Cards have a configurable mini map colour. It’s purely a navigational hint — the card itself looks identical on the canvas — but it lets you colour-code cards however you want (by faction, by chapter, by NPC vs location, etc.) so you can find them at a glance.
- Click a card on the canvas to select it.
- Open the Inspector (right rail) — the card-specific section shows a Minimap Color picker.
- Pick a colour. The card’s dot in the mini map updates instantly.
The setting is saved with the board, so it’s there next time you open it and for anyone you share with.
- The mini map respects your light/dark theme, and the window marking your view takes your palette’s accent colour — so it matches the rest of the app and moves with it when you change palette.
- It’s a great way to navigate large boards without lots of scrolling — click to teleport, drag to pan smoothly.
- Combine the mini map with Frames for the best long-board experience: frames give you named stops, the mini map gives you free-form jumping.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”A node isn’t showing up. The mini map only renders nodes that are actually on the board. If you don’t see one, check it hasn’t been hidden, deleted, or moved off-screen by accident.
A post-it (or text box / drawing) is the wrong colour. The mini map reads the node’s actual colour. Open the node’s inspector, check the Background (or Stroke) colour, and change it there — the mini map will follow.
My card is light blue and I want it green. Select the card, open the inspector, and use the Minimap Color picker. Plain cards default to light blue; pinned cards colour-code by content type unless you set an override.
The mini map disappeared. Either you’re in Presentation mode — the mini map is hidden along with the rest of the chrome while presenting, so press Esc to exit — or you’ve folded the cluster away with the chevron at the foot of the view controls. Click the chevron again to bring it back.