Export and import
Nov 09, 2026
Export is in the top bar of the editor. Import starts from the dashboard or from the create box. The two directions share the same file formats.
Export formats
Open a map, then choose Export in the top bar.
| Format | Best for | What it keeps |
|---|---|---|
| PNG | Slides, chat, a quick image | The whole map, including collapsed branches; optional background, watermark, and QR code |
| Printing or sending a single page | The whole map as one A4 page, portrait or landscape | |
| Word (.docx) | Editing the text in a document | Node text as headings and notes as paragraphs |
| PowerPoint (.pptx) | A conventional deck | Cover, table of contents, chapter pages, and one page per second-level node |
| Markdown (.md) | Plain-text outlines and docs | Heading hierarchy and note text |
| FreeMind (.mm) | Moving to another mind-map tool | Hierarchy and node names |
| XMind (.xmind) | Moving to XMind | Hierarchy, node names, notes, and folded branches |
| AmyMind (.amymind) | Backup or moving between AmyMind maps | The complete map: structure, notes, images, colors, shapes, and layout |
Images (PNG)
The image export opens a two-column dialog:
- Style — four background treatments for a finished-looking image.
- QR code — turning it on also enables the share link, so the QR code points at a live view of the map. Turning it off disables sharing.
- Download — the styled image, including the background, watermark, and QR code.
- Get no-style image — the map on its own, without the decorative background.
Both versions include the whole map, even branches that are collapsed in the editor.
PDF export wraps the full map in a single A4 page. The orientation follows the map's shape: wide maps become landscape, tall maps become portrait. Free plans include a watermark; Pro can remove it or set a custom one.
For a step-by-step deck, use the export inside Pitch Mode instead.
Word
Word export produces a document outline:
- Node text becomes headings by level.
- Notes become paragraphs under their node.
- The visual layout, colors, and images are not reproduced.
This is the right format when someone needs to edit the text, not look at the map.
PowerPoint
The PowerPoint export builds a conventional deck from the map:
- A cover page with the map title.
- A table of contents from the first-level branches.
- One chapter page per first-level branch.
- One page per second-level node, with its children as sections on the page.
It is a static deck, not an editable map. For a deck that follows the map step by step, export from Pitch Mode.
Markdown, FreeMind, XMind, and AmyMind
These formats preserve structure and are the best choices when the map will be opened again in a mind-map tool.
- Markdown is the most portable; headings carry the hierarchy, and note text follows its node.
- FreeMind keeps the hierarchy and node names.
- XMind keeps the hierarchy, node names, notes, and folded branches.
- AmyMind (.amymind) is the complete backup. Use it to move a map between browsers or accounts.
Visual styling is only preserved in PNG, PDF, PowerPoint, and .amymind. Word and Markdown are text-first; FreeMind and XMind keep structure (and, for XMind, notes) but not AmyMind's theme.
Watermarks
- Free — PNG and PDF exports, Pitch Mode, and Pitch Mode's PPTX/PDF decks carry Made with AmyMind.
- Pro — the watermark is removed. PNG and PDF can show a custom watermark from Settings.
Import
There are two entry points:
- Dashboard → Import File — choose a format, then pick a file.
- Create box → paperclip or drag-and-drop — attach a file to a normal creation request.
Supported imports:
| File | Behavior |
|---|---|
.pdf | Text is extracted; AI generates a map. |
.doc, .docx | Text is extracted; AI generates a map. |
.txt | Read as text; AI generates a map. |
.md | Imported exactly, or regenerated if you add a sentence. |
.mm | Imported exactly, or regenerated if you add a sentence. |
.xmind | Imported exactly, or regenerated if you add a sentence. |
.amymind | Imported exactly, or regenerated if you add a sentence. |
The "import exactly vs. regenerate" rule and file requirements are covered in Create from files, links, and templates.
What survives a round trip
- Structure and text survive every format.
- Notes survive Word, Markdown, XMind, and
.amymind; FreeMind export drops them. - Images survive only
.amymind(and the visual exports PNG/PDF/PPT as flattened images). - Colors, node shapes, and layout survive only
.amymindand the visual exports. - Collapsed branches are expanded in PNG/PDF exports; Word, Markdown, FreeMind, and XMind keep the full tree.