This guide explains the controls and workflows in detail. If you are deciding whether Typity fits, start with the product tour.
01
Make your first node
Double-click an empty point on the canvas, or double-tap it on a touch screen. Leave Node selected, type a short concrete title, and press Enter. The gray “Enter a title…” text is only a prompt and is not saved. Click or tap any node or list header once to open its details window, where you can edit its title, add formatted notes, comment with collaborators, or review changes specific to that node. On the canvas, the small details icon beside a title means that node has notes, while the numbered badge shows how many items are directly inside it. In the Details tab, use the formatting bar at the top, select the handle beside a block for more actions, drag the handle to reorder it, choose Delete block to remove it, select words to format them, or add a private image.
02
Arrange, group, and select
Drag a node to place it where it makes sense, or choose List while creating to make a visual column. A list can have notes, a status, and connections just like other nodes, but it groups items visually instead of opening another canvas. Double-click or double-tap empty space inside a list to add an item there. Drag list items past another item’s midpoint to reorder them, into another list to move them, or out onto the canvas. A list grows to fit its items and moves with them; archiving it also archives anything still inside. Press and hold the lower empty area of a list to lasso individual items. On the main canvas, press and hold empty space, draw a loop, and release to lasso nodes or whole lists. Drag the background to pan. Pinch empty canvas space on a phone or tablet—or use a trackpad pinch in desktop Chrome—to zoom out and see more of a board; 100% restores the normal working size. To make the canvas larger for a closer look, keep pinching inward at 100%. The percentage control fills first, then zoom unlocks up to 150%. Small arrows around the edges of the screen point toward nodes that are currently off-screen; pan in an arrow’s direction to bring those nodes back into view. If every node is off-screen, use “Jump to nearest node” to return to the closest one.
03
Connect and manage a path
With a mouse, drag a node’s right connection handle directly to another node to create a path. On touch, hold the handle until the circle finishes, then drag. A line’s appearance follows the node it starts from, so changing that node to in progress, on hold, done, or unstarted also updates its outgoing lines. Holding the right handle shows lines going out and holding the left handle shows lines coming in; select an X to remove that connection, or drag through the open center to create a new one. Holding a handle with no connections tells you there is nothing to manage.
04
Step inside a node
Double-click a node, or double-tap it on a touch screen, to open its own canvas. A list stays on the current canvas because it groups items there instead of containing another board. The breadcrumb trail in the upper left shows where you are; use it or your browser’s Back and Forward buttons to move between levels.
05
Move work between canvases
Drag a single node, or lasso-select several nodes and drag the group move handle, then hold what you are carrying over a destination node until it opens. Place the node or group inside, or drop on Cancel Move. Hover a breadcrumb while carrying a node or group to move upward.
06
Mark real progress
Use a node’s status controls for in progress, on hold, done, or unstarted. Archive work that should leave the current plan without erasing its history.
07
Use shortcuts intentionally
Add a shortcut from the Sharing panel on the right. It behaves like a regular node—you can edit it, move it, change its status, connect lines, or archive it—but opening it takes you to the original board as long as you have access.
08
Create another workspace
Use the user menu to separate broad parts of your life, such as Personal and Work. Everyone added to a workspace can access that workspace. To share less, share one node and decide whether to include everything inside it.
09
Share part of a plan
Open the right menu, choose Sharing, enter the person’s email address, choose Can view or Can edit, and decide whether to include everything inside the selected node. People on the same board can see live cursors, node movement, lines being drawn, and titles being edited. A branch editor can change only that Board or Kanban and its included descendants; inviting editors requires Pro.
10
Review and recover changes
The Activity tab on the right shows meaningful changes across the board. The Settings tab lets you give the current board its own background. A red number on a node lets you know when someone else changed its notes, comments, status, title, or connections. Open the node to read its notes, or choose Comments or Activity to review those updates; each clears only after the latest content loads. If a change cannot be saved, Sync recovery lets you try again or restore the last saved version.
11
Install Typity and work offline
When your browser offers it, choose Install app to open Typity from your desktop or home screen. Open a workspace online and let it finish downloading to that device; afterward, downloaded workspaces and shared boards can load offline. Offline edits stay on the device through reloads and sync when you reconnect. The Saved indicator shows whether your work is saved, waiting to sync, or needs attention.
12
Plan with Kanban
Choose Kanban from the workspace creation menu. Add lists for the stages of your workflow and use Add Card below a column to create a task. Drag cards between lists to organize the work. Set a card’s status separately to mark its progress. Open a card’s Details for notes, or double-click or double-tap the card to enter its own board.
13
Write in Notes
Choose Note from the workspace creation menu for a standalone document. Use rich text for formatted writing and images, or plain text for simple notes. Keep documents in folders alongside your boards and use search to find them again. Review revisions from the last 7 days on Free; Pro adds older revisions and restore.
Useful starting patterns
Choose a shape that matches the work.
Area → project → action
Home → Yardwork → Charge mower
Step-by-step process
Prepare → Do → Check → Put away
Decision map
Question → Options → Consequences
Weekly focus
This week → Today → One next action
A good test:
When you return tomorrow, can you see why this matters and what you can do next? If yes, the map is detailed enough.