Label

Labels are excellent for categorization, allowing you to classify topics for explanation and organization. Labels can classify everything with common characteristics, making everything orderly.

Add/Delete Label

Add Label

Select the topic and insert label by choosing Label from the Insert button in the toolbar.

Mind map with a central topic labeled “Central Topic” and three branches for “Main Topic 1,” “Main Topic 2,” and “Main Topic 3.

Select a topic, then click Label on Insert in the top menu bar to add it successfully.

Menu interface showing “Insert” options, highlighting “Label” with mind map topics listed below.

Tips：

Multiple labels can be added to a topic, separated by commas.
You can quickly add an existing label by clicking on it from the quick label selection area below the input box.

Delete Label

Click on the label, then the contents of the pop-up label window, or Right Click > Delete.

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Adjust Label

Edit Label

Click on the Label to pop up the input box and enter the label text editing state.

Mind map with a central topic and four main topics branching out, each labeled in different colors.

Auto Sort

The top-right corner of the label input box allows setting Auto Sort.

Mind map featuring a central topic with four main topics and an “Auto Sort” toggle option highlighted.

Enable Auto Sort

When a topic has multiple labels, they will be automatically arranged in alphabetical order.

Disable Auto Sort

Labels are arranged in the order they appear in the editing box.

Highlight Relevant Topics

Xmind supports highlighting all topics with a specific label, making other content semi-transparent. This feature helps users quickly focus on topics containing relevant labels in the mind map.

How to:

Right-click on the Label and select Highlight Related Topics to highlight topics with that label.

Mind map with a central topic connected to four main topics in different colors.