Shapes and stickers

MindWeaveBoard ships with a full library of shapes and primitives so you can communicate ideas precisely without leaving the canvas.

The library at a glance

Shapes are organised into eight categories:

• Basic — rectangle, ellipse, circle, triangle, diamond, arrow, star, and the other building blocks.
• Flowchart — process boxes, decision diamonds, input/output, terminator, document, predefined process.
• Business — people, target, gear, lightbulb, briefcase, milestone, and other strategy icons.
• Data — database, server, queue, cylinder, and other data-pipeline primitives.
• Network — router, switch, firewall, cloud, internet — for systems and architecture diagrams.
• UML — class, interface, actor, use case, and lifeline shapes.
• UX design — frame, mobile device, browser window, form field, button, and other wireframing tools.
• Education — beaker, atom, book, formula box, and other classroom-friendly icons.

Open the Shapes panel from the toolbar (or press S) to browse and drop any of them.

Sticky notes

Sticky notes are first-class shapes — press N to add one. They come in six brand colours (paper, ochre, sage, madder, indigo, slate), expand to fit text, and stack neatly when you drag them onto a frame.

TIP

Sticky notes are the most-used shape in retros and brainstorming. The colour you pick is purely semantic — you choose what each colour means for your team.

Connectors

Connectors link any two shapes. Click an attachment point on the source, drag to the target, release. Connectors stay attached when you move shapes — the line re-routes automatically.

The toolbar has three connector styles (straight, orthogonal, curved) and arrow-end options on each end. Right-click a connector to change its colour or weight.

Frames

Frames are containers — group shapes inside a labelled rectangle so the whole group moves together. Useful for swimlanes, retrospective columns, journey-map stages, and any "this part of the board is about X" treatment.

Frames also export cleanly — selecting one and exporting gives you a clean PNG/SVG/PDF cropped to that frame.

Text and headings

Press T for free-floating text. Pick from four sizes (caption / body / heading / title) plus bold and italic. Use this for board titles, section labels, or annotations that don't need to live inside a shape.

Freehand drawing

Press P for the pen tool. Draw anywhere on the canvas — the strokes are vector and can be selected, recoloured, and grouped like any other shape.

Stickers and icons

Beyond named shapes, MindWeaveBoard includes a sticker pack of decorative icons (emoji-style markers for status, sentiment, energy levels). Drop them anywhere; they're for emphasis, not for connectors.

Related

• Templates — pre-built boards using these shapes.
• Your first board — quick walkthrough.
• Keyboard shortcuts — every shape on a single key.