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1. Multiline-Thoughts

   i often have very long thoughts... not single words or short phrases
   but i want to see the whole thought and not look at the markdown notes...
   please alow header text to be split into multiple lines within one thought

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2. New Calendar Function

   I would actually like to plot out when I created thoughts. It would be a different perspective on my thought creations. I don't need it to connect to an actual calendar item like Google Calendar, I just want to see a dot on a timeline that shows me what thoughts I created on a specific date.

   That way, if I know I was working on a project back in April, I can slide the slider to April, then see a set of dots for each thought I created in April. Have it zoom into the day, hour, minute or as granular as you think would be a good use of the code.

   I would actually like to plot out when I created thoughts. It would be a different perspective on my thought creations. I don't need it to connect to an actual calendar item like Google Calendar, I just want to see a dot on a timeline that shows me what thoughts I created on a specific date.

   That way, if I know I was working on a project back in April, I can slide the slider to April, then see a set of dots for each thought I created in April. Have it zoom into the day, hour, minute or as… more

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3. Watched Folder of Markdown Files

   Hi all, really excited about the new release. My request involves having a folder on the filesystem that is watched and any markdown files inside this folder are automatically added as children of the folder thought in TheBrain. Ideally, this would also support a kind of bi-directional sync or live view of the markdown files so no matter which tool they are worked on (e.g. TheBrain, markdown editors, etc) the thoughts in TheBrain contain (or can point to and display) the latest version of the file.

   I know this has been mentioned a few times in forums but doesn't seem to have taken off despite the interest, so I wanted to add another request as it would really eliminate one of the main points of friction for using TheBrain for my use case - which is indexing and adding TheBrain's additional layer of complexity for between-note linking onto my collection of markdown notes.

   Hi all, really excited about the new release. My request involves having a folder on the filesystem that is watched and any markdown files inside this folder are automatically added as children of the folder thought in TheBrain. Ideally, this would also support a kind of bi-directional sync or live view of the markdown files so no matter which tool they are worked on (e.g. TheBrain, markdown editors, etc) the thoughts in TheBrain contain (or can point to and display) the latest version of the file.

   I know this has been mentioned a few times in forums but doesn't seem… more

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4. add print functionality to the mindmap view

   The 'workaround' of taking a screenshot and printing it is NOT suitable. I want to be able to natively print the mind map, several levels deep, on to A3 so it can be added to hardcopy report packs. To get all levels in a screen shot means zooming out, and then taking the screenshot, pasting it into something else and then scale it up to A3. This results in a really poor quality output.

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5. Add Context-sensitive Thought Names functionality to the brain 15

   I cannot find the setting to hide the parent thought in context-sensitive child thought names in TheBrain 15. I very much like that economical view and hope it can be added soon if it has not already been added.

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6. AI Prompt Templates

   Currently we have the ability to enter a custom prompt, but it's a manual process each time. It would be great to be able save my custom prompts as a template so they can be easily re-used.

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7. Export Files to Single Folder

   When explorting files to folders, it would be great to have a checkbox in the dialogue, in additional to "selected files", for "export to a single folder".

   Often when I store files, like papers from a conference, in my megabrain, I store as individual thoughts with one file per thought and the thought reflecting the filename. However, when I export a selection, 99+% of the time, I want to export into a single folder. I can't recall ever wanting to export those conference papers for example into 150 folders each with one file.

   I've always just naturally had to select all pdfs, cut them, move them, etc. Can we just have that checkbox option please. Would be super helpful.

   (https://forums.thebrain.com/post/export-files-to-single-folder-13846012?pid=1344581628)

   When explorting files to folders, it would be great to have a checkbox in the dialogue, in additional to "selected files", for "export to a single folder".

   Often when I store files, like papers from a conference, in my megabrain, I store as individual thoughts with one file per thought and the thought reflecting the filename. However, when I export a selection, 99+% of the time, I want to export into a single folder. I can't recall ever wanting to export those conference papers for example into 150 folders each with one file.

   I've always just naturally had to select… more

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8. Global Zoom Word Cloud Graph - like in Zettelkasten

   Please make it possible to zoom out the Plex, so all Thoughts are visible like "dots" and when I hover over a dot, the thought zooms bigger including the connected Thoughts.
   Ideally with the Type and Tags -> like a simple "mouse over effect" that would be great.
   Maybe this doesn’t add that much to the use of The Brain, but it would have a visual impact on users of The Brain.
   At the moment I solve this with copying the selected thoughts als outline and let Claude Code build a Zoom Cloud Graph.
   See the image as an example
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   Please make it possible to zoom out the Plex, so all Thoughts are visible like "dots" and when I hover over a dot, the thought zooms bigger including the connected Thoughts.
   Ideally with the Type and Tags -> like a simple "mouse over effect" that would be great.
   Maybe this doesn’t add that much to the use of The Brain, but it would have a visual impact on users of The Brain.
   At the moment I solve this with copying the selected thoughts als outline and let Claude Code build a Zoom Cloud Graph.
   See the image as an example… more

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9. Allow a way to Explore (and favorite) Public Brains

   Like it was possible in the webbrain.com/explore apparently. Other the listed vs. Unlisted feature doesn't make much of a difference. And allow the search of Public Brains in the Desktop Client, as well as the ability to download them for offline use.

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10. Bring thebrain 14 timeline back

    To the TheBrain Team,

    Please restore the classic TheBrain 14 bottom timeline view (or provide an option to enable it in TheBrain 15). Many of us relied on that persistent timeline for fast, visual navigation of our work over time, and the current alternatives do not offer the same clarity or efficiency. Bringing this timeline back, even as an optional legacy view, would preserve long‑established workflows and significantly improve usability for long‑time users.

    Thank you

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11. report results should not have a 1000-hits limit but should show all results

    In TB 14 the reports do not have a limit: all thoughts fulfilling the search criteria are shown.

    In TB 15 there is a limit and only 1000 results are shown and it is not clear what criterion is for choosing which thoughts are displayed.

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12. Thought Icon Alignment

    I would like to request a new feature for the Icon of Thought in the edit section of the software: the ability to adjust or align the image preview.

    Currently, the icon often displays the image incorrectly, which is difficult for me due to my OCD. As shown in the attached image, the preview of the girl is incorrectly focused on her chest instead of showing her face, which is the intended subject. Allowing us to precisely adjust the icon's crop or alignment would resolve this issue and greatly improve the editing workflow.

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13. adding BrainBox to the right click Context menu on web browsers

    I think adding BrainBox to the right click Context menu on web browsers would be a great and much needed improvement.

    Often times I search and find a link I want to add to Brainbox, but don't want to open the URL. I'm well aware of drag and drop, but that does no good when you use apps in full screen, I'm also aware you can Alt+Tab to TheBrain while in full screen while dragging the link, but if you have a lot of apps open, this is not feasible.

    Adding BrainBox to the apps area (See SingleFile) of the Context Menu would allow for quick and easy adding to Brainbox without having to go through other steps.

    https://forums.thebrain.com/post/add-brainbox-to-browser-right-click-context-menu-10256-10588656?pid=1311969084

    I think adding BrainBox to the right click Context menu on web browsers would be a great and much needed improvement.

    Often times I search and find a link I want to add to Brainbox, but don't want to open the URL. I'm well aware of drag and drop, but that does no good when you use apps in full screen, I'm also aware you can Alt+Tab to TheBrain while in full screen while dragging the link, but if you have a lot of apps open, this is not feasible.

    Adding BrainBox to the apps area (See SingleFile) of the… more

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14. Add API endpoint to add images that are use in a note's markdown.

    The /attachments/{brainId}/{thoughtId}/file can be used to upload files. But everything uploaded through that endpoint is visible as an attachment.
    Looking at a note with an embedded .png, I saw those are stored in a .data subfolder - so we need a new endpoint (or an enhanced version of the one I mentioned) to allow saving files there.

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15. Is it possible to create a knowledge graph of an entire brain?

    I have a lot of internal documents, many nodes and links. I would like to use some knowledge graph tools to sort and cluster things in ways that can be done with knowledge graphs.

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16. Another level of Team permission... "drafter / commenter"

    I'd like to suggest another level of permission for Team Brain, which I'm considering for a client as an organizational learning tool.

    I don't want anybody to be able to change everything, either intentionally or accidentally.

    But I want everyone to be able to contribute.

    Would a drafter / commenter permission be possible? Where a user could add a thought, but not delete other thoughts? Writer / Administers could edit and add the though.

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17. AI Assistant

    Currently AI in the brain can be used to generate thoughts and content within thoughts.

    I believe that the next logical step is to get some AI analysis of content and thoughts into The Brain.

    I would love to have the ability to click a thought point, and drag as though I were creating or linking a thought. Then when I let go, normally it gives you a "create thought" bubble which lets you either search or name that thought. This could be above, left, or below.

    But instead of requiring you to start searching, make the AI do the analytics in the background, and instead of just giving you a place to type, it shows you an array of thoughts around that bubble, indicating existing thoughts that are logical to associate with the thought you are starting from in the plex.

    This way, if I want to find a parent, when I drag up, the AI sees the content of your thought title, or even the thought content, and then searches all thoughts automatically for titles or content that are logical parents, and it takes the concept of a parent hierarch into account when it presents those linking options.

    When you drag left you are looking to link to other thoughts that have an association, but are neither parent or child. So again, using AI, find the associations in either the title or contents, which make logical associations to the titles or contents of other thoughts.

    When creating a child link, now it looks at topics that are hierarchal subordinate to the topic, title, or content.

    The magic is in the ability for the AI to find the associations in the context of the link type, and in the content found in each thought title or notes section.

    The final element to this could also be a count on the association line. This count would be the number of times the association link exists in the note content. So if I write a 1500 word article in a note, and I mention the parent topic 12 times, when the association is found using AI, the count puts a weight on that link.

    The weight could also be a good predictor for the parent / child relationship. When presenting the array of links when you start dragging, the suggestions would be positioned around your thought automatically, either above, to the left, or below the thought, creating dynamic association options.

    The options don't commit until you click and accept them.

    Final bit on this too, the AI Assistant could automatically suggest tags, and you can click and commit the tags as well from the AI suggestions.

    Likewise, the AI could recommend LinkTypes by default, so you can set up a bunch of link types and us AI to apply link types to other thought relationships.

    Create a tag bar that sits on the left of the plex, with a toggle, rather than the drop down that is there now.

    Currently AI in the brain can be used to generate thoughts and content within thoughts.

    I believe that the next logical step is to get some AI analysis of content and thoughts into The Brain.

    I would love to have the ability to click a thought point, and drag as though I were creating or linking a thought. Then when I let go, normally it gives you a "create thought" bubble which lets you either search or name that thought. This could be above, left, or below.

    But instead of requiring you to start searching, make the AI do the… more

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18. Display backlinks and mentions in Web Client

    I have used The Brain for years, but like many people I can't install programs on my work computer and must rely on the Web Client that syncs with the local installation on my personal computer. Backlinks and mentions are critical features for me, but they are not displayed on the Web Client. I would expect there are many in my situation who really want these features on the Web Client as well. Thanks for considering this.

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19. Dynamic link to MSOffice

    It would be very valuable to have a dynamic link capability between Thoughts and elements in MSOffice, especially Outlook. I am not talking about file links, but more like a direct interface so that a person in a Thought can be dynamically linked to their Contact in Office.

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20. Improve the timeline feature and add a new chronology feature to the brain map so specific temporal-based relationships can be visualized!

    Note: This is a general idea, I'm not suggesting the features should work exactly like how I laid out, but more what end result / function should be strived for (ie. chronologically organizing information in a more selective way)

    To provide context:
    I'm interested in mapping connections / relationships between individuals. It's very important to be able to do this, as understanding relationships between individuals is critical for analysing potential conflicts of interest, including historically.

    The individuals are the bedrock "child thoughts" of my brain.

    Their parent thoughts will be things which bundle people together such as organisations, movements, maybe locations, publications (books ect.).

    So sibling thoughts of a given child thought will be based on the bundling-factors that individual partakes in (for instance, what organisations they are part of).

    Jump thoughts will be other individuals they have a 1 to 1 connection with such as being friends (assuming we've not mapped their friendship group as a parent thought).

    This model is great but it has two big problems.

    Two individual may be part of an organisation but at completely different times, so their shared membership may not be a good indicator that they have a relationship.

    Also, an individual's precise relationship to an organisation may change across time.

    I've described 3 problems (A,B,C) and their respective solutions below.

    The problem:
    A. Currently the timeline feature only allows us to state an event / time period and map that to one individual. This already creates a problem for the above model.

    If I want to track who is the chairman of an organisation at any given time. I could add an event / time period under each relevant individual to show their tenure as chairman.

    But ideally I'd also want that to be under the content / notes of the organisation (when I click on that idea), so already that would require two seperate events to be created to describe one event in reality.

    B. The second big problem is if I simply wanted to see the temporal relationship between two individuals, by seeing what they're getting up to or which organisations they're members of at different times, it currently isn't easy at all to do.

    Likewise, if I wanted to see an organisation's timeline and compare it to one or more individual's behaviour overtime, this is also not easy to do.

    Why is this? Well because it's currently not possible to toggle or control which events show up on the timeline. All have to show up at once, making it so it can get crowed extremely quickly and easily.

    C. The third big problem relates to the brain mapping itself, which may be preferable to the timeline as a means to represent connections which just exist during a given period of time.

    Currently the connections between ideas aren't at all impacted by time. So using the model I set out above, I can just show who was part of an organisation at any point in time, but not who was part of an organisation for a given time period.

    I could get around this by making an organisation into a parent idea and then make it so each year of that organisation's existence is a child idea.

    However this would of course significantly complicate the brain model, and any given unit of time I try to use would be arbitrary.

    If the chairman changed multiple times within a year lets say, then I'd have to label multiple child connections as 'chairman'.

    Information about who was specifically the chairman when will be lost if I try to gleam it from the brain model (instead of the notes).

    The solution:
    A.The first quick fix is simply to allow groups of thoughts to be added to one event.

    That way, when someone becomes chairman of a company, for instance, I could put both the thought of that company and the individual under the same event so it doesn't clog up the timeline as much.

    Also, ideally the instead of the timeline showing [thought - label], the label is what should be shown, then maybe a list of the associated thoughts. That way we have more control over what we want to see in the condensed display on the timeline.

    B. This problem would also be relatively easy to fix. All that would be needed is a feature where you can search up and tick which thoughts are visible, which would make it so only events those thoughts have been tied to show up.

    You could further enhance this by optionally allowing the user in this toggle menu to select which events (tied to the selected idea) specifically show up or not.

    That way, the user would have excellent control over which events are actually visible or not, allowing them to have an easy chronological comparision of different individuals / thoughts behaviour across time.

    The user would be able to control the complexity and how many events and / or the thoughts associated with them are being shown at once.

    This could be further optimized with an optional view showing other thoughts (in addition to those the user themselves selected) which are associated with the events that are visible (contigent upon the thoughts selected by the user)

    That way, this additional view would allow you to see all thoughts / individuals also associated with the events your selected thoughts / individuals are involved in.

    Whilst the normal view would allow you to compare what only your selected individuals are doing at given times without this added complexity.

    C. To overcome this limitation, i'd recommend making two changes.

    First of all, make it so thoughts themselves have an ingrained time / period feature.
    This will make it so if I have a thought for an individual or organisation, I could encode the chronological dates regarding when it was born / created and then died / stopped existing.

    Second of all, I'd recommend adding the exact same feature to links themselves.

    However, given that an individuals connection to others or organisations change overtime, I'd recommend enabling there to be more than one time-period in a link with a different label attatched to it.

    It could be toggled so that it's up to the user whether these dates / the period show up when hovering over an idea or a link with the cursor.

    But more importantly, a feature should be added to enable the user to set what time period they want the brain to display.

    For instance, in a brain storing organisations and individuals as ideas, I could set the period I want to see between 2015-2020.
    Any organisations or individuals which only existed before or after this period wouldn't show up.

    The same would be true for links. If a person was only part of an organisation between 2012-2014, their connection to the organisation would no longer be visible

    All the whilst, that individual could still show up if they existed in 2015-2020, and their connections to other ideas would be shown.

    How specific the time period is can be completely controlled by the user. Therefore, they'll be able to both have rich information about connections during a specific time or have rich information about connections more generally if chronology isn't so important to them. All gleamed from a visual display.

    Adding this feature would make the software have an entire new dimension and means of visually organising information. It would be very very powerful.

    As an example:
    Let's say a company had 3 seperate chairmen within a year. I may only care about who was involved in the company under one of those chairmen.

    I could:
    Hover over the link between that individual and company to see when they were a chairman.

    Then I'd set the global temporal period to match that so I only see individuals and connections which existed for that time-period.

    If I wanted to do the same for the other chairmen, or just look at connections as a whole, I could then do that on the exact same model, simply by changing the global time period toggle!

    P. S.
    To make gauging what time-period to change to easier, I'm sure features could be added.

    For instance, a search function for could exist for links (which first puts "default" into the first thought which is just whatever the active thought is) and then you type in the second thought, and this gives you a list of each link and the time period involved which exists between them.

    And maybe a scroller could be added so you can quickly zoom through different time periods and see how the links change for whatever the active thought is.

    Note: This is a general idea, I'm not suggesting the features should work exactly like how I laid out, but more what end result / function should be strived for (ie. chronologically organizing information in a more selective way)

    To provide context:
    I'm interested in mapping connections / relationships between individuals. It's very important to be able to do this, as understanding relationships between individuals is critical for analysing potential conflicts of interest, including historically.

    The individuals are the bedrock "child thoughts" of my brain.

    Their parent thoughts will be things which bundle people together such as organisations, movements, maybe… more

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