Quick guide

Keyboard shortcuts

Outwin is built to keep you in flow. The one key to remember is / — press it anywhere on the canvas and a command menu opens right where you're typing. Text, headings, lists, code, link cards, images and 1,100+ cloud and brand icons are all a few keystrokes away. Here's the full map.

On Windows and Linux, use Ctrl wherever you see ⌘. Outwin runs entirely in your browser, offline-friendly, and is tuned for a desktop and a real keyboard.

Press / anywhere on the canvas to open the command menu — then type to filter, or run a slash like /aws.

The command menu

One menu adds everything. Press / to open it, type a few letters to filter, then Enter or Tab to drop the block in. The slashes below jump straight to a pre-filtered icon picker.

Open the command menu — add text, headings, lists, code, icons, link cards & images/

Move the selection up / down the list↑/↓

Choose the highlighted command↵/Tab

Browse AWS service icons/aws

Browse Azure service icons/azure

Browse Google Cloud icons/gcp

Browse tech & AI logos — Claude, OpenAI, Vercel…/brand

Close the menu without adding anythingEsc

The essentials

Add anything (open the command menu)/

Dictate text — hold, talk, releaseS

Paste a link card or an image straight onto the canvas⌘+V

Laser / presentation mode (toggle)L

Tools

Single-key tool switches. They're swallowed while you're typing, so they never fire mid-sentence.

Select toolV

Rectangle toolR

Text toolT

Arrow tool (tap twice for an angular arrow)A

Editing

Undo⌘+Z

Redo⌘+⇧+Z

Copy⌘+C

Paste at the cursor⌘+V

Duplicate⌘+D

Select all⌘+A

Delete selectionDelete/Backspace

Deselect / close menusEsc

Arrange & group

Bring to front (⇧ for one layer)⌘+]

Send to back (⇧ for one layer)⌘+[

Group selection⌘+G

Ungroup⌘+⇧+G

Lock to the canvas⌘+L

Navigate the canvas

The canvas is infinite. Zoom and pan are gesture-first, so a mouse or trackpad gets you anywhere fast.

Zoom in / out (or pinch on a trackpad)⌘+scroll

Pan the canvas (scroll, or hold & drag)Space+drag

Snap zoom back to 100%click zoom %

Selecting & moving

Marquee-select — drag a box across empty canvasdrag

Add to / remove from selection⇧+click

Hold to pan instead of selectingSpace+drag

Constrain rotation to 15° steps (while rotating)⇧+drag

Arrows & connections

Arrows snap to the nearest edge and re-route as you move things. Two shapes, both from one key.

Arrow tool — curved by defaultA

Angular arrow — tap A twice quicklyAA

Label an arrow — double-click it, then typedbl-click

Branch a new connected node — hover, then a side pillhover

Export & share

An exported board is one self-contained HTML file an AI can read — drop it into Claude or ChatGPT and it understands the structure. PNG lives in the right-click menu.

Export an AI-readable HTML snapshotExport

Copy PNG — right-click the canvas or a selectionright-click

Download PNG — right-click → Download PNGright-click

Tips that earn their keep

Branch ideas with ghost pills

Hover any box and four faint pills appear, one per side. Click one to spin off a new node — already wired up with an arrow — and keep growing the workflow without reaching for a tool.

Smart auto-layout tidies the mess

Outwin nudges overlapping components apart on the nearest free side, so a fast brain-dump settles into a readable diagram instead of a pile.

Paste a URL → instant link card

Copy any link and paste it onto the canvas with ⌘+V. A bare URL becomes a compact link card (embeddable ones go live), no dialog in the way.

Paste or drag images right in

Screenshots and image files drop straight onto the board — paste with ⌘+V at the cursor, or drag a file from your desktop.

FAQ About Outwin Export to AI Cloud diagrams

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You only really need one key to start. Open the canvas, press /, and build.

Open the canvas