Miro

Annotation and Markup Tools

Miro offers powerful Annotation and Markup Tools that allow users to highlight, comment, and draw directly on visual elements within a whiteboard. These tools enable teams to provide contextual feedback, emphasize specific areas, and collaboratively refine content. Whether reviewing designs or clarifying ideas, annotation enhances communication, supports iteration, and keeps all stakeholders aligned in real-time within a shared workspace.

Brainstorming

Miro enhances Brainstorming sessions by providing an infinite canvas where teams can visually generate, organize, and connect ideas. With sticky notes, voting tools, and templates, users can rapidly capture thoughts and collaboratively refine them. This fosters creative thinking, accelerates idea development, and ensures that all voices are included, making it ideal for both in-person and remote brainstorming sessions.

Built-in Templates

Miro provides a rich library of Built-in Templates designed to streamline various workflows such as brainstorming, agile planning, user journey mapping, and retrospectives. These professionally designed templates help users jumpstart collaboration, standardize processes, and save time. Customizable and reusable, templates empower teams to maintain consistency and efficiency across sessions, enabling structured yet flexible creative and planning activities.

Collaboration Tools

Miro includes a wide range of Collaboration Tools such as comments, reactions, live cursors, and video chat integration. These features enable distributed teams to co-create, provide feedback, and communicate effectively in real-time. Whether working asynchronously or live, Miro ensures seamless collaboration, encouraging participation and maintaining momentum across meetings, workshops, or continuous planning and design processes.

Diagramming

Miro’s Diagramming tools allow users to easily create flowcharts, wireframes, org charts, and system maps on an infinite canvas. With drag-and-drop shapes, connectors, and smart formatting, users can visually represent complex processes or structures. These tools support clarity in planning, design, and communication, helping teams align on systems thinking and process flows in collaborative environments.

Discussion Boards

Miro integrates Discussion Boards through features like comment threads, sticky notes, and chat tools. These allow users to hold focused conversations around specific content or ideas directly on the board. By centralizing discussions and linking them to visual elements, teams can reduce scattered communication, foster clarity, and maintain a record of dialogue that supports decision-making and iterative thinking.

Drag and Drop Builder

Miro features an intuitive Drag and Drop Builder that lets users place, move, and organize elements effortlessly on the whiteboard. Whether creating diagrams, mapping user journeys, or building wireframes, this interface allows rapid structuring of ideas. The ease of drag-and-drop interaction enhances creativity and flow, enabling users of all skill levels to contribute visually without technical barriers.

Guest Users

Miro allows teams to invite Guest Users with limited, secure access to specific boards. This feature supports external collaboration with clients, contractors, or partners without requiring full platform accounts. Access can be customized with view-only or editing permissions. Guest Users facilitate transparency and feedback while maintaining control over content and preserving the integrity of internal workflows.

Mind Map

Miro’s Mind Map feature enables users to visually organize thoughts, ideas, and concepts in a hierarchical structure. With easy branching, color-coding, and drag-and-drop functionality, teams can break down complex topics, identify connections, and prioritize ideas. This tool is particularly effective for planning, problem-solving, and knowledge sharing, supporting both individual creativity and collaborative exploration.

Real-time Editing

Miro supports Real-time Editing, allowing multiple users to simultaneously work on the same whiteboard. Live cursors, instant updates, and synchronous inputs provide a true collaborative experience. This enables teams to brainstorm, design, and solve problems together without delays. Real-time editing fosters engagement, accelerates workflows, and ensures that everyone stays on the same page during dynamic sessions.

Session Expiry

In Miro, Session Expiry is a security feature that automatically ends user sessions after a defined period of inactivity. This helps protect sensitive content, especially in shared or public environments. By requiring re-authentication, it reduces the risk of unauthorized access. This capability is essential for maintaining data privacy and compliance in professional and enterprise-level collaboration settings.

Zoom (Pan)

Miro includes Zoom and Pan functionalities to navigate its infinite canvas with ease. Users can zoom in for detail or pan across broad areas to get a complete view of the board. These tools enhance usability, allowing seamless exploration of complex or large-scale visuals. They support both granular focus and strategic overview, essential for interactive whiteboarding sessions.