Expand is a spatial board for macOS. Place text, images, files, and shapes on an open canvas, then nest boards you can actually go into. Double-click the board to add something. Right-click to choose text, images, files, or shapes. The plus in the toolbar adds from the top of the window. Drag to arrange. Open a board to work inside it, then use the title-bar breadcrumbs to go back up.
I have worked on this project for a long time. It is a board that creates space for ideas, where you can use as many elements and text pieces as you like, helping you organize everything in your mind. I searched for a tool that would let me collect my thoughts in a structured way—something better than an iPad or notepad. This is the result: a tool that helps you place and track all your thoughts in an open, flexible way. You can arrange it however you need, making every word your own. There are no limits or instructions; it’s just you and the board.
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With Miro being acquired, I will give this a try
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In the case of nested boards, can you go beyond a certain point before the complexity of keeping context becomes difficult? Btw, Congratulations @sgroiga on the Launch of @Expand Board for macOS ✌️🚀
@aymi_malik Fundamentally, there are no technical limitations, no matter how many boards we need to test or their height and width. It may look bad when printing documents at some point, but it is basically doable.
A lot of people hesitate to commit to a new canvas tool because they worry about long-term access to their work: what’s your philosophy on data ownership (local-first vs cloud), export/backup, and future-proofing—and how did that influence your technical and product tradeoffs?
the double-click-to-add plus breadcrumb navigation is a clean way to avoid the usual infinite-canvas problem of losing where you are. does search work across nested boards too, or only within whichever board you currently have open? that'd be the thing I'd want once a project has more than a few levels of nesting.
@galdayan The search function works globally, But it is a really good idea to perhaps distinguish whether it is only in the current board or global. Thanks for the inspiration.
@sgroiga makes sense, global search is honestly the better default anyway - a per-board toggle would just be extra friction for the common case. good luck with it.
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With Miro being acquired, I will give this a try
In the case of nested boards, can you go beyond a certain point before the complexity of keeping context becomes difficult?
Btw, Congratulations @sgroiga on the Launch of @Expand Board for macOS ✌️🚀
Bookmer
@aymi_malik Fundamentally, there are no technical limitations, no matter how many boards we need to test or their height and width. It may look bad when printing documents at some point, but it is basically doable.
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@curiouskitty ???? This is a macOS application with no cloud support. Optionally, users can sync via iCloud.
@sgroiga,
Forgive the cat. The stupidity of the "AI" within product hunt is breathtaking and disappointing at the same time. Nice app, well done.
Bookmer
@rick_segal1 Thank you Rick 😀
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the double-click-to-add plus breadcrumb navigation is a clean way to avoid the usual infinite-canvas problem of losing where you are. does search work across nested boards too, or only within whichever board you currently have open? that'd be the thing I'd want once a project has more than a few levels of nesting.
Bookmer
@galdayan The search function works globally, But it is a really good idea to perhaps distinguish whether it is only in the current board or global. Thanks for the inspiration.
Dial
@sgroiga makes sense, global search is honestly the better default anyway - a per-board toggle would just be extra friction for the common case. good luck with it.
Bookmer
@galdayan Thank you Gal :)
Native macOS thinking tools still feel better than most web canvases. Limitless boards for expanding ideas is a clean, useful wedge. Nice ship.
Bookmer
@orenr Thank you Oren 😀