Create pages, edit content, upload images and video, and manage files in the Mintlify web editor with rich-text editing and search across your content.
The left panel has two views: Navigation and Files.Navigation shows your sidebar structure as visitors see it. Click a page to open it.Files shows the full file tree of your repository, including files that aren’t in your navigation. Click any file to open it.To switch between views, click the file icon or press Cmd + Shift + F (macOS) or Ctrl + Shift + F (Windows). To search by filename or page content, click the search icon or press Cmd + K (macOS) or Ctrl + K (Windows).
Unlisted pages exist in your repository but don’t appear in navigation. They’re useful for draft content, reusable snippets, or pages you plan to add to navigation later.Right-click any folder in the Files view and select New file. Enter a filename and the editor creates the page without adding it to navigation. You can add it to navigation later from the Navigation tab.
Switch between visual and source mode using the mode toggle in the toolbar below the top bar. To switch to visual mode, click the eye icon or press Cmd + Shift + S (macOS) or Ctrl + Shift + S (Windows). To switch to source mode, click the code icon or press the same shortcut.Visual mode shows a real-time preview as you type. Press / to open the component menu and insert components, images, videos, and other content. You can also drag and drop media files directly onto the page from your computer or from the navigation tree. Other shortcuts:
Insert a link: Select text and press Cmd + K (macOS) or Ctrl + K (Windows). You can also drag a page from the navigation tree into the editor to create a link with the page title.
Link to another page: Right-click a page in the navigation tree, click Copy link, then paste the link into your content. The editor recognizes internal links to other pages and converts them.
Insert media from your project: Drag an image or video from the navigation tree into the page to embed it inline. Supported formats include PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, SVG, MP4, and WebM.
Insert an emoji: Type : followed by a keyword to open the emoji picker.
Edit a table: When your cursor is inside a table, use the floating toolbar to add or remove rows and columns, or merge cells.
Source mode gives you direct access to the MDX source. Use it for precise control over component properties and frontmatter.For a full list of components, see Components. For MDX syntax, see Format text and Format code.
In visual mode, type /task and select Task List to add an interactive checklist. You can also type - [ ] followed by a space to turn a list item into a task. Click the checkbox beside a task to mark it complete.Press Enter at the end of a task to add another unchecked task. Press Enter again on an empty task to exit the list.In source mode, use - [ ] for an incomplete task or - [x] for a completed task.
To compare your current page against the last published version, click the View diff button in the toolbar, or press Cmd + Shift + D (macOS) or Ctrl + Shift + D (Windows). In visual mode, this shows a visual diff. In source mode, it shows a text diff. Click Exit diff or press the shortcut again to return to editing.You can also open a diff from the publish menu. Click Publish then click any changed file in the list.
In visual mode, the editor shows a minimap on the right side of the page that reflects the heading structure of your document. Hover over the minimap to expand it into a full table of contents. Click any heading to scroll to that section.
When editing a code block in visual mode, you can:
Highlight or focus lines: Select text within the code block, then use the toolbar that appears to mark lines as highlighted or focused. Highlighting visually emphasizes lines. Focusing lines dims everything else.
Mark diff lines: Select lines and use the toolbar to mark them as additions (+) or removals (-).
Wrap: Toggle line wrapping in the code block settings.
Expandable: Make the code block collapsible so readers can expand it on demand.
To turn a private page or folder into workspace content, drag the private content from the Private section to a folder in your workspace. You can also right-click the private content and select Move to workspace.When you move a private folder, all pages in the folder move to your workspace. Any content you move to your workspace immediately becomes available to your workspace collaborators, but it is not added to your site navigation.
You can’t move workspace content back to the Private section.
If a teammate deletes a page through Git while you have it open, the editor enters read-only mode and shows a banner. The editor preserves your content so you can copy it before navigating away.
Type /image to upload a new image or select an existing one from your repository. Type /video to upload or select a video.You can also drag and drop files from your computer directly onto a page. In visual mode, the file inserts inline. In source mode, the editor inserts the file path at your cursor position. Images save to your images/ folder and videos to videos/.To reuse media that already lives in your project, drag an image or video file from the navigation tree onto the page. The editor embeds the asset inline.
After inserting an image in visual mode, hover over it to reveal the image toolbar. Use Light/dark variants to upload separate images for light and dark mode.
Type /embed and paste a YouTube, Loom, or Vimeo URL. The editor detects the provider and generates the iframe. Searching the slash menu for youtube, yt, loom, or vimeo also surfaces the Embed command.For other embeds, type /embed and toggle Manual embed to write custom HTML.For more on formatting images and using the Frame component, see Images and embeds.
