> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.comfy.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Canvas Controls - Minimap, Zoom, and Focus Mode

> Use ComfyUI canvas controls and the View menu for minimap, link visibility, canvas info, zoom, fit view, Select/Hand modes, and Focus Mode.

The bottom-right canvas toolbar and the **View** menu control how you move around the graph. Core View commands include toggle bottom panel, browse templates, **Focus Mode**, canvas performance info, minimap, link visibility, zoom in/out, and fit view.

![The bottom-right canvas toolbar with the minimap open](https://mintcdn.com/dripart/cWths51SAUr51YVL/images/interface/canvas-controls/canvas_toolbar.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=cWths51SAUr51YVL\&q=85\&s=cd8c2ef1bdec81bd8c730b3a3c0159a4)

![Focus Mode on: the workspace chrome is hidden and a hamburger control is shown](https://mintcdn.com/dripart/cWths51SAUr51YVL/images/interface/canvas-controls/canvas_focus_mode.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=cWths51SAUr51YVL\&q=85\&s=fe9f3b0f77c39731e2d77a5147c16b2d)

![Link visibility on: the connected nodes are joined by wires](https://mintcdn.com/dripart/cWths51SAUr51YVL/images/interface/canvas-controls/canvas_links_visible.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=cWths51SAUr51YVL\&q=85\&s=4e20906792a1924523e3da25bdd920ac)

![Link visibility off: the nodes stay on the canvas but the connection wires are hidden](https://mintcdn.com/dripart/cWths51SAUr51YVL/images/interface/canvas-controls/canvas_links_hidden.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=cWths51SAUr51YVL\&q=85\&s=2fb86dd45ba7907910bfdc0cfcf4e3b9)

## Canvas toolbar

When **Show graph canvas menu** (`Comfy.Graph.CanvasMenu`) is on (default), a floating toolbar sits at the bottom-right of the canvas:

| Control | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Canvas mode** | Menu to switch between **Select** (edit nodes) and **Hand** (pan-only / read-only canvas). Defaults: `v` unlocks Select, `h` locks Hand. |
| **Fit view** | Frames the graph in the viewport (`Comfy.Canvas.FitView`, default `.`). |
| **Zoom** | Opens a popover with Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom to fit, and a percentage field (1-1000%). Default shortcuts include `Alt` + `=` / `Alt` + `-` for zoom in/out. |
| **Minimap** | Toggles the overview map (`Comfy.Canvas.ToggleMinimap`, default `Alt` + `Shift` + `M`). Persisted as `Comfy.Minimap.Visible`. |
| **Link visibility** | Hides or shows connection wires by toggling hidden link render mode (`Comfy.Canvas.ToggleLinkVisibility`). |

You can hide the whole toolbar with **Show graph canvas menu** in Lite Graph / Canvas settings.

## View menu

The **View** menu registers the same navigation commands so you can run them from the menu bar or the command palette:

* Toggle Bottom Panel
* Browse Templates
* Focus Mode
* Canvas Performance (`Comfy.ToggleCanvasInfo`, toggles `Comfy.Graph.CanvasInfo`)
* Toggle Minimap
* Toggle Link Visibility
* Zoom In / Zoom Out / Fit View

## Focus Mode

**Focus Mode** (`Workspace.ToggleFocusMode`) hides workspace chrome so you can concentrate on the graph. While it is on:

* The top menu section is hidden (new menu).
* Left/right sidebar panels and the bottom panel are not rendered in the splitter layout.
* A hamburger control appears so you can exit Focus Mode (**Show menu**).

Toggle Focus Mode again, or use the hamburger control, to restore the full workspace.

## Minimap options

Beyond show/hide, Settings under Minimap control what the map draws (node colors, links, groups, bypass state, error state). See [Lite Graph settings](https://docs.comfy.org/interface/settings/lite-graph.md) and related Appearance entries when present.

## Links and canvas globals

Link shape and whether connected links are shown are also available as quick toggles in the [Right Side Panel](https://docs.comfy.org/interface/right-side-panel.md) **Global Settings** when nothing is selected, and in full under Lite Graph settings (`Comfy.LinkRenderMode` and related options). Grid spacing and snap-to-grid live in the same Global Settings / Lite Graph areas.

### Selecting links

Requires ComfyUI frontend 1.58.0 or later. Selecting links with a frame is default canvas behavior in Select mode (not a settings toggle).

Drag a frame across the connection wires you want to act on. A frame that captures no nodes, groups, or reroutes selects every visible link it crosses, and the selection toolbox replaces its node buttons with two link actions: **Hide**, which keeps the connection and hides the wire, and **Delete**, which removes the link from the graph. Each action is one undo step, and `Delete` or `Backspace` also removes a link selection.

`Shift` and `Alt` frames select nodes and groups only, and the Hand canvas mode never selects links.

## Related pages

* [Interface Overview](https://docs.comfy.org/interface/overview.md)
* [Shortcuts](https://docs.comfy.org/interface/shortcuts.md)
* [Lite Graph settings](https://docs.comfy.org/interface/settings/lite-graph.md)
* [Right Side Panel](https://docs.comfy.org/interface/right-side-panel.md) (Global Settings quick toggles)
* [Bottom Panel](https://docs.comfy.org/interface/bottom-panel.md)


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