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How to share a Litmap?

Share your Litmap as an image, link or by email.

Marina Kisley avatar
Written by Marina Kisley
Updated over 3 weeks ago

You can share Litmaps in a variety of ways, including:

  • Image

  • Publicly-accessible URL

  • With certain emails

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How to share your Litmap as a link

When you share your Litmap through a publicly-accessible URL, others can view and interact with the Map directly within the app. They don't even need a Litmaps account to view it.

To share your Litmap with a link:

  1. Open up your Litmap

  2. Click "Share" at the top right

  3. Click "Share with Link"

Share this publicly-accessible URL with any colleagues or peers you'd like.

Only articles saved to your Litmap will be included when you share. Hollow dots are article suggestions, and aren't saved on your Litmap.

How to download your Litmap

You can share your Litmap as an image.

To download an image of your Litmap:

  1. Open up your Litmap

  2. Click on the screenshot icon at the bottom right

  3. Click "Settings" and adjust any settings needed

  4. Click "Export Figure"

This download a high-quality PNG image of your Litmap. You can convert the PNG to other file formats as needed locally.

How to share your Litmap by email

You can share your Litmap with select individuals through email. This will send a link to your Litmap that these individuals can access.

To share your Litmap by email:

  1. Open up your Litmap

  2. Click "Share" at the top right

  3. Click "Share to Email Addresses"

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