by n4dirp·Workflow
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Nodemap stands out in the blender_extensions library for bringing a minimap-style overlay to the Node Editor, handling navigation and node selection from a single resizable panel that matches your active theme.
Nodemap is a minimap overlay for Blender's Node Editor. It gives you an interactive, bird's-eye view of large node graphs and works across Shader, Geometry Nodes, and Compositing—compatible with any node tree.
From the minimap you can pan and zoom your node editor, and zoom and pan inside the minimap itself. Click, drag, scroll, and pan to navigate, or hover and click nodes to select them in the editor. The overlay is resizable to fit your workflow, and it's fully customizable: you control which node colors, wire colors, and node names are displayed. Its colors are theme-aware and automatically match your active Blender theme.
Nodemap is written in Python and runs on Blender 5.1 and newer. It requires no special permissions and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. The current version is 1.3.2. Source and issue tracking are available on the developer's GitHub page.
Nodemap is best for blender artists working with large node graphs in Shader, Geometry Nodes, or Compositing who want a minimap to navigate and select nodes.
Nodemap is completely free to download and use.
Nodemap is compatible with Blender 5.1 and newer, so you'll need a build from that release onward to use the minimap overlay. It's written entirely in Python and installs as a Blender extension. The current version listed here is 1.3.2, updated June 26th, 2026. If you're on an older Blender release, check the developer's GitHub page before installing, since compatibility is stated only for Blender 5.1 and up.
Nodemap works across Blender's Shader, Geometry Nodes, and Compositing editors, and it's compatible with any node tree. The minimap gives you a bird's-eye view of large node graphs, letting you pan and zoom your node editor from a single overlay. You can also zoom and pan inside the minimap itself, and click, drag, scroll, and pan to navigate. Hovering and clicking a node on the minimap selects it in the editor.
Nodemap is listed as free in this catalog and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. That license also lets you access and build the add-on from source—the developer provides a build command using Blender's extension tooling on the GitHub page. For current licensing terms, source code, and issue reporting, refer to the developer's GitHub page, which is the authoritative reference for the add-on.
Nodemap does not require any special permissions to run in Blender, according to its extension listing. It installs as a standard Blender extension—you can drag and drop the add-on into Blender or install it from disk. The add-on is compact at 37.2 KB and written entirely in Python. For installation help and the latest downloads, the developer's GitHub page and the Blender extensions documentation are the places to look.
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