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Feature

Gesture Navigation

Navigate your workspace with natural trackpad gestures.

What is gesture navigation?

Melo's canvas is designed to be navigated the way you naturally use your Mac — with trackpad gestures. Pinch to zoom, swipe to pan, use multi-finger gestures to switch boards and manage tiles.

This creates an experience that feels less like using software and more like moving through a physical space. Your workspace becomes a place you navigate intuitively, not a tool you operate with clicks and menus.

Gesture navigation is especially powerful on larger canvases. When your workspace grows to dozens of tiles, being able to zoom out for overview and zoom in for detail — all with natural gestures — keeps you oriented and productive.

Key benefits

1

Natural movement

Pinch, swipe, and scroll through your workspace with the same gestures you use everywhere on macOS. Zero learning curve.

2

Zoom semantics

Pinch to zoom out for a bird's-eye view of your entire workspace. Zoom in to focus on a specific tile. Navigate by spatial memory.

3

Board switching

Multi-finger swipes switch between boards instantly. Each board is a different project context, and switching is as fast as swiping.

4

Mac-native feel

Built for macOS trackpad gestures from day one. The workspace responds like a native Apple app because it is one.

Who is this for?

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Gesture Navigation work in Melo?

Gesture Navigation is built natively into Melo's spatial canvas. It's not a plugin or add-on — it's a core part of the workspace that integrates with your notes, tasks, AI, and other tiles. See the feature details above for specifics.

Which apps have gesture navigation?

Few productivity apps offer true gesture navigation the way Melo does. While some tools have partial implementations, Melo's version is deeply integrated into a spatial canvas with full AI awareness and local-first architecture.

Can I use Melo offline?

Absolutely. Since Melo is local-first, your entire workspace works offline. Notes, tasks, canvas arrangement, clipboard history — everything is available without an internet connection. AI features require connectivity.

Is my data private with Melo?

Yes. Melo is local-first, meaning your data lives on your Mac by default. Nothing is uploaded to external servers unless you explicitly use AI features, which send only the necessary context and don't persist your data.