Building MagicMiro: Adding a Missing Feature to Miro

The Problem: Death by a Thousand Copy-Pastes

I live in Miro boards daily for both work and personal projects. Whether organizing user stories, feedback items, or brainstorming points, I found myself repeating the same tedious workflow: Copy text. Create new sticky note. Paste. Repeat. Miro offered a paste-as-separate-stickies feature for spreadsheets, but it failed with plain multi-line text.

Validating the Problem

I wasn't alone. A quick search through Miro community forums and Reddit revealed dozens of frustrated users describing the same workflow bottleneck.

To validate demand, I built a simple web app that converted clipboard text into Miro's expected format. The proof of concept worked, but the feedback was unanimous: switching between browser tabs broke the flow almost as much as the original problem.

People needed something that lived in their workflow, not beside it. A native menu bar app was the answer.

What MagicMiro Does

MagicMiro is a lightweight macOS menu bar app that converts clipboard text into a format Miro recognizes as multiple sticky notes. Simple by design.

Here's the workflow:

1. Copy any multi-line text (user stories, feedback, task lists)
2. Press CMD+G (customizable) to convert your clipboard
3. Paste in Miro (CMD+V) and select "Paste data as separate sticky notes"
4. Watch dozens of sticky notes appear instantly 🎉

Download MagicMiro for Free (macOS only)

Note: You may see a security warning on first launch—this is standard for new macOS developers. Right-click the app and select "Open" to bypass the warning.

How It Works

Say you have a list like this:

Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Artichoke
Asparagus
Almond

Without MagicMiro: Pasting this into Miro creates one big text block.

With MagicMiro: After copying and pressing CMD+G, paste into Miro and select "Paste data as separate sticky notes." Each line becomes its own sticky note:

No more manual line-by-line creation.

Who Benefits Most

• Product managers organizing user stories and requirements

• UX researchers categorizing user feedback and insights

• Scrum masters preparing sprint planning sessions

• Designers organizing design system components

• Workshop facilitators running remote brainstorming sessions

Download MagicMiro for free (macOS only)

Note: You may see a security warning on first launch—this is standard for new macOS developers. Right-click the app and select "Open" to bypass the warning.

What's Next?

I'm exploring text formatting preservation and custom sticky note colors. Have ideas or feedback? Get in touch.