Quick answer
To use a Miro template, open your dashboard and click Create new from template, or select Templates from the left sidebar to browse the full library. Search or filter by category, preview a design, then click Use template to add it to a new board where you can customize shapes, text, and layout instantly.
Steps at a glance
- Open Miro dashboard and click "Templates" in the left sidebar
- Browse categories or search for a specific template type
- Preview the template by clicking its thumbnail
- Click "Use template" to create a new board from it
- Customize the board's shapes, text, and stickies
- Share the board or invite teammates to collaborate
- Save your own layout as a reusable custom template
Summary
Miro's template library gives you hundreds of pre-built board layouts for brainstorming, agile workflows, strategy, and planning, so you never start from a blank canvas. You can browse, preview, and drop any template into a new board, then edit it freely or save your own version for future projects.
Step-by-step guide
Step 1
Open the template library
From your Miro dashboard, click "Templates" in the left-hand navigation menu, or click the "Create new" button and choose "Browse all templates" from the dropdown. This opens the full template picker showing categories like Brainstorming, Agile Workflows, Strategy & Planning, and more.
Step 2
Search or filter by category
Use the search bar at the top of the template picker to type keywords such as "retrospective" or "flowchart," or click a category tab on the left to narrow results. Miro offers hundreds of built-in templates, plus community-made ones in Miroverse that appear under a separate tab.
Step 3
Preview and select a template
Click any template thumbnail to open a larger preview showing its layout, sections, and included elements before you commit. Once you find one that fits your project—like a mind map or user journey map—click "Use template" to continue.
Step 4
Create your board from the template
After clicking "Use template," Miro opens a new board pre-populated with the template's frames, sticky notes, and guidance text. Rename the board by clicking the title field at the top left so your team can find it easily later, similar to when you create a board from scratch.
Step 5
Customize the content
Edit the template by adding your own sticky notes, moving shapes, deleting unused frames, or resizing sections to match your workflow. Nothing is locked, so you can adapt the structure while keeping the built-in guidance as a reference.
Step 6
Invite collaborators and set sharing permissions
Click the "Share" button in the top right corner to invite teammates by email or generate a shareable link. Choose whether collaborators can edit or only comment, and decide if the board should stay invite-only or be open to anyone with the link, matching your team's privacy needs.
Step 7
Save your customized board as a new template
If you want to reuse your layout later, click the three-dot menu on the board thumbnail from the dashboard, select "Save as template," then name it and choose a category. Your custom template now appears under "Templates" for future projects.
Why this matters
You're staring at a blank board and need a retrospective, roadmap, or brainstorm session running in minutes, not hours. Using a template gives you a proven structure instantly, so you can focus on facilitating your team's discussion instead of designing frames, sections, and sticky note layouts from scratch.
Frequently asked questions
Are Miro templates free to use?
Yes, the core template library is available on Miro's free plan, including hundreds of pre-built boards for brainstorming, planning, and team workflows.
Can I combine multiple templates on one board?
Yes, you can add several templates to the same board by dragging their frames together or copying specific sections from one template into another.
Where do custom and community templates appear?
Templates you save yourself appear under "Templates" on your dashboard, while community-made designs from Miroverse show up in a separate browsing tab within the template picker.
Do templates support real-time team collaboration?
Yes, once you create a board from a template you can invite collaborators to edit or comment simultaneously, making it easy to run workshops together.
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