Feature opportunity: Option+drag copies an object

[mikez]

In several graphics editors and on macOS generally throughout apps (Finder, Calendar, etc.), holding down the Option (Alt) key while dragging copies and positions the object.

In draw.io, one can currently achieve this by hitting ⌘D (or ⌘C+⌘V), moving the mouse to the duplicate object, and dragging it. Option+drag is easier.

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Summary: The user requests that holding Option (Alt) while dragging an object in draw.io should duplicate and reposition it, consistent with behavior in many macOS apps and graphics editors. This appears to be an exact duplicate of the closed issue #2386.

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🔍 Possible Related Issues

This issue might be related to existing issues:

🔴 #2386 - Feature opportunity: Option+drag copies an object
This is an exact duplicate — same title, same author, same feature request for Option/Alt+drag to copy objects.

Please check if any of these address your issue. If this is a duplicate, we may close this issue and continue the conversation there.

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[mikez]

@davidjgraph Thank you for moving it to a discussion and sorry for missing your policy of putting feature opportunities into discussions. :)