Guide
Learn Nodeslate
Everything from your first diagram to setting up your whole company. Each page takes a few minutes.
Getting started
- Make your first diagramOpen the canvas, type a few lines and watch them become a flowchart. Everything you need for your first two minutes in Nodeslate.
- Typing diagrams: Enter, Tab and decisionsThe keys and short codes that turn typed lines into steps, branches, decisions, shapes and connections in Nodeslate.
- The seven diagram typesFlowcharts, mind maps, architecture, Entity Relationship, sequence, user journey and org chart: what each is for and exactly what to type.
Building diagrams
- Shapes, icons and layoutDraw shapes by hand, use architecture and AWS icons, and choose between Auto layout, manual layout and Draw only.
- AI and voiceLive AI tidies wording as you type, Ask AI chats about your diagram and turns documents into diagrams, and voice lets you say the steps.
- Import and exportBring in Mermaid and SQL, and export diagrams as PNG, SVG, PDF, Mermaid or SQL for docs, decks, tickets and code.
Working together
- Share, comment and work togetherInvite editors, commenters and viewers, share links, comment on boxes, and see earlier versions of a diagram.
- Workspaces, teams and company sign-inSet up a shared workspace for your company: seats, roles, teams, private folders, company sign-in with Google or Microsoft, and sign-in rules.
Building with code? See the API and MCP server. Looking for ideas? Read the blog.