Each diagram type in Nodeslate has its own layout and its own way of reading what you type. Start one from the bar at the top of the canvas. One canvas can hold several, side by side.

Flowchart

Steps, decisions and outcomes. One line per step; a question becomes a decision.

Customer pays
Payment OK?
Ship order

Mind map

Ideas branching from one topic. Enter adds a topic beside the current one, Tab goes a level in, Shift+Tab comes back out.

Launch plan
  Pricing
  Channels

Architecture

Services and how they talk. Type a service name for a box, or A -> B: label to connect two. Nodeslate picks a fitting icon as you type, including official AWS architecture icons, and you can choose your own.

Web -> API: REST
API -> db: Orders

Entity Relationship

Tables, keys and how they link. Type a table name and press Enter, then its columns. users > orgs relates two tables, and Tab starts a new table. You can also paste a schema or import SQL.

users
email text unique
org_id -> orgs.id

Sequence

Calls between systems, in order. Participants appear as you name them. -> sends a message, --> is a reply, and -> C: text carries on from the last participant.

App -> Auth: Sign in
Auth --> App: Token

User journey

Stages, steps and how each one feels. Enter adds the next stage or step, and Tab adds steps to a stage. End a step with : 1 to : 5 for how it feels, or pick a face on the step.

Checkout
  Pay at checkout: 2
  Get receipt: 5

Org chart

Who reports to whom. Type Name, title. Enter adds someone with the same manager, Tab someone who reports to them, and Shift+Tab goes up a level.

Asha Rao, CEO
  Ben Ortiz, CTO

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