Nodeslate turns what you type into a diagram. You write one line per step, and boxes, arrows and layout appear as you go. There's nothing to drag or line up.

Open the canvas

Go to the canvas. You don't need an account to try it: your diagram stays in this browser until you sign up to keep it. Once you sign in, every diagram is saved as you work and listed under Your diagrams.

Type a line, press Enter

The typing box sits on the canvas, already focused. Type your first step and press Enter. It becomes a box, and the typing box moves to where the next step will go.

Customer opens the app
Signs up
Email verified?
Show the dashboard

A line that ends with ? or starts with If becomes a decision. Nodeslate arranges everything for you as you type.

Branch and step back

Press Tab to start a branch from the box you're on, and Shift+Tab to step back out. Use the arrow keys to move between boxes, and press Enter on an empty line to edit the chosen box.

Pick another kind of diagram

The bar at the top starts other kinds of diagram: mind map, architecture, Entity Relationship, sequence, user journey and org chart. Each one knows its own layout. You can put several on one canvas, side by side. See the seven diagram types.

Start from a template

Not sure where to begin? Choose Templates in the same bar. There are ready-made sign-up and checkout flows, bug triage, a product launch plan, service maps, database schemas, an org chart, a customer journey and more. Every box in a template stays editable.

Save, share and export

Sign in to keep your diagrams. Then Share invites people to edit live, Export gives you PNG, SVG, PDF or Mermaid, and History keeps earlier versions. Press ? in the bottom corner any time for every shortcut, or to take the tour again.

Try it on the canvasNo account needed.