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Napkin works directly from your text: paste or import it, click generate, and it proposes visuals that match the ideas in the writing.

The results include infographics, diagrams, mind maps, flowcharts and editable data charts, and you choose the one that best expresses what you mean. Nothing is locked after generation, so you can change colors to match…

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Napkin works directly from your text: paste or import it, click generate, and it proposes visuals that match the ideas in the writing. The results include infographics, diagrams, mind maps, flowcharts and editable data charts, and you choose the one that best expresses what you mean. Nothing is locked after generation, so you can change colors to match a brand, reshape individual elements and edit the content. Finished visuals export as PPT, PNG, PDF or SVG. A beta Slides feature builds presentation-ready decks, and an API automates visual generation at scale inside existing workflows. The product also supports team collaboration and many languages.

Project managers use Napkin to turn rough notes into slides and explain plans clearly. Professors, teachers and school administrators use it to give text-based lessons a visual form. Growth marketers and business writers who rely on diagrams but find most presentation software awkward get quick business visuals. Bloggers, newsletter authors and social media managers add graphics to posts without hiring a designer. Training and community teams make explainer material for colleagues or members. Anyone who writes more comfortably than they draw is the intended audience, and no design background is needed because Napkin starts from the words already on the page.

Presenters paste meeting notes and generate a process diagram for a deck, then export it as a PPT file. Bloggers illustrate an article with an infographic and a chart exported as PNG or SVG. Social media teams produce shareable visuals from a short thread. Educators convert a lesson summary into a mind map, and operations staff turn a written procedure into a flowchart that is easy to follow. A LinkedIn author used Napkin to create visuals for an article, according to a testimonial. Developers and content teams connect the API to produce visuals in bulk, for example illustrating every help article in a documentation set.

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Frequently asked

6 questions
What kinds of visuals can Napkin create?
Napkin generates infographics, diagrams, mind maps, flowcharts and data charts from text. A Slides feature in beta produces presentation-ready decks.
Who is Napkin for?
People who communicate ideas in writing and need visuals, including project managers, educators, marketers and bloggers. No design skills are required.
How do I make a visual from my notes?
Paste or import your text, then click to generate. Napkin offers several options based on the content, and you pick one and polish it.
Can I edit the output?
Everything stays editable, including colors, individual elements and content. You can match a brand palette or take a visual apart and reshape it.
What formats can I export?
Visuals export as.ppt,.png,.pdf or.svg, so they drop into slides, documents and web pages. This also helps when you need scalable vector graphics.
Is there an API?
An API lets you automate visual generation inside your own workflow. Slides is still in beta, so features there may change.

Traffic

Estimated monthly website visits · last 10 months

1.3M visits/mo
Monthly visits
1.3M
↓ 8.5% MoM
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#36,124
IN #11,337
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#1
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