Spreadsheets
One person per row with name, title, and manager columns can be mapped deterministically when the table is self-contained.
Excel and CSV guideONE GUIDE, FOUR WORKING PATHS
How to make an org chart
Build it by hand, describe it in a prompt, or convert a spreadsheet, document, or image. Every path ends at the same editable draft that a person checks before it is trusted.
START WHERE YOUR DATA IS
The right method is the one your source material already fits.
If the organization lives in your head, build manually or write a prompt. If it lives in a spreadsheet, let the employee table map the hierarchy. If it only exists as a slide, PDF, screenshot, or photo, convert that file into a draft instead of retyping it.
None of these paths produce a finished chart. They produce a starting structure that you check, correct, and arrange — which is faster than starting from nothing and safer than trusting an import.
FIVE DELIBERATE MOVES
From scattered knowledge to a chart you stand behind.
- 01Choose a starting path
Start a blank chart, write a prompt of up to 5,000 characters, or select a supported spreadsheet, image, PDF, or PowerPoint source.
- 02Create the first draft
Add roles by hand under one top-level role, or consent to source processing and generate a reviewable draft.
- 03Check every reporting line
Compare proposed names, titles, and managers with what you know, and resolve warnings before applying a generated preview.
- 04Arrange and refine the chart
Use direct editing, drag-reparenting, undo, and the Hierarchy, Orbit, Focus, and List views to shape the structure.
- 05Save, export, or share deliberately
Keep the guest draft on your device, or sign in to save it to a workspace and create official exports or share links.
Images
Up to three readable screenshots or photos become layout evidence. Faint or crossing connectors stay flagged for a human decision.
Screenshot and photo guideDocuments
Text-based PDFs of up to 40 pages contribute positioned text as evidence. Scanned pages are bounded and kept reviewable.
PDF guideSlides
PPTX shape text, positions, and connector endpoints propose the hierarchy. Decorative lines still need your judgment.
PowerPoint guideBy hand
No source needed. Add each role, place it under its manager, and let the editor prevent cycles while the structure grows.
Start in the org chart makerFrom a prompt
Describe the top role, the teams, and known managers in plain language. State uncertainty instead of inventing reporting lines.
Read the AI generator guideBEFORE YOU START
Org chart questions and answers
Short answers to the questions people ask before their first chart, each grounded in how the product behaves today rather than how a roadmap hopes it will.
Do I need an account to make an org chart?
No. The guest studio opens without sign-in and keeps the draft on your device. An account matters only when you want to save the chart to a workspace, produce an official export, or create a share link.
What sources can become a chart?
A typed prompt of up to 5,000 characters, a CSV or XLSX employee table, a PDF of up to 40 pages, a PPTX presentation, or up to three PNG, JPEG, or WebP images — one document or spreadsheet per preview, under 4 MiB combined.
How large can one chart be?
The current editor supports up to 1,000 roles in a single chart. Larger organizations are better mapped as separate charts you review one at a time.
Can I draw a matrix or dotted-line chart?
Not as a second drawn line. The current model records one top-level role and one direct manager for every other role. Keep the accountable manager as the drawn line and note a secondary alignment in the role title.
What if a generated draft gets something wrong?
Generated previews never apply on their own — you inspect the proposed structure first. After applying, every name, title, and reporting line stays editable, and undo restores the previous state.
START WITH A DRAFT YOU CONTROL