Concept Map Maker

Easy to Use

Click simple commands and SmartDraw builds your concept map for you, automatically, so you can focus on your brainstorming session, not aligning boxes and connecting lines. Add or remove an idea, and SmartDraw realigns and arranges all the shapes in your chart so that everything looks great. SmartDraw's professional themes let you apply colors, gradients, and fonts that make you look like a designer, even if you have no artistic talent.

Easy to Convert to a Gantt Chart

With SmartDraw, you can instantly convert your concept map into a Gantt chart with just a click. Changes made in one view will be automatically reflected in the other. You can use a mind map to brainstorm ideas and organize and group information. When you're ready, turn your brainstorm into an actionable project plan with assignments and due dates.

Easy to Work With Other Apps

SmartDraw is easy to work with no matter what other apps you use. You can add concept maps to:

• Microsoft Office^®
  • Excel^®
  • Word^®
  • PowerPoint^®
• Microsoft Teams^®
• Google Workspace^™
  • Google Docs
  • Google Sheets
• Atlassian^™ apps
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Trello

Easy to Save to Your Existing Storage Solution

SmartDraw works hand in glove with most file storage systems. You can save your concept maps directly to:

• SharePoint^®
• OneDrive^®
• Google Drive^™
• DropBox^®
• Box^®

There is no need to create a parallel set of common folders and permissions, SmartDraw can just save files directly into your existing set up.

Easy to Share

Share your concept map with anyone, even if they don't own a copy of SmartDraw, with a link. You can also easily export any diagram as a PDF or common image formats like PNG or SVG.

Easy to Get Help

Have a question? Chat or email us. SmartDraw support is in-house and free!

The concept map method allows a person or team to collect their ideas about a central topic in a visual way. This is known by a few different names: concept mapping, mental mapping, mind mapping, and even concept webbing.

The main topic will be in the center of the map and related ideas will radiate out from it.

A concept map maker like SmartDraw lets you visualize your ideas without interrupting your creative flow. As you think of a new idea just add a shape to your concept map and type. Ideas will be loosely connected to each other. You can always go back to organize and create logical groupings and hierarchies later.

You can easily make any idea on your concept map a Trello card by connecting to any existing Trello board for your team. Updates from Trello will be automatically reflected on your mind map too.