Napkin AI
Turns written text into editable diagrams, infographics, flowcharts, mind maps, charts and slide decks.
Napkin AI is a web tool that turns text into visuals. Napkin AI reads content that users write, paste or import and generates diagrams, infographics, flowcharts, mind maps and data charts, while its Slides feature builds whole decks. Every result can be edited and exported as PPT, PDF, PNG or SVG.
Best for People who explain ideas in slides, documents or posts and want diagrams made from their own wording without design skills.
- Platforms
- Web, API
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free plan
- Yes
- API
- Yes
- Made by
- Napkin AI
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What is Napkin AI?
Napkin AI is a platform for visual communication; it produces graphics and presentations from ordinary text. It has two parts. Napkin Visuals reads content you write, paste or import and proposes diagrams, infographics, flowcharts, mind maps and data charts that fit it; no prompt writing is involved, you press the generate icon and pick one of the options. Napkin Slides, labelled beta, builds a full deck and consults you before it starts. Everything generated stays editable, including colours, fonts, layout, icons and individual shapes. Finished work exports as PPT, PDF, PNG or SVG for use in slide tools, documents or social posts. Teams can share a Teamspace, edit together in real time and leave comments. Output can be created in more than 60 languages, and an API is offered for generating visuals automatically inside other workflows.
Key Features
Text-to-Visual Generation
Analyses a passage and offers several matching visuals to choose from, without a written prompt.
Multiple Visual Types
Covers infographics, diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps and editable data charts.
Napkin Slides
Assembles a complete presentation from your ideas after checking direction with you; currently marked beta.
Full Editing
Allows changes to colours, fonts, layouts and icons, and lets you reshape or replace single elements.
Export Formats
Saves work as PPT, PDF, PNG or SVG so it can be dropped into other tools.
Team Collaboration
Provides shared Teamspaces with simultaneous editing, comments and highlights.
How Napkin AI works
Add your text
Write in the editor, paste content or import a file.
Generate visuals
Click the generate icon and Napkin proposes visuals relevant to the passage.
Pick and adjust
Choose one option, then change colours, shapes and other elements as needed.
Export
Download the result as PPT, PDF, PNG or SVG.
Use Cases
- Slide Illustrations
- Replace bullet lists in a deck with a diagram generated from the same text.
- Readable Documentation
- Add flowcharts and overviews to internal docs and reports.
- Social Media Graphics
- Create an infographic to accompany a LinkedIn article or post.
- Teaching Materials
- Turn lesson notes into visuals that explain a concept to a class.
- Blog Posts
- Break up long articles with charts and diagrams drawn from the copy.
Things to know
- Visual generation is desktop-only
- Phones can view work and edit presentations, but new visuals cannot yet be generated on mobile.
- Some exports need a paid plan
- PNG and PDF export are included in the free plan; PPT and SVG export and custom branding belong to the paid plans.
- Free credits are weekly
- The free plan's AI credits are granted on a weekly basis.
- Slides is in beta
- The presentation builder is labelled beta on the site.
FAQs
What is Napkin AI?
Napkin AI is a tool for communicating visually; it converts text into visuals and presentations. It consists of Napkin Visuals for individual graphics and Napkin Slides for whole decks.
What is Napkin AI used for?
Napkin AI is used to illustrate presentations, documents, reports, blog posts, teaching materials and social media content with graphics generated from the text itself.
Is Napkin AI free?
Yes. Napkin AI has a free plan with weekly AI credits, unlimited editing, unlimited file imports and unlimited PNG and PDF exports. Paid Plus and Pro plans add credits and features such as PPT and SVG export and custom branding.
How much does Napkin AI cost?
Napkin AI offers a free plan and paid Plus and Pro plans. See the official pricing page for the current figures.
Does Napkin AI have an API?
Yes. Napkin AI lists an API intended for automating visual generation at scale within an existing workflow.
Does Napkin AI work on mobile?
Partly. Napkin AI lets you view existing work and create and edit presentations on a phone, but generating visuals is not yet available on mobile.
What file formats does Napkin AI support?
Napkin AI imports PPT, DOC, PDF, HTML and MD files and exports PPT, PDF, PNG and SVG.
Which languages does Napkin AI support?
Napkin AI can create output in more than 60 languages. Its interface is offered in six languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and Korean.
Who it's for
- Presenters
- Educators
- Marketers
- Consultants
- Technical writers
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