Free flowchart maker online
MyCanvasDesign is a free flowchart maker that works online in your browser, with no sign-up: drag in shapes, join them with connectors that stay attached, and download a PNG or SVG with no watermark.
Map out a process at work, a yes or no decision, a swimlane diagram of who does what, or a network plan. There are 61 shapes across flowchart, UML, BPMN and network sets, and your flowcharts are saved in your browser, on your own device.
How to make a flowchart online
Open the flowchart maker
Press Make a flowchart. A blank flowchart opens straight away, with no account to make and nothing to install.
Add shapes and connect them
Click a shape to add it, or drag it in. Drag from a dot on its edge to another shape to connect them, or let go on empty space to add the next step there.
Download it
Export a PNG for slides and documents, or an SVG that stays sharp at any size. Both are free, with no watermark.
What the flowchart maker gives you
- 61 shapes
- Process, decision, start and end, document and data, plus UML, BPMN and network symbols like actors, gateways, servers and databases.
- Swimlanes and groups
- Show who does what with swimlanes across or down, and gather related steps in a group box.
- Connectors that stay attached
- Straight, elbow or curved lines that follow their shapes when you move them, with labels and five kinds of arrowhead.
- Tidy in one click
- Snap to a grid, line shapes up with guides, and align or spread out a whole selection at once.
- Quick with a keyboard
- Copy, paste, duplicate, nudge, undo and redo with the shortcuts you already know, and type straight into a shape.
- Free downloads
- PNG, SVG and JSON files with no watermark. Open a JSON file again any time to carry on editing.
Why make your flowchart with MyCanvasDesign
Free, with no watermark
Download as many flowcharts as you like. Nothing is stamped on them and there's no trial that runs out.
No sign-up
Open the editor and start. Your work saves in your browser as you go, with no account and no email address.
Fast from anywhere
The app is served from a global network, and your downloads are made on your own device, so there's no upload queue.
Private by design
Your flowcharts are saved in your browser, on your device. Nothing you draw is uploaded.
Flowcharts for work, school and home
Onboarding steps, a support process, an approval chain, a school project on the water cycle: a flowchart turns a wall of text into something people follow at a glance.
It works in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on a laptop, desktop or tablet. There is no sign-up and no download, so you can share the link with a class or a team and they can start too.
Questions about the flowchart maker
Is the flowchart maker really free?
Yes. Making flowcharts and downloading PNG, SVG and JSON files is free, with no watermark and no time limit.
Do I need to sign up?
No. Press Make a flowchart and start. Your flowcharts are saved in this browser, on your device, and listed on your dashboard.
Can I make a swimlane diagram?
Yes. Add a swimlane across or down for each person or team, then place the steps in front of the lanes. The Swimlane process starter shows how.
What file types can I download a flowchart as?
A PNG picture at twice screen size, an SVG that stays sharp at any size, or a JSON file you can open here again. PDF and 4× PNG exports will come with Pro.
I made a flowchart on the old MyCanvas site. Is it still there?
If you made it in this browser, yes: the first time you open the flowchart maker, it brings your old flowchart across. You can also open an old JSON download from the Export menu.