Free AI concept map generator
Paste notes, upload a file, or drop a link. Get a map with the main idea in the middle and the key concepts branching out from it. Zoom, fold, and export. No signup, no card.
Free to use. Free to keep.
The tool needs no account. A free account saves every result, adds the full study kit, and syncs to your phone.
This free concept map generator turns a lesson into a map you can see at a glance. Paste notes, upload a PDF, a slide deck, or a photo, or paste a YouTube or web link. The AI puts the main idea in the center and branches the key concepts and their details out from it. Pan, zoom, and fold branches, then export it as Markdown or OPML. No sign up and no card.
Give it your source
Paste your notes, a transcript, or an article, paste a YouTube link, upload a PDF, a doc, slides or an ebook, upload a photo of the page, or paste a link to a public web page. No account needed.
Run the tool
The AI reads your source on our server and writes the result. A long file takes a little longer.
Study or save
Use it right away, or save it to a free library and get the full study kit from the same source.
Why use this concept map generator
The big picture first
One main idea in the middle, the key concepts around it, details under each. You see how a topic fits together.
Fold to focus
Close the branches you know and open the one you are studying. Pan and zoom on any screen.
Export and keep working
Download Markdown or OPML and open the map in an outline or mapping app.
Quiz from the same source
One click turns the same material into flashcards or a quiz. No second upload.
Who it's for
Nursing students
Map a condition from your lecture notes: causes, signs, and care steps in one view.
Science students
See how the parts of a process connect before you memorize the details.
Visual learners
Read a chapter as a map instead of a wall of text.
Questions
How do I make a concept map with AI?
Paste your notes, upload a PDF, slides, or a photo, or paste a YouTube or web link. Press Make a concept map. The AI puts the main idea at the center and branches the key concepts and their details out from it.
Does it draw links between branches?
No. The map is a tree: one main idea, branches, and sub-branches, up to 16 nodes. It does not draw cross-links with linking words between branches. If your class needs those, export the map and add them in your own drawing tool.
Can I use it for a nursing concept map?
You can map a topic from your notes, like a condition with its causes, signs, and care steps. It is a study map of your material, not a care plan built around a real patient.
Can I move and fold the map?
Yes. Pan, zoom, and fold any branch to focus on one part. Export it as Markdown or OPML to open in other outline and mapping apps.
Is the map only from my notes?
Yes. The concepts come from the source you give it, in the same language.
Is it free?
Yes, no account and no card. There is a small daily limit on free runs. Sign up free to keep the map with flashcards and a quiz from the same source.
Study it on your phone too
Synapsi runs on the web, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. One free account, the same notes everywhere.
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