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Flowchart Maker

Map a decision flow (with yes/no branches and outcomes) or a swimlane process across actors. Deterministic rendering — your labels are drawn exactly, every time.

About this maker and export access

The Gixo Prism Flowchart Maker turns a typed list of steps into a finished flowchart in one render, with no sign-up and no AI model in the loop. It builds 2 kinds: a decision flow, where each row is marked as a step, a decision, or an outcome and a decision can carry an “if No” branch drawn to the side; and a swimlane, where each row names the lane or actor that owns it and the steps are laid out left to right in numbered order. One render accepts up to 200 steps, in 4 theme presets or your Brand Kit palette. Because the layout is computed by deterministic code rather than generated, the same input always produces the same chart and every label is drawn exactly as typed. Rendering and previewing are free and anonymous; downloading an HTML and SVG copy is free too and carries a visible Gixo Prism attribution; copying clean HTML without attribution and downloading PNG, PDF, and PPTX files require an active Prism trial or plan; an attributed embed copy is free. A visual you have saved to your account downloads in every format, with or without a plan.

Examples and export details
Built for work where the visual has to be right
01Exact numbers and labels
02Consistent brand treatment
03Reusable in decks, docs, and proposals

Map sales decisions and proposal approvals

Inspect the prepared input, open it in the matching maker, then adapt and review the result. All sample figures and options below are fictional.

How do I make a sales lead qualification flowchart?

Map an inquiry through service fit, budget and timing decisions to a scoped proposal. Each No branch has an explicit alternative action in this fictional process.

Sales lead qualification: rendered from the prepared fictional input shown below
Sales lead qualification (example)
Prepared input
Receive inquiry
Need matches our service? | No: Refer to another provider
Budget and timing agreed? | No: Schedule a discovery call
Prepare scoped proposal

Review before sharing: Follow both Yes and No branches. Confirm who owns discovery, referral and proposal preparation before using the flow with a team.

This visual describes a reviewed process. It does not connect to a CRM or execute decisions.

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How do I show proposal approvals in a swimlane?

Assign each step to Sales, Delivery, Finance or Approver to show the handoff from requirements to an approved proposal. The prepared example has five steps.

Proposal approval swimlane: rendered from the prepared fictional input shown below
Proposal approval (example)
Prepared input
Sales | Record client requirements
Delivery | Review scope and capacity
Finance | Review price and terms
Approver | Approve the reviewed proposal
Sales | Send approved proposal

Review before sharing: Confirm every lane's owner, the order of reviews and what happens if a reviewer asks for changes. Adapt the linear starter to your actual policy.

This starter illustrates the successful approval path. It does not implement approval permissions or automate the workflow.

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Swimlane (across actors)
Kind
Title (optional)
Brand treatment
Start from an example
Flowchart examples
Start from a real example, then edit every value before rendering.
Shape
8 examples
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Brand colors
Brand colors

Applies to this visual and its exports. Your saved Brand Kit stays unchanged.

Your story, in your colors Text and background preview
Verify visible numbers against source text (optional)
Paste the authoritative passage, notes, or table. Prism compares the numeric claims visible in the result; it does not claim to fact-check the surrounding prose.
Authoritative source text

Decision flow or swimlane: which one do you need?

A decision flow answers “what happens next, and what if the answer is no?”. A swimlane answers “who does what, in what order?”. Both take the same numbered rows and the same themes; they differ in the extra field each row carries and in how the result is laid out.

Gixo Prism Flowchart Maker: the two flowchart kinds compared.
Aspect Decision flow Swimlane
What it showsBranching logic — the path through a policy or ruleOwnership — which actor holds each step
LayoutSingle column, top to bottom, with arrows between rowsOne row per lane, one column per step, left to right
Extra field per rowType: step, decision, or outcomeLane / actor name
BranchingA decision row takes an “if No” label, drawn as a side branch; the onward arrow is labelled YesNone — every step continues to the next
Shapes drawnRounded box for a step, diamond-marked box for a decision, pill for an outcomeBordered lane label plus one numbered step card per column
Paste formatOne step per line; set the types afterwardsOne step per line as Lane | Step
Steps per renderUp to 200Up to 200
Starter templateClient intake decisionWorkstream handoff swimlane
Use it whenApprovals, eligibility rules, triage, refund or escalation policyHandoffs, onboarding, delivery workflows, RACI-style walkthroughs

How to make a flowchart, step by step

  1. Pick the kind. Choose Decision flow for branching logic or Swimlane for work that crosses actors. The row fields change to match.
  2. Enter the steps in order. Type them into the numbered rows, or open Paste a list and paste one step per line — in swimlane mode, write each line as Lane | Step.
  3. Mark the decisions and outcomes. In a decision flow, set each row's type. On a decision row, fill in If No → to draw the rejected path as a labelled side branch; the onward arrow is labelled Yes automatically.
  4. Choose a theme. 4 presets ship with the tool — Conservative, Bold, Brand conservative (the default), and Brand bold — or open Brand colors to enter HEX values and use the color pickers. A saved Brand Kit can also replace the palette with your own colours.
  5. Render it. Press Make flowchart. The render is in-process deterministic code with no AI call, so it returns immediately and your labels are drawn exactly as typed.
  6. Take the file. Download an HTML or SVG copy free, with a visible Gixo Prism attribution. A trial or plan removes the attribution and adds PNG, PDF, and PPTX.

Flowchart maker FAQ

Is the Gixo flowchart maker free to use?
Building and previewing a flowchart is free and anonymous — no account, no card, and no AI charge, because the render is deterministic code running in-process. Taking the output away is the paid line: copying clean HTML without attribution and downloading PNG, PDF, and PPTX files all require an active Gixo Prism trial or plan. Downloading an HTML and SVG copy or embed is free and carries a visible Gixo Prism attribution, and a visual you have saved to your account downloads in every format with or without a plan. Gixo has no free tier; the trial is 14 days and needs no credit card.
What kinds of flowcharts can it build?
2: a decision flow, where rows are marked as steps, decisions, or outcomes and a decision can carry an “if No” branch; and a swimlane, where each row names the actor that owns it. Non-branching shapes such as process arrows, cycles, pyramids, and 2×2 matrices are in the diagram maker instead.
How do I add a yes/no branch?
Set a row's type to Decision, then fill in the If No → field with what happens when the answer is no. That branch is drawn as a labelled pill beside the decision, and the arrow continuing down the main column is labelled Yes. A decision row with no “if No” value simply continues to the next step.
How do swimlanes work?
Give each step a lane or actor name. Lanes become rows in the order they first appear, steps become numbered columns in the order you entered them, and any step left without a lane name is placed in a lane called “Flow”. Reusing a lane name puts that step back in the same row rather than creating a new one.
Does it use AI to draw the chart?
No. There is no language model and no image model in this tool. Shapes, arrows, lane grid, and colour are computed by deterministic code from the rows you type, so the same input always produces the same chart and no label is ever invented, paraphrased, or garbled. Generating a visual from a written description is a separate paid path inside the Prism editor.
How many steps can one flowchart have?
Up to 200 steps per render. Beyond that the request is rejected with a message rather than silently trimmed. In practice a decision flow stays readable well below that; a swimlane adds one column per step, so wide charts scroll horizontally in the preview.
What file formats can I export?
HTML, SVG, PNG, PDF, and PPTX. The HTML and SVG exports are self-contained with inline styles, so a flowchart looks identical in the browser, in an export, and wherever it is pasted. Rendering and downloading an HTML or SVG copy are free and need no account; those copies carry a visible Gixo Prism attribution. Copying an attributed embed is free too. A Prism trial or plan removes the attribution and adds PNG, PDF and PPTX.
Do I need an account to use it?
No. The render endpoint is anonymous by design so directories, roundups, and AI answer engines can reach a working tool rather than a sign-in screen. It is rate-limited per visitor at 20 renders a minute, with a burst allowance of 40. Saving work needs an active Prism or Lumen trial or plan. Reopen saved work with an account that has Prism or Lumen product access. Attributed HTML and SVG downloads are available without a plan. Clean premium downloads follow the access shown in the output options.
Can I import a flowchart from Visio, Lucidchart, or Mermaid?
Not directly on this maker: it accepts the numbered rows or a pasted plain-text list. Prism does not import .vsdx or Lucidchart files, but bounded Mermaid flowchart syntax is supported through the Mermaid converter and the signed-in Prism artifact library; imported Mermaid graphs can be exported back to Mermaid.

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