Write Name | Job title | Department on each line. Indent a line with spaces to show who they report to. Start a line with ~ for a dotted-line report.
Photos (optional)
Pick a photo for a person, or add many at once and name each file like the person (ana-lopez.jpg). Photos stay on your device. Without a photo, the initials are shown.
Advanced options
About the org chart maker
An org chart (organizational chart) shows who works in a company and who reports to whom. The boss is at the top, the managers are below, and their teams are below them. New staff use it to learn who does what. Managers use it in slides, plans and the staff handbook.
Most org chart tools want an account, or make you drag every box by hand. Here you just type your team as a list, the way you would write it on paper. The boxes, lines and spacing are done for you. You can also paste a table from Excel or Google Sheets with a Manager column, and the chart is built from it.
Features
- Indented list — one person per line; indent a line to put it under the person above
- Paste from a spreadsheet — a table with Name, Title, Manager and Department columns works too
- Photos or initials — add a photo for each person; it is cut to a circle
- 8 styles — Cards, Colour header, Text and lines, Pills, Dark, Pastel, Bold colour and Blueprint
- 3 layouts — top to bottom, left to right, or compact for big teams
- Colours by department — each department gets its own colour, with a small legend
- Hide lower levels — show only the top levels, for a short overview or a printout
- PNG and SVG — a sharp picture for slides, or an SVG with real text for print
How to use it
- Type the top person on the first line, like Ana Lopez | CEO
- Put the people who report to them on the next lines, indented with two spaces
- Add a job title and a department after a | sign, like Ben Kim | CTO | Engineering
- Or choose Table and paste rows from your spreadsheet
- Pick a style, a layout and how to colour the boxes
- Open Photos to add a picture for each person
- Click Download PNG or Download SVG — or Fullscreen to show it on a big screen
Writing your team as a list
Each line is one person: Name | Job title | Department. The job title and the department are optional. A line that is more indented than the line above reports to that person. You can indent with spaces, with tabs, or with - bullets like in a note app.
| Line | Spaces before it | It means |
|---|---|---|
| Ana Lopez, CEO | 0 | Ana is at the top |
| Ben Kim, CTO | 2 | Ben reports to Ana |
| Eve Chan, Developer | 4 | Eve reports to Ben |
| ~Leo Martin, Lawyer | 2 | Leo has a dotted-line link to Ana |
A dotted-line report is a person who works with a manager but is not fully in their team, like an advisor or an assistant. Start the line with ~ and the line to them is drawn dashed.
Making an org chart from Excel
Many teams already keep their staff list in a spreadsheet. Choose Table, then copy the rows in Excel or Google Sheets and paste them into the box. The first row can be the headers: Name, Title, Manager, Department. The Manager cell holds the name of the person they report to. People with an empty Manager cell go at the top.
The tool tells you when something does not fit. If a manager's name is not in the list, or two people report to each other in a loop, you see a clear message, and the chart is still drawn. If you switch from Table back to List, your table is turned into an indented list.
Big companies and printing
Charts with 100 or more people work fine. Choose Compact so small teams hang down in a column under their manager instead of spreading wide. When the chart is bigger than the preview box, a small overview map shows where you are; click it to jump. For print, move the Show levels slider to hide the lower levels — a small +5 badge shows how many people are hidden under a box.
The SVG has no size limit. The PNG is made at twice the size for sharp slides, but its longest side stops at 8000 pixels, so a very big chart gets a smaller scale. Use Picture size to fit the chart onto a slide, an A4 page or a square post.
Frequently asked questions
Is this org chart maker really free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit on how many charts you make.
Are my names and photos uploaded anywhere?
No. The chart is drawn in your browser. Your list and your photos never leave your device.
Can I make an org chart from Excel?
Yes. Choose Table and paste rows with Name, Title, Manager and Department columns. The chart is built from the manager names.
How do I show an assistant or advisor?
Start their line with ~. They stay under their manager, but the line to them is dashed.
Can I edit the chart later?
Keep your list in a text file or in your spreadsheet. Paste it back here and the same chart comes out. The SVG file can also be opened in Inkscape, Illustrator, Figma or PowerPoint.
Why is my photo cut?
Photos are cut to a square from a point a little above the middle, where faces usually are, and shown in a circle. A photo with the face in the centre works best.
Good to know
- Names that are too long get a little smaller, then go onto two lines.
- Chinese, Japanese and Korean names work.
- People keep the order you typed them in.
- Photos are not saved when you close the page; add them again next time.
- The transparent background option is for the PNG.
Related tools
- Family Tree Maker — the same idea, for your family
- Timeline Maker — show your company history year by year
- Gantt Chart Maker — plan who does what and when
- Seating Chart Maker — plan the seats for a team event
- Remove Duplicate Rows — clean your staff list before you paste it
