The process flowchart maker that draws the chart for you
Most flowchart makers hand you a blank canvas and a shape library, and the layout is your problem. ProcessFlowchart.app works the other way around: you type your process steps one per row, and the maker builds the flowchart (shapes, connectors, decision branches, lanes, and layout) automatically, in real time. Free, in the browser, no account.
Open the flowchart maker: free, no signup
The editor loads with a starter flowchart. Replace the rows with your own steps and watch the chart rebuild itself as you type.
Create Your Flowchart FreeWhat you get, free
The free maker is the full flowchart-building experience, not a trial:
- Standard process flowchart symbols: Start/End terminators, process rectangles, decision diamonds
- Decision branches with labels and colors (Yes/No, Approved/Rejected, anything)
- Cross-functional lanes to show who owns each step
- Automatic layout and connector routing: the chart stays tidy through every edit
- Real-time preview: the flowchart updates on every keystroke
- Download as a PNG with a free QueryChart account
- Automatic local save in your browser: close the tab, come back, it's there
- No account needed to build, no trial clock, no feature meter
Why typed rows beat drag-and-drop
On a drawing canvas, the flowchart's layout is manual state you maintain by hand. Insert a step in the middle and you inherit twenty minutes of dragging: shift every downstream shape, re-route every arrow, fix every alignment. The tool records where you put things; keeping the chart readable is your job forever.
With typed rows, the layout is computed, not stored. One row per step; columns set the shape, the connections, the branch labels, and the lane. Insert a row and the entire chart re-lays itself out in milliseconds. The maintenance cost of a change drops from minutes to seconds, which is the difference between a flowchart that gets updated and one that silently rots.
Built for process flowcharts specifically
General-purpose diagram tools optimize for breadth: UML, network diagrams, floor plans, mind maps, and a thousand-shape library to match. ProcessFlowchart.app optimizes for exactly one diagram: the process flowchart. The symbol set is the standard four, decision branching is a first-class column rather than a drawing trick, and lanes are structural: steps belong to lanes, so the chart can never drift out of its lane the way a dragged box can.
The constraint is the feature. Because the maker only does process flowcharts, everything about the flowchart is automatic, and everything automatic is something you don't maintain.
When you outgrow the free maker
ProcessFlowchart.app deliberately stops at the finished chart. The moment a flowchart becomes shared documentation (a team needs the link, edits need review, or you need the history of what changed), you've outgrown a browser-local file, and that's the QueryChart tier: cloud save, sharing and comments, team workspaces, approval workflow, and version history.
The upgrade is one click, not a migration. Create a free QueryChart account from the editor, and the flowchart you built here moves into your account intact.
Frequently asked questions
Is ProcessFlowchart.app actually free?
Yes. Building flowcharts is free with no account and no time limit, and your flowcharts save automatically in your browser. Downloading needs a free QueryChart account. Paid features (cloud save, sharing, approvals, version history) live on QueryChart, the platform this maker is built on.
Do I need to sign up to use the flowchart maker?
No. The editor opens ready to use. You only create an account later if you want your flowchart in the cloud or shared with a team, and that account is a free QueryChart account.
How is this different from Lucidchart, draw.io, or Visio?
Those are drawing canvases: you place shapes and maintain the layout by hand. ProcessFlowchart.app generates the flowchart from typed rows: layout, routing, and spacing are automatic, so edits cost seconds instead of re-drawing time.
Can I import steps from a spreadsheet?
Yes. The editor's rows behave like a spreadsheet: paste rows from Excel or Google Sheets, one step per row, then set shapes and connections. (For dedicated spreadsheet-to-swimlane process maps, see our sister editor ProcessMapping.app.)
What export formats are supported?
PNG, with a free QueryChart account: sign up from the editor, your flowchart moves over, and you download it there. PDF and SVG export are on the QueryChart Team plan.
Does it work on Mac and Chromebook?
Yes. It's a browser app: Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chromebook all work with nothing to install and no license required.
Ready to chart your first process?
The editor opens with a starter flowchart. Type your steps one per row, and the chart rebuilds itself as you type. No signup required to get started.
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