Org Chart Maker
Write your team as an indented list, one person per line as Name - Title, and an organizational chart is drawn instantly with clean connectors and colors. It all runs in your browser, so names never leave your device.
How to use the Org Chart Maker
- Type one person per line as
Name - Title. The first line is usually the CEO or team lead. - Indent direct reports under their manager with two spaces or a tab. Indent further for the next level.
- Pick a layout: top-down or left-to-right, and turn on Compact to stack the people of a team under their manager.
- Choose colors by department branch or by level, and show initials or report counts if you like.
- Download PNG for slides and documents, or Download SVG for print and editing.
How to write the list
Each line is one person. Indentation shows the reporting line, and a spaced dash separates the name from the job title:
| You type | Result |
|---|---|
Avery Johnson - CEO | Top of the chart |
Priya Patel - CTO | Reports to Avery (indented once) |
Marco Rossi - Eng. Manager | Reports to Priya (indented twice) |
Daniel Kim - CFO | Peer of Priya, reports to Avery |
Board of Directors | A second top-level box, placed side by side |
In the text box, Tab indents the selected lines and Shift+Tab outdents them, and pressing Enter keeps the indentation of the current line, so you can type a whole team quickly. Bullets (-, *, •) and numbering at the start of a line are ignored, so lists pasted from documents work too. Separators: - , – , — or |.
Choosing a layout
- Top-down is the classic organizational chart and reads well on slides and posters.
- Compact team layout stacks people who have no direct reports in a vertical list under their manager. A department of eight individual contributors then takes the width of one card instead of eight.
- Left-to-right suits deep hierarchies and long lists, and fits portrait pages and documents well.
- Color by department gives every branch under the top person its own color, which makes functions like Engineering, Finance and Marketing easy to tell apart. Color by level highlights management layers instead.
Org chart tips
- Keep titles short and consistent ("VP Marketing", not "Vice President of the Marketing Department").
- For large companies, make one chart for the leadership team and one per department rather than a single giant chart.
- Show the number of reports to highlight span of control; many organizations aim for roughly 5–10 direct reports per manager.
- Use the PNG for slide decks and onboarding documents and the SVG for printing large wall charts. For brainstorming team structures before they are final, the Venn Diagram Maker and Chart Maker are handy companions.
Frequently asked questions
How do I show who reports to whom?
Indentation. A line indented further than the line above it reports to that person. Lines with the same indentation are peers under the same manager. Use two spaces, four spaces or a tab per level, just be consistent.
How do I separate name and job title?
Write Name - Title with a dash surrounded by spaces, for example: Maria Lopez - Head of Sales. An en dash, em dash or a vertical bar | also works. A line without a separator is shown as a name only.
Can I have more than one person at the top?
Yes. Every line with no indentation starts its own tree, and the trees are placed side by side. This is useful for co-founders, a board, or separate departments.
My chart is too wide. What can I do?
Turn on Compact team layout, which stacks people who have no reports in a vertical list under their manager, or switch to the left-to-right layout. Both make large flat teams much narrower.
What is the best format for sharing an org chart?
PNG is best for slides, chat and documents and is exported at 2x resolution for sharp text. SVG is a vector file that stays crisp when printed large and can be edited in Illustrator, Inkscape, Figma or PowerPoint.
Is the employee list uploaded?
No. The chart is drawn locally in your browser and the list is only kept in your browser's local storage so it is there when you return.