Turn Your Data Into Charts and Graphs
No spreadsheets needed. Add your text or data, get a chart or graph, and make it your own.
How to Make a Graph or Chart
Turn your data into a finished chart without building it from scratch.
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Add your text or data
No spreadsheet required. Paste what you already have.
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Napkin builds the graph
Get a bar graph, line graph, pie chart, or another chart type based on your data.
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Make it yours
Restyle the data chart to match your brand, then export it as PPT, PDF, PNG, or SVG.
Different Types of Graphs and Charts
Choose the chart that fits your data.
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An area graph shows trends over time with filled regions that highlight volume and growth. Great for revenue growth or website traffic trends.
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A bar graph compares values across categories using simple, easy-to-read bars. It's the most popular way to visualize sales by region or survey results.
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A barbell chart compares two values per category using connected dots. Ideal for salary ranges, score comparisons, or before-and-after shifts.
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A funnel chart visualizes how numbers shrink at each stage. Perfect for a sales funnel, conversion funnel, or hiring pipeline drop-off.
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A Gantt chart maps out a project timeline with tasks, durations, and deadlines. Widely used for project schedules and tracking dependencies.
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A gauge chart tracks a single metric against a target. Great for a KPI dashboard, performance vs. target, or goal completion tracking.
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A line graph shows how data changes over time with a continuous line. Best for trends, forecasts, and stock performance comparisons.
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A pie chart shows proportions of a whole using slices. It's one of the most recognized ways to visualize market share or budget allocation.
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A Sankey diagram visualizes how volume flows and splits across stages. Great for a sales pipeline, energy flow, or where value gets lost.
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A table organizes detailed data into clear rows and columns. Ideal for reports, spec sheets, or any data that needs precise values.
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A Venn diagram compares overlapping groups or ideas. A classic way to visualize a product comparison or audience segmentation.
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A waterfall chart shows how an initial value changes step-by-step. Ideal for profit and loss, budget vs. actual, or cumulative effect analysis.
Chart and Graph Examples
See how patterns, comparisons, and trends take shape as clear, editable charts and graphs. Then make one yourself.
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Frequently asked questions
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What's the difference between a graph and a chart?
Not much, in practice. Chart is the broader term. It covers pie charts, bubble charts, dumbbell charts, drop-off charts, and more. Graph specifically means a chart that plots data along axes, like a bar graph or line graph. So every graph is a chart, but not every chart is a graph. Napkin makes both.
Can I edit a chart after Napkin creates it?
Yes. Click any bar, slice, or line to edit labels, values, or colors directly on the chart. You can also switch to a different chart type entirely, restyle it to match your brand, resize or rearrange elements, and add or remove data points. Nothing is fixed, so you can keep refining until it feels right.
How do I make a graph from my text or data?
Paste your text or data into Napkin. It reads what you've given it and builds a data chart automatically. No manual setup needed. Get a bar graph, line graph, pie chart, or another type, generated straight from what you gave it.
Can Napkin choose the right chart type for my data?
Yes. Napkin reads your data, whether it's messy or clean, structured or not, and generates several chart options that fit what the data is actually saying. You pick the one that works best. If you already know the type you want, you can tell Napkin directly in your text, and it'll build that specific type instead of choosing for you.
How is Napkin AI different from other chart creator tools?
Napkin's data charts read your text or data and generate multiple chart types, bar, line, pie, and more, without you picking a template or starting from a blank canvas first. If you want to visualize the same content in other ways, Napkin Visuals can also turn it into mind maps, flowcharts, timelines, and more. You can take it even further with Napkin Slides, turning your charts into a ready-to-present deck.
Is Napkin's chart maker available to all users, or only certain plans?
Yes. It's available to everyone, whether you are on the Free, Plus, or Pro plan. See our pricing page for what's included at each level.