Napkin AI

Napkin AI

Convert existing text into editable diagrams, infographics, charts, and other business visuals.

freemium
Last Updated 8/28/2026

About Napkin AI

Napkin AI turns existing text into editable diagrams, infographics, mind maps, flowcharts, data charts, and other business visuals. Paste text or import a supported file, select the relevant passage, generate alternatives, and choose the version that communicates the idea best. You can then adjust colors, structure, and individual elements before moving the result into a presentation, blog, social post, or document. Export options include PNG, PDF, PPT, and SVG, with availability determined by the selected plan. The workflow suits people who already have a message written and need a visual explanation without building a diagram from a blank canvas. Free includes 500 AI credits per week, unlimited editing and imports, and unlimited PNG and PDF exports, but retains Napkin branding. Plus costs $9 per person per month and includes 10,000 monthly credits, PPT and SVG export, three Brand Styles, branding removal, and team billing. Pro costs $22 per person per month and includes 30,000 monthly credits, exclusive designs, unlimited custom branding, font uploads, and optional credit top-ups. Annual billing saves 25%. The practical plan choice depends on generation volume, required export formats, branding control, and per-seat cost.

Best for

Content teams that already have written material and need editable visuals for presentations, articles, social posts, or documents.
Business storytellers who want to generate several visual interpretations from selected text and refine the strongest option.
Small teams that need shared brand styling, team management, and billing without moving to a custom enterprise arrangement.

Best use cases

A slide deck is drafted, but a key argument needs a diagram that can be exported to PPT and edited alongside the presentation.

A long article needs an infographic or flowchart that distills selected text into a visual explanation for publication.

A team produces recurring social and document graphics and needs reusable brand colors, fonts, and clean exports without Napkin branding.

Compare before choosing

Napkin AI starts from existing text, making it a closer fit for visual explanation workflows than tools centered on blank-canvas drawing.

Plan choice changes export compatibility: Free covers PNG and PDF, while Plus and Pro add unlimited PPT and SVG export.

The credit system links generation capacity to selected word volume, so high-output teams need to compare monthly allowances and optional top-ups.

Features

Presentation visuals

Turn written slide content into editable diagrams, infographics, mind maps, flowcharts, and charts, then export the result for presentation software.

Blog illustrations

Convert article text into visual explanations that can be exported as PNG, PDF, SVG, or PPT for use in publishing workflows.

Social media graphics

Create and refine visual summaries from post text, with control over colors, layout elements, and brand styling.

Document diagrams

Add editable visual explanations to documents by importing or pasting text and exporting the finished graphic in a suitable format.

Pros

  • Generates diagrams, infographics, mind maps, flowcharts, and charts directly from text, reducing blank-canvas setup work.
  • Every generated visual remains editable, including colors and individual elements, which supports brand and layout refinement.
  • PNG and PDF exports are unlimited on Free, while paid tiers add unlimited PPT and SVG export for broader workflow compatibility.

Cons

  • The Free plan places Napkin branding on visuals, so client-ready unbranded output requires Plus or Pro.
  • Generation is credit-based, with 500 credits per week on Free and monthly limits on paid plans, which can constrain high-volume work.
  • PPT and SVG export are unavailable on Free, creating a paid-plan dependency for editable presentation and vector workflows.

Pricing Plans

Free

$0forever
  • 500 AI credits per week
  • Unlimited visual editing
  • Unlimited PPT, DOC, PDF, HTML, and MD imports
  • Unlimited PNG and PDF exports
  • Built-in styles and fonts
  • Standard icons
  • Napkin branding on visuals

Plus

$9 per person / monthmonthly
  • Everything in Free
  • 10,000 AI credits per month
  • Unlimited PPT and SVG exports
  • 3 Brand Styles
  • Bold icons
  • Napkin branding removal
  • Team management and billing

Pro

$22 per person / monthmonthly
  • Everything in Plus
  • 30,000 AI credits per month
  • Exclusive designs
  • Unlimited custom branding
  • Custom font uploads
  • Team management and billing
  • Optional credit top-ups

Enterprise

Contact salescustom
  • For large teams and organizations with extensive visual-content needs
  • Pricing available from the sales team

* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Napkin AI's official website.

FAQ

AI credits measure app usage for visual generation. Napkin AI says generation uses approximately one credit per selected word, although usage may change for more complex outputs or advanced features.
Yes. Napkin AI offers annual billing with a 25% saving compared with monthly billing for its paid subscriptions.
Yes. Brand Studio supports brand colors and fonts. Plus includes three Brand Styles and removes Napkin branding, while Pro adds unlimited custom branding and custom font uploads.
Napkin AI says it keeps data encrypted and private and will not use customer data to train its models when the customer opts out of data sharing. It also says its AI subprocessors are contractually prohibited from using customer data to train their models.

Tool Information

DeveloperNapkin AI
Release Date4/5/2026
Pricingfreemium