Best ChatGPT Plugins for Diagrams and Flowcharts
ChatGPT can write the code for a diagram. A diagram plugin draws it: you see the flowchart in the chat, change it and keep it on a board your team can open. Start with one of these five.
- Mermaid Chart: diagrams from code or text
- Miro: diagrams your team edits together
- Whimsical: flowcharts, mind maps and wireframes
- Lucid: teams on Lucidchart
- tldraw: sketching on an infinite canvas
How we picked. We check the ChatGPT directory every hour. We rank the plugins for each task by how often people search for them with ChatGPT. Ties go to the directory’s Featured and home page picks, then to the plugins ChatGPT offers on its own in conversations.
1. Mermaid Chart
Best for diagrams from code or text
Mermaid Chart turns a description into a Mermaid diagram, checks the syntax and renders it as a sharp SVG in an interactive view where you zoom and keep editing. Ask for a sequence diagram of a user login, a flowchart of subscription access or the architecture of a web app.
People search for Mermaid with ChatGPT more than for any whiteboard tool. ChatGPT writes Mermaid code on its own, and the plugin renders it and fixes syntax errors.
- In the directory since
- January 2026
- Output
- SVG diagrams from Mermaid code
- In the directory
- #37 of 697 in Developer Tools
@Mermaid Chart Create a Mermaid diagram showing a modern web app architecture
@Mermaid Chart Generate a Mermaid sequence diagram for user login
@Mermaid Chart Create a Mermaid flowchart for subscription access logic
2. Miro
Best for diagrams your team edits together
Miro connects ChatGPT to your boards. Point it at a board and it reads what your team has decided and drawn. Ask it to build, and it adds slides, tables, docs, diagrams, sticky notes and frames as Miro objects anyone on the board can edit.
Ask it to map your codebase as a technical diagram for an engineering review, or to organize your ideas into next steps. A scheduled task in ChatGPT can keep your Miro diagrams up to date.
- In the directory since
- June 2026
- In your account
- Creates and updates boards
- In the directory
- #32 of 659 in ProductivityChatGPT suggests it
@Miro help me visualize my codebase in a technical diagram
@Miro help me organize my ideas and help me plan next steps
3. Whimsical
Best for flowcharts, mind maps and wireframes
Type @Whimsical and it draws a flowchart, mind map, wireframe, sequence diagram or sticky notes from the conversation you are having. Change the result with follow-up prompts.
Open it in Whimsical to edit, share and work on it with others, or search the boards you already have. Attach code and Whimsical draws its architecture.
- In the directory since
- March 2026
- Draws
- Flowcharts, mind maps, wireframes, sequence diagrams
- In the directory
- #58 of 659 in ProductivityChatGPT suggests it
@Whimsical read the attached code and visualize the architecture.
@Whimsical Create a desktop and mobile wireframe underneath the 'focus areas' mindmap
4. Lucid
Best for teams on Lucidchart
Lucid draws Lucidchart diagrams from your conversation, such as a flowchart for onboarding a new hire.
It also searches, opens, shares and summarizes the Lucid documents you have, so ChatGPT can answer from a planning board or a process map.
- In the directory since
- March 2026
- Made by
- Lucid Software
- In the directory
- #45 of 659 in Productivity
@Lucid Can you summarize my "Q2 Product Launch Planning Board Summary" from Lucid?
@Lucid Use Lucid to create a flowchart for onboarding a new hire.
5. tldraw
Best for sketching on an infinite canvas
tldraw puts an infinite canvas in ChatGPT and Codex. Have it draw a sequence diagram of a login, wireframe a mobile screen or collect a reference board of poster designs.
Pull in screenshots and annotate them, or bring in data for ChatGPT to chart on the canvas. Everything links to your files on tldraw.com.
- In the directory since
- September 2026
- Also works in
- Codex
- Comes with
- A skill and an MCP server
- In the directory
- #234 of 659 in ProductivityChatGPT suggests it
@tldraw draw a sequence diagram of what happens when a user logs in
@tldraw wireframe a login screen for a mobile app
@tldraw build a reference board of Art Deco poster designs
Diagram plugins compared
| Plugin | Best for | Edit later in |
|---|---|---|
| Mermaid Chart | Diagrams as code | Mermaid code |
| Miro | Team boards | Miro |
| Whimsical | Flowcharts and wireframes | Whimsical |
| Lucid | Lucidchart teams | Lucidchart |
| tldraw | Free-form sketches | tldraw.com |
How to choose a diagram plugin
- You write docs or code: Mermaid Chart. The diagram stays as text you can keep in your repository.
- Your team works on a whiteboard: Miro, or Whimsical for quick flowcharts and mind maps.
- Your company uses Lucidchart: Lucid.
- You want a free-form sketch: tldraw.
- You design software systems: Eraser turns a description of a system into a diagram and technical docs.
- You design in Figma: the Figma plugin draws flowcharts in FigJam.
How to use a diagram plugin in ChatGPT
@Whimsical or the plugin’s name in a chat, or pick it under +More diagram plugins
Questions and answers
What is the best ChatGPT plugin for diagrams?
Mermaid Chart for diagrams from code or text, Miro for diagrams your team edits together, Whimsical for flowcharts, mind maps and wireframes, Lucid for teams on Lucidchart, and tldraw for sketching on an infinite canvas.
Can ChatGPT make a flowchart?
Yes. ChatGPT can write a flowchart as Mermaid code. With a plugin such as Mermaid Chart, Whimsical or Lucid, it draws the flowchart in the chat and saves it where you can edit it.
Are diagram plugins for ChatGPT free?
Installing a plugin is free. Miro, Whimsical, Lucid and tldraw save diagrams to your account on the service and follow its plan.
How many diagram plugins does ChatGPT have?
More than 40 plugins in the ChatGPT directory draw diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps or whiteboards, from Miro and Mural to mind map tools such as Xmind and Mindomo.