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Visualize concepts, relationships, and structures with Canva’s free diagram maker. Make stunning diagrams with your team using beautiful templates and easy diagramming tools.
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Diagrams come in all shapes and sizes—and Canva Whiteboards lets you design them all. From simple Venn diagrams to complex process flows, this diagram maker offers endless customization options and handy collaboration tools, so you can seamlessly design diagrams with your team.

Infinite space made for unlimited ideas

Professionally designed templates to fast-track your workflow

Share and ideate with anyone, anytime, on any device

Run a workshop with whiteboard elements, sticky notes, and a timer

Embed your diagram in Docs, presentations, and more easily

Easy online whiteboard tools and data visualization


How to make a diagram

How to make a diagram
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Open Canva on your desktop or mobile and search for “Diagram” to start a whiteboard design.

Select the best diagram template for your presentation, brainstorming session, or project. Templates for specific diagrams, like Venn or cycle diagrams, are available.

Customize your chosen diagram template according to your data. Fill the sections with text and add shapes, boxes, and connectors. Rearrange the elements and place arrows as needed.

Edit diagrams with our whiteboard tools, shapes, and connectors. Choose a readable font and color-code elements. Put icons from our free media library. Use the Draw tool for custom sketches.

Invite your team to work on the diagram. Add ideas on sticky notes, leave comments, and use the timer. Present your diagram straight from the editor or download it as a PDF or image file.
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What is a diagram?

Diagrams are simplified illustrations that explain ideas, structures, and processes. They also show how parts work together and how things relate. Diagrams are diverse; some compare and contrast, some show relationships, while others map out cause and consequence. But no matter the type of diagram, one thing remains the same: diagramming makes complex things easy to understand.

Represent ideas in all forms

Creative Process Diagram design

Create any diagram required of your data. With our diagram maker, you can show structures, relationships, and business processes—everything from org charts(opens in a new tab or window), circuit diagrams(opens in a new tab or window), to cycle diagrams(opens in a new tab or window). Design diagrams for your pitch decks, class presentations, marketing campaigns, reports—the list goes on. Professional or personal, Canva’s diagram maker is your data viz best friend.

Collaborate with your team

Collaborate and edit your Diagram designs

Make a diagram with teammates, wherever they are. Just send them a link to your whiteboard for real-time collaboration. Anyone can edit the diagram, tag teammates in comments, add ideas on virtual sticky notes, and leave reaction stickers. Canva Whiteboards also has real-time mouse pointers and a built-in timer for productive brainstorming sessions. Teamwork truly makes the dream diagram work.

Make all types of diagrams in one place

Create and choose different types of Diagrams

Need to make a fishbone(opens in a new tab or window), a Venn diagram(opens in a new tab or window), and a UML diagram(opens in a new tab or window)? Don’t sweat it—you can create all types of diagrams on Canva Whiteboards. With varied diagram templates, you can complete any data visualization project. Enjoy easy drag-and-drop editing and thousands of free illustrations for every type of diagram. On top of that, there’s an infinite canvas that can house all the diagrams you need.

Customize with fun elements

Customize your Diagram designs

Diagrams don’t have to be boring, so jazz it up with free design elements. Pick nice shapes for each data point, connect them with fancy arrows, and add cute icons and bold colors. Want to sketch while diagramming? Use Draw(opens in a new tab or window), our awesome drawing tool. If you’re adding photos, enhance them with our built-in photo editor(opens in a new tab or window). You’ll create a diagram that’s equal parts form and function.

Diagram templates

This is not your ordinary diagram. With our whiteboard templates, you’ll make a diagram that’s beautiful, crystal-clear, and shareable. You’ll be done in minutes, too. Just choose from the templates below to get started on your whiteboard design.
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Frequently Asked Questions

It depends on the type of diagram. Different diagrams have different components. For example, a family tree diagram looks like a tree with nodes and branches. Meanwhile, a block diagram has blocks connected by arrows, and a cycle diagram consists of elements arranged in a circle, also connected by arrows. Diagrams are diverse, so the look will depend on your data.

Use our online whiteboard tool to make diagrams online for free. Our free templates get you started quickly, and there’s a free media library to help you customize your diagram. Download our app, too, so you can go diagramming anytime, anywhere.

A graph usually represents numerical data and quantifiable variables. Graphs make it easy to understand and interpret statistical information. In contrast, a diagram usually illustrates things that are more abstract, like concepts, structures, ideas, or parts of a whole. It shows how something works or how one thing relates to another.

A good diagram is clear, readable, and well-designed. Make sure your team uses the right diagram for the concept or data. The arrangement must be tidy—use spaces and borders to distinguish each section of the diagram. Use colors to group things together. For typefaces, stick with a single font, then use different font weights (light, bold, etc.) to highlight information. Our diagram maker offers lots of good examples of clear, well-designed diagrams.

Different types of diagrams have a different purpose. When you make Venn diagrams, for example, you aim to compare and contrast. When you make a fishbone diagram, you aim to find out the root cause. There are as many purposes as there are diagram types, so you have to choose the right one for your data.

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