Connect ideas with a concept map maker

Create a concept map with Miro to visualize key concepts and get a big-picture overview. Come together as a team to brainstorm, ideate, and structure concepts collaboratively.
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Seamless diagramming tools

Leverage easy-to-use connection lines to visualize links and flows. Rely on quick alignment to keep your concept map organized and structured.
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Not just any concept map creator

Miro's concept map maker helps teams generate new ideas, organize information, and visualize how complex concepts connect with one another. Quickly create a concept map with just a few clicks, and ensure nothing gets lost in translation.
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Collaborate on the spot

Invite your team members and stakeholders to get feedback, reviews, and approvals from them, with multiple communication options such as comments with @-mentions, built-in chat, video chat, and more.
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Why Miro is the perfect tool to create concept maps

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Presentation mode

Hop into presentation mode to explain your ideas to the team with the help of a visual concept map.
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Creative formatting options

Use colorful sticky notes and emojis to create concept maps that are easy to read and fun to interact with.
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Integrations with your favorite tools

Leverage integrations with tools like Jira, InVision, Sketch, Google Drive, and more to add context to your concept maps.
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Infinite canvas

Build on your concept map by adding supporting content such as sticky notes, images, documents, and more — all to the same board.

More than just a concept map maker

Make a concept map and continue working on other tasks using our visual workspace. Miro can help teams with everything from mind mapping and visual project management to Agile planning and interactive workshops.

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How to create a concept map with Miro

Collaborate and share your thought with Miro's concept map maker

1. Select the ready-made template

Use it as is or customize it to meet your specific needs.

2. Choose a topic to explore

Add it as a starting point for your concept map.

3. Expand your concept map

Click on the shapes to add more branches.

4. Make connections

Visualize the relationship between topics and establish a hierarchy.
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Concept map maker FAQs

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What should a concept map include?

Concept maps generally show ideas following a hierarchical order, connecting and organizing them visually. With a concept map creator, you can diagram any topic and bring clarity to projects and strategies, moving your team towards the same goal.

What is the best tool for making a concept map?

When choosing a concept map creator, you should evaluate if the interface is easy to use, if you can edit the look and feel of your concept map, and if it is easy to invite others to collaborate with you. Miro’s concept map maker offers a set of tools and features that help you create and organize concept maps, including automated branch creation and a robust Template Library. We designed our visual collaboration platform to make it easy for everyone to work in real-time or async.

Is Miro's concept map maker free?

Yes, 100% free, with no credit card required. After you sign up for Miro, you can add the Concept Map Template from the template picker, invite as many team members as you need to your board for free, and start collaborating.

What should I use a concept map for?

A concept map is a tool to visualize complex ideas and concepts and uncover links between them. Use Miro’s free concept map generator to connect the missing dots of your strategy, plan, and project. With a concept map, organizing complex information in hierarchical order is made easy, bringing clarity and insights about which direction a project or strategy should have.

What are the advantages of using a concept map creator?

One of the benefits of using concept maps is to dive deep into a particular topic. Concept maps allow you to organize your thoughts, remember information, and, most importantly, understand the links between concepts.

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