Hey DEV community! 👋
I just launched Flowova — an AI flowchart generator that accepts anything as input. Text, images, PDFs, Word docs, PowerPoint, even photos of whiteboard sketches.
The idea: Drop anything, get flowcharts
Most flowchart tools start with a blank canvas. Flowova starts with whatever you already have:
- 📝 Text — Describe your process naturally
- 🖼️ Images — Screenshots, photos, existing diagrams
- 📄 PDF — Documentation, specs, reports
- 📊 Word / PPT / Excel — Your existing files
- 🔀 Mix them — Upload multiple files at once
The AI reads everything, understands the context, and generates a structured flowchart.
Why I built this
I kept running into the same problem: I'd have a process documented somewhere — in a PDF spec, a Word doc, a screenshot from a meeting — and I needed to turn it into a proper flowchart.
The old way: Read the doc → Open diagramming tool → Manually recreate everything → 30+ minutes gone.
Now: Drop the file → Done.
Features developers will care about
Mermaid round-trip support
This was a must-have for me:
flowchart TD
A[Start] --> B{Decision}
B -->|Yes| C[Action 1]
B -->|No| D[Action 2]
- Import existing Mermaid code
- Edit visually with drag-and-drop
- Export back to Mermaid
Paste directly into GitHub README, Notion, GitLab wikis, or any Markdown file.
Full visual editor
Not just AI-generated output — you get a real editor:
- 18+ shapes (rectangles, diamonds, parallelograms, etc.)
- 5 edge styles
- One-click auto layout
- Frames & grouping
- Keyboard shortcuts that actually work
40+ themes
Because flowcharts shouldn't look like they're from 2005.
Quick demo
Try it
I'd love feedback from the community:
- What input formats would be most useful to add?
- Any features that would make this fit your workflow better?
Thanks for checking it out! 🙏
Top comments (1)
very nice.
maybe a sample prompt in as placeholder will be better.
good job.