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Process infographicsA process infographic maker
A process infographic maker
for the method, not the paragraph.
Describe how the thing works — or upload the document that already does — and get a numbered step infographic in the order things happen: each one an action, each one the same weight, each one legible from across a room. Free to start, online, with no design software to learn.
Make a process sheet1 2 Cells release electrons
3 Inverter makes AC
4 Power runs the house
Illustrative — “How solar energy works”, four steps, portrait sheet
The format
What is a process infographic?
A process infographic is a single sheet that shows how something is done as a numbered sequence of steps — each step an action, drawn in the order it happens. You will also see it called a step infographic or a workflow infographic; they are the same thing. It is the format people reach for when a procedure keeps getting explained badly in prose, and the test of a good one is that somebody who has never done the thing could follow it tomorrow.
When anyone could follow it tomorrow
Steps that repeat, in a fixed order, with actions in them. Onboarding a new starter, submitting an expense, how photosynthesis works, how a mortgage application moves through a bank.
When it happened once, on dates
Events that will not repeat. A company history, a project’s milestones, the sequence of a news story. Make one of those instead.
When the path splits, this is the wrong tool
A flowchart has decision diamonds, branches and paths that loop back. This draws one linear sequence, on purpose: a sheet meant to be read at a glance stops working the moment the reader has to trace a route through it. If your process genuinely splits, use a diagramming tool — then come back for the sheet that explains it to everyone else.
Start to finish
How to make a process infographic
- 1
Describe the process, or upload the document
Type the procedure the way you would explain it out loud, paste your bullet points, or upload the file that already describes it — PDF, Word, Markdown, a spreadsheet or plain text, up to 25MB.
- 2
Let it split the procedure into steps
It finds the actions in what you gave it, puts them in the order they happen and writes a short label for each. You start by correcting a draft rather than by staring at an empty canvas.
- 3
Cut it to a number the sheet can carry
Four to six steps is the sweet spot. Past nine, group them into phases or split the process over two sheets — a twelve-step sheet gets skimmed, not followed.
- 4
Rewrite the labels as actions
Every step should open with a verb and hold one action. Double-click any label to edit it in place, or ask for the whole sheet to be redrawn a different way.
- 5
Set the shape, then export or share it
Wide for a slide, portrait for a page or a wall. Take it as a PNG at print resolution, as a self-contained web page, or hand somebody the share link.
Writing the steps
Four rules for writing the steps, with the wrong version beside the right one
Start every step with a verb
- Yes
- Upload the file
- No
- File upload stage
A step is something somebody does. A noun phrase describes a stage of a system, which is a different document.
One action per step
- Yes
- Submit the form
- No
- Fill in and submit the form, then wait for approval
If a step contains an “and”, it is usually two steps — or one step and a consequence that belongs underneath.
Keep the steps the same size
- Yes
- Four steps of comparable weight
- No
- Three small steps and one that takes a fortnight
Uneven steps make the reader distrust the numbering. Split the big one or group the small ones.
Say who does it when it changes hands
- Yes
- Finance approves the invoice
- No
- The invoice is approved
The passive voice hides the handover, and handovers are where processes actually break.
A 3-step infographic, a 6-step, a 12-step: what the sheet can carry
- A 3-step infographic
- A pitch or a landing page. Three is the number people remember without effort.
- A 4- to 6-step infographic
- The sweet spot for an explainer, an onboarding flow or a method.
- A 7- to 9-step infographic
- A real operational procedure. Use the long-page shape and group the steps into two or three phases.
- 10 steps or more
- Split it. Either one sheet per phase, or a sheet of phases with the detail in a document behind it.
Common questions
What is a process infographic?
A single sheet that shows how something is done as a numbered sequence of steps, each step an action, drawn in the order they happen. It is also called a step infographic or a workflow infographic. The test of a good one is that somebody who has never done the thing could follow it tomorrow.
What is the difference between a process and a timeline infographic?
A process shows steps that repeat: anyone following it does step one, then step two. A timeline shows events that happened once, on dates. If your entries have dates, you want a timeline; if they have actions, you want a process.
Is the process infographic maker free?
Yes to start. The free plan needs no card and is exactly one process sheet to try, with every shape and every step count available — enough to run a real procedure through it and decide. The download is standard quality and a small badge sits in the footer. Paid plans go from about 80 pieces a month upward and add brand kits, editing by asking, best-quality downloads and removal of the badge.
Can it make a flow chart with branches?
No, and the boundary is deliberate. A flowchart has decision diamonds, branches and paths that loop back, and it wants a diagramming tool with a canvas and connectors. This draws linear processes — one numbered sequence, no branching — because a sheet meant to be read at a glance stops working the moment the reader has to trace a route through it. If your process genuinely splits, use a flowchart tool and come back for the sheet that explains it.
How do I make a process infographic in five steps?
Describe the process or upload the document; let it split the procedure into steps; cut it to a number the sheet can carry; rewrite the labels as actions; set the shape and export or share it. The five steps above walk through each one.
How do I create my own infographic from scratch?
Start from what you want the reader to do differently, write that as the one sentence at the top, then work backwards to the steps that support it. Our guide to making an infographic covers the whole sequence, including the part most people skip: cutting a third of it before you draw anything.
What should I paste in?
The procedure as you would explain it out loud, or the document that already describes it. Bullet points work; so does a paragraph. You can also upload a PDF, a Word document, a spreadsheet, Markdown or plain text up to 25MB, and it will split it into steps and write the labels.
What are the 7 common types of infographics?
The list usually given is statistical, informational, timeline, process, comparison, hierarchical and geographic. Five of those have a page here — statistical, timeline, process, comparison and list — and the two we do not cover, hierarchical and geographic, are better served by a diagramming or a mapping tool.
Can I number the steps differently?
Yes — ask for lettered steps, phase groupings or no numbering at all, and the sheet is redrawn.
Is it good for onboarding and training material?
Yes, and it is one of the most common uses. A process sheet pinned above a desk gets consulted; a six-page procedure document does not.
Can I get it as a PowerPoint or a .pptx file?
No — there is no .pptx export, and saying otherwise would waste your afternoon. What works instead: save the sheet as a PNG and drop it onto a slide. A process sheet is one composed image, so it lands intact and stays legible on a projector. If you need the steps as editable PowerPoint shapes, PowerPoint’s own SmartArt is the tool for that.
Can I download it as a PDF, or print it?
There is no PDF button. The files it hands you are a PNG at up to triple resolution, a self-contained web page, and a share link. For print the PNG is the one to take — at triple resolution it holds up at A3 on a wall. If you specifically need a PDF, open the share link and print it to PDF from your browser.
Do I need to install anything, or sign up before I can try it?
Nothing to install — it runs in a browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Chromebook, iPad and phone. You do need an account to save and export a sheet, but the free plan takes no card, and a share link opens for people with no account at all.