Free org chart maker
Paste one row per person with their name, job title and who they report to, and this org chart maker draws the chart as you type. Pick a top-down, horizontal or compact layout, check the direct-report counts, then download it as an SVG file. There's no signup and no email.
- People
- 6
- Levels
- 3
- Widest team
- 2
The short version
- You get a drawn org chart from three facts per person: name, job title and manager.
- A paste from a spreadsheet works as it is, because tabs are read the same as commas.
- The widest-team figure names the largest number of people reporting to one manager. Start there if a manager says they're stretched.
- When a warning shows, a manager's name is spelled two ways or missing. Fix the row and the chart redraws.
How the chart is built
Every person with an empty manager cell starts a branch at the top. Everyone else is placed under the person whose name matches their manager cell, and a match ignores capital letters and extra spaces.
A manager's card sits centred over their first and last report, and each report gets its own slot, so no two cards overlap. The top-down layout puts each level on a new row. The horizontal layout puts each level in a new column, which reads better when your company is deep rather than wide. Compact turns the chart into an indented outline you can scan on a phone.
Three mistakes break most hand-made charts, and the maker catches each one. If a person reports to a name that isn't on your list, they're drawn at the top with a warning. If someone is listed as their own manager, or two people report to each other, the loop is cut and named. If a name appears twice, the second row is skipped, because a chart can't tell two people with one name apart.
The download is an SVG file with its own colours built in. It opens in any browser and stays sharp at any size, so you can print it on a wall or drop it into a document.
An org chart that redraws itself when people move
A pasted chart is right on the day you make it. In PeopleMuster, the org chart is drawn from the "reports to" field on each person's directory record, so it changes the moment someone gets a new manager.
You get the same three layouts you see here, top-down, horizontal and compact, plus grouping by department and a direct-report count on every card. The org chart module shares its data with the team directory, so titles, departments and reporting lines are typed once. It exports whenever you need a copy.
PeopleMuster costs $3 per person, per month, with every module included. See the pricing page for the annual plan and the 14-day free start.
Org chart questions
How do I make an org chart from a spreadsheet?
Copy three columns from the sheet: name, job title and the name of each person's manager. Paste them into the box and the chart draws straight away, because tab-separated rows from a spreadsheet are read the same as commas. Leave the manager cell empty for the person at the top.
What should an org chart show?
Each person's name, their job title and who they report to. Those three facts answer the questions people bring to a chart: who does this person work for, and who works for them. This maker adds the number of direct reports on every card, which shows at a glance where one manager carries a large team.
Is my list uploaded anywhere?
Your list stays in your browser. The chart is drawn on your own device, and the download is built there too, so names and titles are sent to nobody. Close the tab and the list is gone.