Turn your own notes into a whiteboard-ready mind map
Skip the blank whiteboard. Upload a PDF, DOCX, slides, or a photo of your notes and get an editable mind map you can explore and revise.
When a ready-made template is not enough
Many students reach for a whiteboard mind map template when a unit feels too big to hold in their heads. A fixed template gives you boxes to fill, but it cannot know what your lecture actually covered.
- Free plan: 3 generations per month, study in the browser
- Plus adds unlimited generations and PDF or DOCX export
- Students get 40% off with a school email
- No credit card needed to start
Built from your material
Upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text, or a photo of a page. Text recognition reads images.
Editable and explorable
Change branches, reorder ideas, and explore each part of the map as your notes grow.
Map plus study tools
Turn the same material into flashcards with spaced repetition or quizzes with explanations.
How it works
Upload your material
Add a PDF, DOCX, PPTX file, notes, or a photo of a board or page.
Generate the map
DeckOwl builds a mind map with main branches and sub-points from your text.
Edit and study
Rearrange branches, then review the map or switch to flashcards and quizzes.
DeckOwl takes a different route. Upload a PDF, DOCX, PPTX file, plain notes, or a photo of a page, and it reads the text and builds a mind map from your own material. The result is editable, so you can move branches, rename nodes, and remove anything your course skipped.
If you want a clean layout for a board, start from the generated map and redraw the main branches by hand. Exports to PDF and DOCX are part of the Plus plan, and the free plan lets you study the map in the browser.
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Frequently asked questions
How many branches should a mind map have on a whiteboard?
Most readable maps use five to seven main branches around one central topic. Add sub-points only where the material needs them, so each word stays legible from across the room.
What is the best way to study from a mind map?
Cover one branch and recall its sub-points out loud before checking the map. Redraw the whole map from memory a few days in a row to see which branches you miss.
Can I export a mind map to a whiteboard?
DeckOwl does not offer a direct whiteboard export. PDF and DOCX export are part of the Plus plan, so you can print the map and copy its branches onto a board.
Do I need a credit card to try DeckOwl?
No. The free plan includes 3 generations per month and needs no credit card to start.
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