Automated flowchart maker in Excel
Stop dragging boxes and redrawing arrows. This flowchart maker adds each new shape next to the last one and draws the connector itself, inside Excel.
17,000+ downloads · Excel 2007–2019 on Windows · Excel 2016–2019 on Mac · Microsoft 365
What the automation does for you
- Places shapes: pick a side of the current shape and the new one appears there, lined up.
- Draws connectors: every new shape is connected to the one it came from.
- Starts a sheet for you: Add FlowChart creates a clean flowchart sheet in one click.
- Keeps it editable: everything is an Excel shape, so you can restyle it with Excel’s own tools.
How to create a flowchart in Excel
Click Add FlowChart on the FlowChart Excel tab. A new flowchart sheet is added.
Click any shape button on the tab: Start/End, Process, Decision or Data. The shape appears with a red anchor point.
Click the shape to open its anchor. A + appears on every side. Pick a side and a shape, and FlowChart Excel adds the new shape and draws the connector for you.
Keep adding shapes until the process is mapped. They are ordinary Excel shapes, so you can change colours and fonts as you like.
Works in Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019 on Windows, Excel 2016 and 2019 on Mac, and every version of Excel in Microsoft 365.
Download FlowChart Excel freeWant the basics first? Start with the free flowchart Excel template page.