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Napkin AI vs Markmap: catalog facts
Napkin AIMarkmap
Freemium

A free plan is available.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Web Web
  • Generates visuals directly from existing text
  • Every element stays editable
  • Mind maps come straight from ordinary Markdown
  • Interactive output with collapsible branches
  • Hosted service that needs an internet connection
  • Slides feature is still in beta
  • Layout follows the outline structure with little manual control
  • Only produces mind maps, not other diagram types
Web application Web application
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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