AI Flowcharts

An AI flowchart takes material where the path depends on the answer — a policy, a set of rules, a troubleshooting guide, an algorithm — and lays it out as a visual decision diagram. Scholarly reads your sources, finds each step and decision point, and draws the boxes, arrows, and yes/no branches so you can see exactly how one choice leads to the next outcome.

Flowcharts are built to reinforce understanding of how choices lead to outcomes — not rote memorization of a list. The AI pulls out the decisions that actually matter and connects them, so the diagram reflects the logic your course or manual is teaching, not a wall of text to reread.

When to use a flowchart

A flowchart is the right tool when the path depends on a decision. Reach for it when you're:

• Working through a decision tree where each answer sends you down a different branch.
• Mapping troubleshooting steps — "if this happens, do that; if not, check the next thing."
• Laying out eligibility rules, approval criteria, or a policy's conditional logic.
• Tracing how an algorithm or procedure flows from start to finish.

If you instead want a branching overview of how ideas connect, generate a Mind Map. If you want a structured document to read and review, generate a Study Guide. Many students make a flowchart and flashcards from the same source.

Creating a AI Flowchart

Open the Flowchart tile on your home page create grid, or pick it from the New menu. The create window lets you build a flowchart from any of these starting points:

• Upload — Drag in PDFs, Word documents, or PowerPoints from your computer.
• Library — Pick a PDF or file you've already uploaded to Scholarly.
• Google Drive — Connect Google Drive and choose the exact files — Docs, Slides, PDFs, Word docs, or PowerPoints — without downloading and re-uploading. See Uploading Content.
• Link — Paste a website or PDF URL and the AI pulls in the content.
• Prompt — Skip files entirely and describe a topic, like "Flowchart for diagnosing a network connection problem." Great for review when you don't have a source on hand yet.

You can combine sources — for example, pick a reading from your library and add a prompt to steer what the branches should focus on.

Customize before you generate

After choosing your sources, the customize step lets you shape the flowchart:

• Language — Generate the flowchart in your preferred language.
• AI model — Some models are reserved for paid plans and show a lock badge. See Choosing an AI Model.
• Custom instructions — A free-text field for specific directions, like "Keep each decision to a simple yes/no" or "Focus on the approval criteria and keep it printable."

Click Generate Flowchart and the work runs in the background — you can close the window and keep studying. You'll be notified when it's ready, and it appears under Background Tasks while it generates.

What you get

Your finished flowchart is a professionally typeset, downloadable PDF that lands in your library like any other content item. It shows the process as connected boxes and diamonds — start points, decisions, branches, and outcomes — so you can trace any path from top to bottom. Open it and you can:

• Read and study it in the PDF viewer, with chat alongside to ask follow-up questions about any step or branch.
• Download it to keep or print.
• Share it with a link so classmates can view it.
• Turn it into more study material — from the flowchart's follow-up actions you can spin up Flashcards, a quiz, a study guide, or a podcast from the same content, no re-uploading required.

Because the output is a real PDF in your library, everything you can do with an uploaded PDF you can do with your flowchart. See the PDF guide for the full set of viewer and conversion options.

Tips

• Richer sources make fuller flowcharts. A full policy or chapter produces a more detailed diagram than a single paragraph; a one-line prompt produces a broad overview.
• Steer the branches. Use custom instructions to focus the flowchart on a specific decision, keep branches to simple yes/no, or emphasize one path over another.
• Pair it with active recall. A flowchart shows you the logic; convert it into flashcards or a quiz and test yourself to actually reason through the branches on your own.
• Keep a unit together. Group a topic's flowchart, study guide, and source PDFs in one folder so everything for that exam is in one place.

Frequently asked questions

What can I make a flowchart from?

Uploaded PDFs, Word docs, and PowerPoints; files already in your library; Google Drive files; a website or PDF link; or just a typed prompt. You can mix several sources in one flowchart.

What kinds of processes work best?

Anything with steps and decisions — troubleshooting guides, eligibility rules, decision trees, algorithms, and procedures. Wherever the next step depends on an answer, a flowchart makes the logic clear.

How long does it take?

Generation runs in the background and usually takes a few minutes. You don't need to wait on the screen — keep working and you'll be notified when it's ready.

Can I download or print my flowchart?

Yes. Every flowchart is a PDF you can download, print, or share with a link.

Is it free?

You can create flowcharts on the free plan using your shared lifetime AI creation credits. Those free credits do not reset. Paid plans raise those limits and support longer source documents. Limits depend on your plan — see Plans and Limits.