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Diagrams & Process

Animated diagrams: charts that lay themselves out

Updated September 18, 20261 min read

How do you animate an org chart or flowchart without keyframing every box?

Type the labels and let the diagram solve its own layout. Each parent is positioned over its children, the connectors are routed to the boxes they actually join, and the reveal is ordered by depth, so adding a name re-spaces the whole chart instead of breaking it.

This is the category editors reach for because the alternative is slow. Placing a dozen boxes by hand, drawing an elbow connector to each one and sequencing the reveal is an afternoon in any timeline, and it all has to be redone the moment a name changes.

Five diagrams & process presets to start from

Hover any card to play it. Opening one loads it in the editor with every control unlocked.

  • Type the names and the chart solves its own shape: every parent centres over its children and the connectors redraw to match.

  • A process branches down the frame, turning every branching step into a decision diamond and routing each connector around it.

  • Branches spread out from a central idea around a full circle, each ring pushing further out as the map fills itself in.

  • Stages taper down the frame and land one after another, each carrying its own figure so the drop-off reads at a glance.

  • Curved arrow segments close a ring around a central label, each one generated to fit however many steps the cycle has.

All diagrams & process

Which format should you export?

MP4 at full frame for slides and explainers. WebM with alpha if the diagram has to sit over a screen recording or a branded backdrop.

Format
MP4 H.264 · WebM VP9
Alpha
Transparent WebM
Resolution
720p to 8K
Aspect
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:5
License
Commercial use included

Three tips that make it look intentional

  • Order matters more than styling: the reveal follows the hierarchy, so read your labels top-down before you start.
  • Branching controls the shape of the tree. Two children per parent reads as a classic org chart, three or four spreads it wide.
  • Give the funnel and Gantt presets real numbers; the bands and bars are sized from them, not faked.

Three things people get wrong

  • Cramming a whole company into one chart. Split it by department and the boxes stay readable at phone size.
  • Leaving the duration too short for a deep tree. Each level needs time to land or the reveal turns into a flash.
  • Using a Venn for things that do not actually overlap. If there is no shared region, a quadrant or a funnel says it better.

Frequently asked

Does the layout really adjust to my labels?
Yes. Positions are computed from the tree you type, so parents stay centred over their children and spacing rebalances whenever you add or remove one.
Can I use these over a screen recording?
Yes. Export WebM with alpha and the boxes and connectors composite straight over your footage.
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