Node Palette
The node palette is the side panel of available shapes you drag onto the canvas — terminals, processes, decisions, data, swimlanes, BPMN gateways, ERD entities, stickers, and more.
In depth
Each palette entry is a registered node type with its own renderer. The palette is grouped (basic / BPMN / swimlane / data / extras) and searchable. Custom nodes added via templates show up automatically.
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Flowchart Canvas
The flowchart canvas is the React Flow-based editor where you build, drag, style, and connect nodes — with auto-layout, themes, history, comments, and live multiplayer.
Auto Layout
Auto layout is the one-click cleanup that arranges your flowchart nodes — pick top-to-bottom, left-to-right, radial, or force-directed, and edges re-route automatically.