A concept map shows ideas and the relationships between them. Atlas generates editable Knowledge Maps from your sources, with labels that explain the connections.
Add your source
Choose a paper, article or transcript you want to understand.
Concept Map Maker
AI concept map maker
Turn a paper or article into a map of connected ideas. Explore the relationships, edit your map, and download it.
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See how the concepts connect
A concept map brings the structure of a topic into view.
Atlas's Knowledge Maps connect concepts with labels that explain each relationship.
Generate a concept map from your source
Add a PDF or another supported source to Atlas. The AI concept map generator creates a map you can explore and edit alongside the original.
Open the map
Once the source is ready, open its Knowledge Map.
Explore and edit
Follow the connections and refine the map as you read.
Edit your concept map
Rewrite a concept, clarify a connection, or rearrange the ideas to make the explanation easier to follow.
Download your concept map
Choose PNG, JPG or SVG for a presentation, study guide or research note. Keep editing the original map in Atlas.
Make complex ideas easier to explain
Use a concept map to understand a paper, study a topic or explain an idea to someone else.
Need the main points first? Start with a summary, then explore their connections on the map.
Understand a paper
See how the central concepts fit into the argument.
Study a topic
Review the ideas and relationships in your reading.
Explain an idea
Use your edited map as a visual aid for a discussion or presentation.
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Turn your next source into a concept map
See the key ideas, edit their connections, and keep a map you can use.