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Concept Map Maker

AI concept map maker

See how the ideas in a paper or article connect. Generate a concept map from your source, edit the concepts and relationships, and download it for your notes or presentation.

Create a concept map

Create an Atlas account to generate and edit your map.

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Atlas workspace showing a horizon-view semantic map of 110 multi-agent learning research papers
Atlas PDF reader alongside the paper’s knowledge map and chat
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See how the concepts connect

A concept map brings the structure of a topic into view. See the key ideas, how they relate, and how they fit into the paper's explanation.

Atlas's Knowledge Maps connect concepts with labels that explain each relationship.

Labeled connections explain how the paper's concepts relate.
Labeled connections explain how the paper's concepts relate.

  • Concepts

    See the key ideas in your source.

  • Connections

    Follow the relationships between ideas.

  • Labels

    Read what each relationship means.

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.

  1. Add your source

    Choose a paper, article or transcript you want to understand.

  2. Open the map

    Once the source is ready, open its Knowledge Map.

  3. Explore and edit

    Follow the connections and refine the map as you read.

How map generation works

Edit your concept map

Make the map reflect your understanding. Rewrite a concept, clarify a connection, or rearrange the ideas to make the explanation easier to follow.

  • Rewrite concepts

    Edit the text to explain an idea in your own words.

  • Clarify relationships

    Change labels and add or remove connections.

  • Arrange the ideas

    Move concepts to make the map easier to read.

Edit concepts, connection labels and the map's layout.
Edit concepts, connection labels and the map's layout.

Download your concept map

Download your concept map as PNG, JPG or SVG for a presentation, study guide or research note. Keep editing the original map in Atlas when your ideas change.

Map editing and download guide
Choose PNG, JPG or SVG from the map's download menu.
Choose PNG, JPG or SVG from the map's download menu.

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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Concept map maker FAQ

Turn your next source into a concept map

See the key ideas, edit their connections, and keep a map you can use.

Create a concept map
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