StipplesDescribe it. Then drag it.
Stipples is an infinite whiteboard with an AI helper inside. Ask for a flowchart, an architecture map, or a mockup, and it arrives as real shapes you can edit. Never a picture.
Everything the AI draws is a real object on your Stipple.
- Drag it anywhere
- Rename the label
- Restyle the shape
Five ways to start from a sentence.
Each generator has its own idea of good layout. You bring the thought; it brings the first draft.
Diagrams
Concepts and their relationships, laid out as labelled shapes and connectors.
Flowcharts
Steps, decisions, and branches, flowing top to bottom with labelled outcomes.
Architecture
Clients, services, databases, and third parties, arranged in lanes by data flow.
Web mockups
Low-fidelity desktop wireframes: nav, sidebar, cards, forms, and tables.
Mobile mockups
Phone-sized screen layouts for quick structural exploration.
Three steps, and the Stipple is yours again.
Open a Stipple
One click from your library. The canvas is infinite and saved as you work.
Describe what you want
Tell the AI helper what you are trying to see, in plain language.
Edit what arrives
Every shape is real. Drag it, rename it, restyle it, or ask for more.
How Stipples compares.
These tools solve different problems, and most teams use more than one. Stipples is an AI-native diagramming canvas. Notion is a docs and knowledge workspace. Miro and FigJam are collaboration whiteboards. Excalidraw and tldraw are free hand-drawn canvases. Lucidchart and Whimsical are traditional diagram editors. The comparison below scores one narrow question: how quickly a sentence becomes a correct, editable diagram, and how easily it changes afterwards.
Prompt to diagram
Edit by conversation
Streaming, live-framed generation
Structural correctness checks
Setup and time to first diagram
- Stipples
- Notion, Miro, FigJam, Lucidchart, Excalidraw
Scores from 0 to 10 are Stipples’ own assessment of each product as of this page’s last update, based on publicly documented features. They measure fit for AI-first diagramming, not overall product quality.
Feature by feature
- Yes
- Partial
- No
| Feature | StipplesAI-native diagramming canvas | NotionDocs and knowledge workspace | MiroCollaboration whiteboard | FigJamCollaboration whiteboard | LucidchartTraditional diagram editor | ExcalidrawFree hand-drawn canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto-detects diagram type from a plain sentence | Yes | No | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Edits the diagram through chat, scoped to your selection | Yes | No | Partial | Partial | Partial | No |
| Streams elements onto the canvas while you watch | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Diagram lint with one-click fixes | Yes | No | No | No | Partial | No |
| Import from Mermaid, OpenAPI, SQL, or a GitHub repo | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Export to Mermaid, PNG, SVG, PDF | Yes | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial | Partial |
| Doc that stays in sync with the diagram | Yes | Partial | Partial | No | No | No |
| Share the diagram and its document on one link | Yes | Partial | Partial | No | No | No |
| AI-generated narrated walkthrough on share links | Yes | No | Partial | No | Partial | No |
| AI summary of what changed between versions, beyond plain history | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Version history | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Embeddable read-only view | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Realtime multiplayer cursors | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Usage based | Per seat | Per seat | Per seat | Per seat | Free, Plus per seat |