Napkin AI: Turn Text Into Diagrams and Infographics
Napkin AI turns text into diagrams, mind maps and infographics. See its plans, credit limits, export options, language support, API and MCP tools.
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Napkin AI turns text into diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, infographics and charts. Paste in a paragraph, select a passage, and Napkin suggests several visuals you can edit by hand. The free plan includes 500 credits a week, unlimited PNG and PDF exports, and a Napkin watermark on visuals. Paid plans start at 9 USD per person per month and remove the export limits for PowerPoint and SVG. There is no Polish-language interface, and Napkin does not name Polish among its supported content languages. Information checked on October 30, 2026.
What Napkin AI does
- Napkin Visuals - turns selected text into a diagram, flowchart, mind map, infographic or chart. Start generation by clicking the Autospark icon beside a paragraph.
- Napkin Slides - builds a presentation from an idea or document.
- Import - import PPT, DOC, PDF, HTML and Markdown files without a limit.
- Team collaboration - a shared workspace, called Teamspace, with live editing and comments.
- Phone - you can view and edit presentations, but generating visuals on a phone is not yet available. I could not find an official app in the App Store; an app called “Napkin AI - Image Generator” appears to be from another publisher.
The company emerged from stealth on August 7, 2024, with a 10 million USD funding round from Accel and CRV. It was founded by Pramod Sharma and Jerome Scholler, both former Google engineers.
Napkin AI pricing and credits
| Plan | Price | Credits | What’s included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 USD | 500 per week | Unlimited PNG and PDF exports; limited PPT and SVG exports; Napkin watermark on visuals |
| Plus | 9 USD per person per month | 10,000 per month | Unlimited PPT and SVG exports, 3 brand styles, no Napkin watermark, better image models |
| Pro | 22 USD per person per month | 30,000 per month | Custom fonts, exclusive templates, option to buy more credits |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | - | - |
The pricing page has a toggle for “monthly / annual billing, save 25%.” It does not make clear whether the 9 USD and 22 USD prices are for monthly or annual billing, so check the amount at checkout before buying. Napkin does not offer discounts for students or nonprofit organizations.
What uses credits?
- Generating a visual costs roughly 1 credit per selected word.
- Effects can use up to 100 credits per visual.
- Slides, image generation and requests for changes also use credits.
- Editing a visual by hand is free.
Free-plan credits renew weekly; credits on paid plans renew monthly. They do not roll over to the next period. Purchased credit packs, available on the Pro plan, do not expire. As a rough guide, 500 weekly credits cover about 500 selected words - several paragraphs turned into visuals if you do not use effects.
Language support in Napkin AI
The interface is available in six languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean and Portuguese. Napkin’s help documentation says you can create content in more than 60 languages, and that the assistant responds in the language of your text. Polish is not named specifically, and I have not tested it. Before buying a plan, try a sample containing accented characters in the free version and check that they render correctly in PNG and PDF exports.
Napkin AI API and MCP
Napkin offers a public API that works asynchronously and returns visuals in SVG, PNG and PPT formats. You can create a token in the Developers tab, including on a free account, and the API uses the same credits as the app. There is also an official beta MCP server at mcp.api.napkin.ai/mcp, with three tools, so you can request diagrams directly from Claude Code or another MCP client.
Napkin AI vs Gamma, Canva and chatbots
| If you need… | Choose… |
|---|---|
| A single diagram or flowchart for a report | Napkin |
| A complete presentation from text | Gamma or Napkin Slides |
| Social media graphics with text in Polish | Canva |
| A diagram without creating a new account | A chatbot such as ChatGPT or Claude, with a prompt to “draw a diagram in Mermaid” |
Frequently asked questions
Is Napkin AI free?
Napkin has a free plan with 500 credits per week and PNG and PDF exports. Visuals on the free plan have a Napkin watermark.
Does Napkin AI support Polish?
There is no Polish-language interface. Napkin says it supports content in more than 60 languages, but does not name Polish specifically. Try it on the free plan before paying.
How much does Napkin AI cost?
According to the pricing page on October 30, 2026, Plus costs 9 USD and Pro costs 22 USD per person per month. The page also offers annual billing with a 25% discount.
Can Napkin export to PowerPoint?
Yes. Paid plans include unlimited PPT and SVG exports. On the free plan, PNG and PDF exports are unlimited, while PPT and SVG exports are limited.
Is there a Napkin app for phones?
I could not find an official app in the App Store. You can view and edit presentations in a mobile browser, but Napkin does not yet support generating visuals on a phone.
Sources
- Napkin AI: official website and features
- Napkin AI: pricing
- Napkin Help: Credits & Plans (updated October 28, 2026)
- Napkin Help: Supported languages (updated October 28, 2026)
- Napkin API: FAQ (API and MCP server)
- Maginative: Napkin AI emerges from stealth with 10M funding (August 7, 2024)
Checked: October 30, 2026
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