Turn any Word document into an editable mind map
Drop a .docx file onto SpawnGraph and it converts the heading structure into a hierarchical mind map in seconds. H1 becomes the root branches, H2 becomes sub-branches, paragraphs become the leaf nodes. The whole thing runs in your browser — the file never leaves your device.
How it works
- 1Drop your .docx file. Drag it onto the canvas or click the file picker. The file is read locally — nothing is uploaded.
- 2Headings map to branches. SpawnGraph reads the document's heading levels (H1–H6) and nests them into the mind map hierarchy. Paragraphs fill the leaf nodes under each heading.
- 3Edit, share, or export. Rename nodes, collapse dense sections, annotate with sticky notes, share the map with a link, or export to PNG or outline format.
Who actually uses this
The most common use cases: professionals turning a long report.docx into a visual summary for a meeting, students converting lecture notes saved as Word files into revision maps, and researchers processing draft papers into structure-first overviews before deciding what to cut. If you have a document with headings and subheadings — and Word enforces that if you have been using Styles — SpawnGraph can give you the skeleton of that document as a map in under a minute.
Why headings matter more than you think
A well-structured Word document is already a tree — it just does not look like one. H1 headings are your main topics, H2 are sub-topics, H3 are supporting points. SpawnGraph reads that structure and renders it visually. If your document uses Word's built-in Heading styles (even loosely), the output will be clean. If it is entirely free-form paragraphs with no headings, SpawnGraph falls back to paragraph grouping to infer structure. Either way you get something to work with.
The file never leaves your device
SpawnGraph processes .docx files using the File API entirely inside your browser. No upload, no server-side parsing, no retention. This matters especially for documents that should not leave your machine — confidential business reports, legal drafts, unpublished research, NDAs. You can open DevTools → Network while dropping a file and confirm zero outbound requests are made during parsing.
Works offline after first load
Once SpawnGraph has loaded in your browser, the Word parser runs without any network connection. This makes it usable on a plane, in a conference room with spotty Wi-Fi, or anywhere you have the file but not reliable internet. The browser caches what it needs after the first visit.
In short: SpawnGraph reads your .docx heading structure in-browser and renders it as an editable mind map. Free, no signup needed, nothing uploaded to servers.