Animated diagrams
from simple YAML

Flowcharts, sequence diagrams, mind maps, charts and architecture diagrams that lay themselves out, route their own arrows, and animate step by step. Build the picture, pick an animation, export the GIF.

No account. No install. Nothing leaves your browser — on-demand live editing

slicerflow.live

On-demand live editing

Open the studio and every keystroke re-compiles and re-renders instantly — the YAML on the left, the living diagram on the right. Or skip the code entirely and drag, drop, resize and rewire on the canvas like draw.io.

# this is the whole animation
title: How It Works
animation: pop
components:
  flow:
    items:
      user:  { icon: user, show: 0 }
      brain: { text: The Brain, show: 1 }
      out:   { text: Result ✨, show: 2 }
    arrows:
      - { from: user, to: brain, say: asks }
      - { from: brain, to: out }
  • Live preview on every keystroke — code and canvas always in sync
  • Visual builder: drag & drop, resize handles, marquee select, groups
  • Reusable components — build once, stamp anywhere, save to your Studio
  • Image-first workflow: compose the static picture, then animate it from a dropdown
  • Everything runs in your browser — private by design
Batteries included

Eight diagram types. One tiny language.

Flowcharts & architecture

Auto layout, obstacle-avoiding smart arrows, tinted zones, 33 built-in icons plus your own images.

Sequence diagrams

Actors, lifelines and messages from one-liners like user → api: login — animated in order.

Mind maps & journeys

Radial mind maps that bloom outward, user journeys with mood scoring, class diagrams and venns.

Charts

Pie, bar and line charts with axes, legends and value labels — slices sweep, bars rise, lines draw.

pop → wiggle → hold ✨

30+ animations

Entrances, exits, typewriter text, and looping motions — spin, pulse, jello, shake — with loop, ping-pong or play-once behavior.

Themes & export

Light, dark, midnight and cream themes; export supersampled GIFs or crisp 3× PNG / JPEG stills.

SlicerFlow Premium

Coming soon early access

The free studio stays free. Premium adds a creative suite on top:

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Generate GIF

Describe the story — get a polished, branded animated GIF generated for you, ready to post.

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3D Models

Turn your diagrams into interactive 3D scenes — orbit, explode views, and depth-animated flows.

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Images

High-resolution illustrated renders of your diagrams in multiple art styles for decks and docs.

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Prototype

Make diagrams clickable — link steps into walkthrough prototypes you can share and present.

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Create Visual Blog

Write posts where every section is an animated diagram — publish scroll-through visual stories.

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Courses

Learn visual storytelling: from first flowchart to animated system-design explainers.

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PDF

Export multi-page PDF documents — diagrams, notes and storyboards laid out print-ready.