AI process map generator

Describe a process in text, or talk it through out loud. Wavelength builds a process map. The map shows who does each step, which systems they use, and where the work splits at a decision. You can edit every part of the map.

Wavelength is a voice to diagram tool. This page shows how to use it as a process map generator for current state and future state work.

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What a process map must show

A process map is more than a list of steps. It shows the owner of each step. It shows the systems that hold the work. It shows the points where the work goes one of two ways. Wavelength gives each of these its own node type:

Actors. People, teams, roles, and customers.
Steps. The actions in the process, in the order they run.
Decisions. A diamond with a label on each branch.
Systems. The CRM, the ERP, the ticket tool, and other software.
Data stores. A database, a shared folder, or a spreadsheet.

Each actor appears one time on the map. Every step that the actor does connects to that actor. This makes the owner of each step clear. When you need swimlanes, you can group the steps by owner. See the swimlane process map guide for that layout.

How it works

Give it the process. Hold the mic and talk, or paste text. You can also upload a transcript, an audio or video recording, a screen recording, or a photo of a whiteboard.
Wavelength finds the parts. It identifies the actors, steps, decisions, systems, and data stores.
It draws the map in process order. The map builds while you hold the mic. A detail that you add later goes to the step it belongs to.
It marks its guesses. A connection that you did not state shows as a dashed amber line. You confirm it or delete it.
You edit and export. Change nodes by hand, or describe the change in plain English. Then export the map.

A worked example: purchase requests

Spoken input:

An employee submits a purchase request in Coupa. The department manager reviews it. If the amount is under 1,000 dollars, the manager approves it and Coupa sends a purchase order to the supplier. If the amount is 1,000 dollars or more, procurement also reviews it. Procurement checks the approved supplier list in a SharePoint folder. Approved orders sync to NetSuite.

The process map from this input contains:

Actors: Employee, Department Manager, Procurement, Supplier.
Systems: Coupa, NetSuite.
Data store: Approved Supplier List in SharePoint.
Decision: Amount check, with "under $1,000" and "$1,000 or more" branches.
Steps: Submit Request, Manager Review, Procurement Review, Send Purchase Order, Sync to NetSuite.

Each step links to its owner. The decision shows the rule on each branch. The map is ready for a review with the process owner.

Current state and future state

Map the current state first. Talk through the process as it runs today. Include the delays, the manual steps, and the workarounds. Save that map as one flow.

Then map the future state as a second flow. Talk through the process as it must run after the change. The Free plan saves 5 flows, so both maps fit in the Free plan.

Put the two maps next to each other in the review. The differences show the scope of the change. For a full method, see document a current state process.

Export formats

Wavelength exports PNG, PDF, PowerPoint, draw.io, Mermaid, BPMN, n8n, and Make. Use BPMN for a modeling tool that reads BPMN files. Use draw.io to continue to edit the map in diagrams.net. Use PNG, PDF, or PowerPoint for a review deck. Use n8n or Make when the future state becomes an automation.

Wavelength does not export a native Visio file. If your team uses Visio, check which of these formats your version can import.

By hand or with Wavelength

Task	By hand	With Wavelength
Capture the process	You take notes, then draw the map later.	The map builds while you talk or after you paste the text.
Add actors and systems	You place each shape and each connector.	Wavelength adds one node for each actor and each system.
Find decisions	You read your notes for each "if" and "when."	Wavelength draws a diamond with labeled branches.
Check assumptions	Your guesses look the same as the facts.	Inferred links are dashed and amber.
Make a future state	You copy shapes and draw again.	You talk through the new process as a second flow.

Transcript to flowchart: map a process from a call transcript
AI diagram generator from text: paste words, get a diagram
Free SOP generator: write a standard operating procedure
BPMN diagram examples: worked BPMN flows
Wavelength for business analysts
Process improvement: current state and future state work

Common questions

Is the AI process map generator free?

Yes. The live demo needs no account. The Free plan saves 5 flows and needs no card. Starter costs $4.99 a month and Pro costs $9.99 a month.

Can I talk instead of type?

Yes. Hold the mic and talk through the process. The map builds while you hold the mic.

Does the map show who owns each step?

Yes. Each person, team, or role is an actor node. Each step connects to the actor that does it.

Can I export the process map to BPMN?

Yes. Wavelength exports BPMN, draw.io, Mermaid, PNG, PDF, PowerPoint, n8n, and Make.

What does a dashed amber line mean?

It is a connection that the AI inferred. Your input did not state it. Confirm the connection or delete it.