Free online ecomap maker and generator
Create an ecomap in minutes. Place a person or household at the center, add the systems around them, draw weighted connection lines, then export to PNG or PDF with no signup.
- Standard ecomap notation, not generic shapes
- Weighted connection lines with energy-flow direction
- No signup to build or export
How to make an ecomap
Build an ecomap in four steps in the editor above.
- 1
Place the subject
Start with the person or household at the center of the ecomap.
- 2
Add the systems
Drop circles for work, school, family, health care, and more.
- 3
Draw the connections
Draw a line from the subject to each system and mark it strong, normal, weak, or stressful.
- 4
Export or save
Download a PNG or PDF, or start a 7-day free trial to save it.
Why a dedicated ecomap tool?
In most free ecomap makers, you start on a blank canvas of plain shapes and work out the notation yourself. Genogram Pro has the centered subject, system circles, and weighted lines built in.
Generic diagram and design tools
- A blank canvas where you place and align every circle by hand
- Decorative connectors with no meaning attached
- No way to weight a line or show which way support flows
- Circles that are only shapes, with no system type or data
Genogram Pro
- Weighted connection lines and energy-flow direction in standard ecomap notation
- Every system typed by category (family, health care, work, school) with a preset color
- Center one person or a whole household
- Export to PNG or PDF, no signup required
Learn more
What an ecomap shows, what its lines and arrows mean, and how social workers use it.
Six filled-in ecomaps, for a family, a child in foster care, a teenager, an older adult and more.
Four blank ecomap templates as PDF, Word and PNG files, and a printable ecomap key.
Map family structure, relationships, and medical history with standard genogram notation.
Step-by-step guides for every editor feature, from adding systems to exporting.
What a genogram is, which symbols and lines it uses, and how it differs from a family tree.
Questions people ask
Is this ecomap maker really free?
Yes. There is no charge to create an ecomap or to export it as a PNG image or PDF, but your work is not saved when you close the tab, so download it first.
Do I need an account to download my ecomap?
No. You can build an ecomap and download it as a PNG image or PDF without an account or a card.
What is an ecomap?
An ecomap is a visual map of a person or family and the external systems around them, such as work, school, extended family, health care, friends and a spiritual community. Each connection line is marked strong, normal, weak or stressful, so support and strain are visible on one page.
How is this different from drawing an ecomap in Canva or Word?
In a generic design tool you start from a blank canvas, place circles and lines by hand, and work out the notation yourself. This ecomap generator is built only for ecomaps, and the centered subject, system circles and weighted connection lines are part of the editor.
Can I save my ecomap and come back later?
You can't save in the free ecomap maker, so export your ecomap as an image or PDF before you leave. To save an ecomap and return to edit it anytime, click Finish & export and start the 7-day free trial of the Professional plan. Your data is encrypted end-to-end on your device before it is stored.
Can I make an ecomap on my phone or tablet?
Yes. You can build and export an ecomap in any modern mobile browser.
Keep each ecomap with its genogram
With the Professional plan, your ecomaps are saved to an encrypted account, each one can be kept in the same file as the family's genogram, and exports have no badge.