Free Customizable Concept Map Templates
How to Use the Concept Map Templates in Creately
- Choose a template that suits your needs
Pick a concept map template by topic complexity—simple hub-and-spoke or a layered hierarchical map. Click “Edit This Template” to open it.
- Sign in or create a free Creately account
Create a free account or sign in. This lets you save your concept map, return to it later, and keep every change synced to your workspace.
- Open the template and customize it
Place your concepts as nodes and connect them with linking phrases that explain each relationship, working from general concepts down to specific ones.
- Add concept nodes for each key idea
- Label connectors with linking words (causes, includes, leads to)
- Arrange concepts from general at top to specific below
- Add cross-links between different branches
- Use color or grouping to cluster related concepts
- Infinite canvas for big topics
Map sprawling subjects on Creately’s infinite canvas and zoom in and out freely, so complex knowledge maps never run out of room.
- Collaborate with your team
Share for feedback. Give others view or edit access to your concept map, gather comments inline, and resolve them without leaving the canvas.
- Save, export, or present
Finish and share. Save to your workspace, export the concept map as PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF, or present it live — then embed or link it wherever your team works.
FAQs about Concept Map Templates
They are. You can access and edit the majority of concept map templates for free on a basic account, with no download needed. Premium templates and some pro features are available on paid plans if you need them later.
Absolutely. Your concept map exports as PNG, JPEG, PDF or SVG, so you can insert it into Word or PowerPoint, attach it to documentation, or share it as a standalone file.
Concept maps suit learning and analysis tasks:
- Study and revision - connect a subject’s key ideas
- Curriculum design - map how topics relate
- Research planning - structure concepts and questions
- System understanding - show how parts interrelate
- Knowledge sharing - explain a domain to others
The words on each connector describe how two concepts relate (e.g., “results in,” “is part of”), turning a set of boxes into readable statements—this is what distinguishes a concept map from a plain mind map.