Concept map for studying.
Drawing a mind map by hand is the slow part. Upload your lecture document and Edgify builds the map for you — the concepts it contains, and which ones you need to understand before the others make sense.
What is a concept map for studying?
A concept map for studying is a diagram of the ideas in a subject and the links between them, used to see how a topic fits together rather than to memorise it as a list. When the links record which concepts must be understood first, the map also gives you an order to study in. Edgify builds that second kind from a document you upload.
From one document to a dependency graph
Upload the document
A PDF, DOCX, TXT or Markdown file. The knowledge graph is built from a file, so this step needs an upload rather than pasted text.
Edgify reads it
It pulls out the concepts the document actually teaches, then works out which ones depend on which — the edges of the map.
Explore and plan
Click any concept for a grounded explanation, or open the study plan for a prerequisite-first order to work through.
What does a prerequisite map show that a topic list does not?
Arrows that mean something
A hand-drawn mind map shows that two ideas are related. This one shows which comes first. Selecting a concept highlights the path into it, so you can see what it rests on at a glance.
- Concepts as nodes, prerequisites as directed edges
- Direct prerequisites and related concepts, listed per concept
- A concept library, ranked by how ready you are for each one
Readiness, and a running order
Each concept carries a learning-readiness score — how much of its groundwork you have already covered — and a “learn next” pointer. The study plan turns that into a numbered order with a time estimate for each step.
- Readiness per concept, with the prerequisites still open
- A prerequisite-first recommended order
- Mark a concept mastered and the readiness updates everywhere
Open a node, get the whole concept
Grounded in your document
A definition and a worked example written against the material you uploaded, not a generic encyclopaedia entry.
A quiz and flashcards
Each concept comes with a multiple-choice question and a flashcard set, so you can check a concept the moment you have read it.
What should I know before I upload something?
It needs a file
The knowledge graph is built from an uploaded document — PDF, DOCX, TXT or Markdown. PowerPoint, audio and video are not supported. If you only have text to paste, Quick Notes takes that instead.
The map is AI-generated
The concepts and the links between them are inferred from your document, and they can be wrong. Treat the map as a starting point and check it — see our AI disclaimer.
Questions about concept maps for studying
How does Edgify build the concept map?
You upload one document. Edgify extracts its text, identifies the concepts it covers, and works out which of them are prerequisites for which — then draws that as a graph, with each concept as a node and each prerequisite as an edge between two nodes.
Is a concept map the same as a mind map?
Not quite. A mind map radiates outward from one central topic and its branches record associations. The map Edgify builds is a dependency graph: an edge means one concept has to be understood before another. That is a stronger claim than an association, and it is what lets a study order be read off the diagram.
Can I paste text instead of uploading a file?
Not for the concept map — it is built from an uploaded file. Quick Notes, the other half of Edgify, does accept pasted text.
What can I see about a single concept?
Opening a concept gives you a definition, a worked example, its direct prerequisites, what it unlocks next, related concepts, a readiness score based on how much of its groundwork you have covered, and a short quiz and flashcards for that concept alone.
Does it tell me what to study first?
Yes. The study plan orders the concepts prerequisite-first — nothing appears before the things it depends on — with a time estimate per concept and a count of how many you have marked as mastered.
See how your topic fits together
Upload one lecture and read the map it produces. The demo shows a finished graph on prepared material if you would rather look before signing up.