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Storyline JS

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Score6.8
Rank#9 of 22
PriceFree
Free planYes
Runs onWeb

Summary

Storyline JS is ranked #9 of 22 in data storytelling tools on Everything Xiaomi. It runs on Web. There is a free plan.

Storyline JS plans and pricing

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Storyline JS Free Open-source tool; no paid plans or price stated storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026

Compared on data storytelling tools

Free plan
Yesstoryline.knightlab.com
Interactive visualizations
Yesstoryline.knightlab.com
Narrative annotations
Yesstoryline.knightlab.com
Presentation flow
Yesstoryline.knightlab.com
Share mode
embedstoryline.knightlab.com

Facts

Purpose
Storyline is an open-source tool for building annotated, interactive line charts that tell the story behind time-series data.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Chart type
Storyline focuses on time-series line charts, and the x-axis accepts only time or date formats.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Story cards
Stories use cards with a title, text, and date to explain selected points in the data.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Card limits
A story supports no more than 12 cards, titles are limited to 54 characters, and paragraphs to 200 characters.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Data source
To create a Storyline with the authoring tool, users put their chart data in a Google spreadsheet and publish it to the web.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Data capacity
Storyline works best with fewer than 800 data points.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Multiple series
The tool can visualize only one set of data at a time.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Publishing
Users can publish a Storyline as an embed or share it through a direct link, and the tool says it works on any site or blog.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Languages
Month names in one date-display choice are available only in English; the maker says most of the story uses language supplied by the user.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Support
The maker offers a tech support web form and GitHub issue reporting, says support is available only in English, and notes it has no dedicated tech support staff.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Security
The product page does not state security certifications or compliance claims.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026
Maker
Storyline JS is made by Northwestern University Knight Lab, a team of technologists and journalists working on news media innovation.storyline.knightlab.com · 3 Oct 2026

Company

Founded
2017storyline.knightlab.com · 28 Sept 2026
Headquarters
Evanston, Illinois, United Statesstoryline.knightlab.com · 28 Sept 2026

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