What is drawcharts used for?

drawcharts creates hand-drawn style bar, line, pie and Venn charts online, with free PNG and JPEG export and SVG export on a paid Plus plan. It is a good fit for adding friendly charts to blog posts and making charts for presentation slides.

Yes. drawcharts has a free plan.

Is drawcharts open source?

No. drawcharts is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Design category, open-source options include Penpot, Graphite and vue-fabric-editor.

What are some alternatives to drawcharts?

drawcharts competes with Infogram, Datawrapper and Flourish.

drawcharts: features, pricing and alternatives

About drawcharts

drawcharts is a web tool for making charts that look sketched by hand instead of rendered in a standard business style. You enter your data, pick a chart type such as bar, line, pie or Venn, customize the design and download the result, with no design skills required.

Exports in PNG and JPEG are free and need no sign-up, while SVG export is offered on the Plus upgrade. The site includes a blog, FAQ, examples and a pricing section, and it shows feedback from early users about its distinctive look.

drawcharts is a hosted web product with no self-hosted version. It suits writers, presenters, educators and indie makers who want an approachable look for charts in slides, posts and articles.

Key features

Hand-drawn style bar, line and pie charts
Venn diagram creation
Free PNG and JPEG downloads
SVG export on the Plus plan
No sign-up needed to start

Good fit for

→Adding friendly charts to blog posts
→Making charts for presentation slides

Tags: charts; data-visualization; hand-drawn; venn-diagram; graphs; design; browser-based

drawcharts: questions and answers

What is drawcharts used for?: drawcharts creates hand-drawn style bar, line, pie and Venn charts online, with free PNG and JPEG export and SVG export on a paid Plus plan. It is a good fit for adding friendly charts to blog posts and making charts for presentation slides.
Is drawcharts free?: Yes. drawcharts has a free plan.
Is drawcharts open source?: No. drawcharts is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Design category, open-source options include Penpot, Graphite and vue-fabric-editor.
What are some alternatives to drawcharts?: drawcharts competes with Infogram, Datawrapper and Flourish.