You have a spreadsheet from a press office, a FOIA request or an open-data portal: 3,000 rows, 14 columns and a deadline. Getting a story out of it usually means an afternoon of pivot tables, then a chart tool, then a fight with the CMS.
Datastripes is a browser tool that shortens that afternoon. It reads the spreadsheet and drafts a data story from it, with headline findings, charts and the paragraphs that explain them, and you edit the draft the way an editor would. You still do the reporting. The tool takes the first pass through the data so you have more time for calls, context and copy.
The result
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Hey Product Hunt 👋
Every dataset has a story in it, but getting it out usually takes an analyst, a designer and a writer. We built Datastripes Data Story so one person with a spreadsheet can do it in minutes.
How it works:
Drop a file. CSV, Excel or Google Sheets. No setup, no formulas. Your file stays on your device until you choose to publish.
Get a story right away. Datastripes finds the crucial numbers, the turning points and the before/after, and writes each one up with a chart and a plain-English finding.
Direct it. Choose the questions you want answered. You are the story director, leading your readers to what you know it's important ("Which countries grew the most in GDP?"). Dig deeper with follow-ups like "those same countries, before vs. after the turning point".
Make your point, honestly. Write the conclusion you want readers to reach. Datastripes lists the chapters that back it up, and says plainly when the data doesn't.
Publish it your way. 8 formats (article, slides, chat, quiz, timeline, stories, paper, bento), in your brand colors.
We're especially curious what journalists, newsletter writers and teams who report on numbers think. What story would you tell with it first?
Every new project gets a free preview. Unlocking one costs €5, and Pro unlocks every project.
We post weekly job market numbers and building each chart by hand takes forever. "Before vs after the turning point" is exactly the question I always ask. Does it handle Google Sheets that update daily?
@gevorgarakelyann Hi! Yep, it handles Google Sheets and live updates