Show HN: I built a tool to generate charts from text

Re:Show HN: I built a tool to generate charts from text by adrianwaj on Thursday July 10, 2025 @06:27AM (#44519379)

Colors repeat themselves after 8 items, and labels don't show after 18 items.

Can be used on WP blogs when counting category or tag labels. Do plugin?

For large datasets, see something like https://www.instagram.com/visualcap/p/DLDnLKvvIQC/ -- perhaps look at https://masonry.desandro.com/ - but something else might be better.

https://www.instagram.com/visualcap/p/DLfL3ahvAPQ/ (percentage measurement)

-- Imagine having this done in real-time for all the coins and their market caps, or maybe a subset of the middle-tier coins

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Re:Show HN: I built a tool to generate charts from text by kristoff200512 on Thursday July 10, 2025 @09:22PM (#44527528)

Thank you so much for your feedback! I will add more colors, and I'm also considering allowing custom colors for individual data points in the future. I’ll look into the WP plugin as well.

Regarding large datasets, would a format like this https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL3IOxmyCk6/? I can use horizontal bar charts to show rankings, and also generate them as dynamic GIFs.

Would you need the image in other formats as well, such as JPG or something else?

Thanks again for using it. Once the updates are complete, would you be willing to try it again and share more suggestions? Thank you!

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Re:Show HN: I built a tool to generate charts from text by adrianwaj on Friday July 11, 2025 @04:32AM (#44529676)

Yeah, it's about visualizing the long tail. Here's one for crypto. https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/1943454928456028626/photo/1

I suppose the key is to minimize blank space but still make it understandable and readable.

A drill-down animation would be interesting for zooming-in.

I use WebP myself.

Just keep adding to this item. :)

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