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Sourcetable provides multiple ways to visualize your data — from simple bar charts to interactive Sankey diagrams and geographic maps. Create visualizations manually from the toolbar, or describe what you want and let the AI build it.

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Visualization engines

Sourcetable uses three visualization engines, each suited to different use cases:
EngineBest forInteractivity
SourceChartsCommon charts embedded in the spreadsheet (bar, line, donut, scatter, polar, combo)Basic — hover tooltips, legend toggle
EChartsAdvanced charts with animations and rich interactivity (heatmaps, Sankey, tree maps, gauges)High — zoom, pan, brush select, animations
PlotlyStatistical and scientific charts, pivot visualizations, 3D plotsHigh — zoom, pan, hover details, export
The AI selects the best engine automatically based on what you ask for. You can also specify a preference.

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Creating visualizations

Open the AI chat (Cmd+\ / Ctrl+\) and describe the visualization:
  • “Create a bar chart of revenue by quarter”
  • “Show a heatmap of correlations between all numeric columns”
  • “Build a Sankey diagram showing customer journey from signup to purchase”
  • “Make a candlestick chart of AAPL stock price for the last 6 months”

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From the toolbar

  1. Select your data range (including headers)
  2. Click Insert > Chart
  3. Choose a chart type
  4. Configure axes, series, colors, and labels in the chart editor

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Modifying visualizations

After creating a chart, ask the AI to modify it:
  • “Change the colors to a warm palette”
  • “Add data labels showing percentages”
  • “Switch to a stacked bar chart”
  • “Add a trend line”
  • “Make the y-axis logarithmic”

Chart types

Browse all 30+ supported chart types with examples.

Dashboards

Build multi-chart dashboards and publish them.

Maps

Create geographic visualizations with choropleth, bubble, and population maps.