Changelog

A complete rewrite of ChartBrick. Same product idea, almost everything else is new. Here's what changes for users coming from v1, ordered from most to least relevant.

1. Dashboards

• v1 only had standalone charts in folders. v2 introduces dashboards.
• Drag-and-drop grid with tile resizing.
• A single link shares the whole dashboard.
• PDF export of the entire dashboard.
• Same privacy controls as charts: public, password, domain protection.

2. 22 chart types (vs 8)

• New cartesian: scatter, bubble, histogram, waterfall, heatmap, combination (with dual Y axis).
• New polar: nightingale, radar area, radial bar, radial column.
• New funnels: cone funnel, pyramid.
• Non-chart formats: interactive table with pagination, KPI.
• The 8 v1 types are kept: column, bar, line, area, pie, donut, radar, funnel.

3. AI chart suggestions

• Upload a dataset and v2 proposes 4 visualizations automatically.
• Each suggestion includes title, configuration and reasoning.
• Covers trend, comparison, composition, correlation and ranking.
• v1 had no AI features.

4. More powerful editor

• Aggregations: adds count distinct and "none" (v1 only had sum/min/max/mean).
• Time granularity (day/week/month/quarter/year).
• Filters combinable with AND/OR.
• Multi-series with mixed types in the same chart.
• Dual Y axis in combination charts.
• Number formats (currency, percentage, custom decimals).
• 15+ predefined palettes plus custom colors per series.

5. Reusable datasets with versioned snapshots

• v1: each chart had its own connection.
• v2: connect a source once, reuse it across as many charts as you want.
• Every refresh is stored as a versioned Parquet snapshot.
• If a refresh fails, the previous snapshot keeps serving the charts.
• DuckDB powers queries — noticeably faster on medium/large datasets.

6. More data connectors

• v1: Notion, Airtable, Google Sheets, Stackby, MySQL, CSV, JSON (7).
• v2 adds: PostgreSQL, native Excel (.xlsx/.xls), generic REST API (10 in total).

7. New chart engine

• ApexCharts in v1 → AG Charts Enterprise in v2.
• Smoother animations and richer interactions.
• Better performance on large datasets.

8. Stronger sharing

• Keeps everything from v1: iframe embed, oEmbed (Notion/Coda), domain protection, public table as a separate embed, PNG and CSV downloads.
• Adds password per link.
• Forced color scheme in embeds (light/dark/auto).
• PDF export of dashboards.

9. Global dark mode

• v1: dark mode only inside charts; the app itself was always light.
• v2: dark mode across the entire interface, synced with your system.

10. Teams and workspaces

• v1 was single-user. v2 is multi-tenant.
• Three roles: Admin, Editor, Viewer.
• Email invitations with role assignment.
• Belong to multiple workspaces and switch between them quickly.
• Subscription is tied to the workspace, not to your personal account.

11. Account and sessions

• Sign in with Google (v1 only had email + password).
• Email change with verification code.
• Active session management: see every connected device and log them out remotely.
• Editable avatar and name change.
• Account deletion from the UI.
• Password recovery kicks all existing sessions.

12. Keyboard shortcuts and quick search

• Cmd+K global search.
• Cmd+B sidebar toggle.
• Shortcuts for create, rename, share and panel toggles.
• v1 had no shortcuts.

13. Activity history

• Every chart and dashboard keeps a timeline of who changed what.
• Covers filters, configuration, name, icon, duplications, moves.

14. Onboarding, duplicate and move

• Initial checklist: dataset → chart → share.
• Duplicate charts and dashboards from the context menu.
• Move a chart between dashboards without recreating it.

15. What still works

• Lifetime codes / AppSumo.
• oEmbed (links that expand in Notion/Coda).
• iframe embeds.
• Domain protection.
• Public table as a standalone embed.
• PNG and CSV downloads.

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Not yet in v2: scheduled dataset refresh and 2FA. On the list, but not shipping today.