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    Create Bespoke Chart Designs without Programming
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      Launch Charticulator
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    Charticulator requires the use of a mouse or touch screen.
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    Compatible with
    <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge">Microsoft Edge</a>,
    <a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/">Google Chrome</a>,
    and <a href="//www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/">Mozilla Firefox</a>.
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    Free and Open Source from Microsoft Research
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    <a class="github-button" href="https://github.com/Microsoft/charticulator" aria-label="Microsoft/charticulator on GitHub">Browse the Source Code</a>
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      <p>We thank all the users that have been interested in using Charticulator. We no longer have the resources to keep Charticulator up-to-date with the requirements for accessibility and security that Microsoft requires of all its software. <b>Charticualtor will be retired at the end of this year (December 31, 2023).</b> Both the application and website, however, are open-sourced. We hope others can continue to use and improve it.</p>
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      <h2>Microsoft Charticulator Visual</h2>
      <p>Microsoft Charticulator visual enables you to create a wide range of custom chart designs <b>right within Power BI</b>.</p>
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        <h2>Interactive Chart Creation</h2>
        <p>Charticulator enables you to create bespoke and reusable chart layouts without writing any code.</p>
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        <h2>Infinite Design Possibilities</h2>
        <p>Charticulator enables you to compose a wide range of visual representations.<br />See more examples in our <a href="gallery/">gallery</a>.</p>
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      <h2>Reusable Chart Designs</h2>
      <p>Charticulator lets you export chart designs into reusable templates including Microsoft Power BI custom visuals.</p>
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    <h1 style="text-align: center">What people say about Charticulator</h1>
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      The Charticulator - an amazing way to generate totally new/original/amazing custom visuals for Power BI without
      writing a single line of code.
      Fantastic work by the folks at Microsoft Research here.
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        Amir Netz (Technical Fellow at Microsoft, CTO of Power BI & Intelligence Platform) </footer>
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    <h1 style="text-align: center">What people made with Charticulator</h1>
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