Unlock data insights with ease
The Flourish Data Explorer turns your dataset into an interactive playground, letting anyone dig in and uncover insights for themselves. With built-in filters and comparison tools, it makes even large datasets easy to navigate.
Spot trends, explore details, and build meaningful stories — perfect for surveys, directories, or catalogs where a static chart just won’t do.
USE CASES
Empower users with interactive exploration
Use the Data Explorer to analyze datasets, spot patterns, and share your findings with impact
Find your story
Plot, compare, and group your data to spot trends and patterns in seconds. Perfect for exploring big datasets and uncovering the story behind the numbers.
Tell it beautifully
Morph your data into scatter plots, bubble charts, or even maps. The Data Explorer turns any dataset into stunning, interactive stories with ease.
Add a map view
Add location context with map views, or use the tile view to make every place equally visible. A simple way to show geography with clarity and style.
FEATURES
Everything you need to spark interaction
From marketing insights to survey results, turn any dataset into a clear, compelling story
Advanced controls
Group, filter, and compare your data by any metric. Let your audience explore independently and uncover their own insights.
Map view
Add geographic context with animated maps. Choose points, regions, or tile views for clear side-by-side comparisons.
No coding needed
Go from data to story in minutes. Just upload your dataset, explore, and spot trends with ease.
Flourish stories
Turn your exploration into a guided story. Add steps, captions, and multiple views of the same dataset.
Smooth transitions
Switch between slides or views with built-in animations that keep changes clear and engaging.
Data ready
Upload hundreds of rows and multiple columns — the Data Explorer template can handle it.
Simple explorer
Combine multiple variables into scatter plots or bubble charts. Plot them on an axis to reveal trends and comparisons.
With point or region map
Switch seamlessly between charts and maps when your dataset includes geographic information.
With tile map
Use built-in country tiles for fairer comparisons, showing each country equally without distortion from size.
RESOURCES
Data visualization resources
Tips, guides, and resources to make your custom chart explorers even more effective
Introduction to Data Explorer
A step-by-step overview of how to get started with this versatile data visualization template
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Data visualization training
Explore our short video tutorials to master chart creation, customization, and storytelling
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Learn more →Frequently asked questions
Data Explorer works best for large, complex datasets where users need to filter, search, and explore data independently – perfect for surveys, directories, or any dataset requiring user-driven investigation and discovery.
Data Explorer accepts CSV, TSV, Excel, and JSON formats. Your data should have clear column headers and consistent formatting. It automatically detects data types but you can make changes if you want a numerical data column to be treated as categorical. Read more on our help doc.
Both. You can leave the Data Explorer open so viewers click, filter, and explore the dataset on their own. Or, if you’d rather guide the story, you can tie everything together in a Flourish story — a step-by-step narrative where you control the views, add captions, and highlight what matters most.
Flourish offers a free plan that’s perfect for exploring interactive data storytelling. You’ll get access to the full range of visualization types available in Flourish (including Data Explorer), unlimited projects, full privacy for your unpublished work, plus helpful support resources.
If you’re an individual creating presentations and reports, our Presenter plan might be the right fit. It includes access to the Flourish app within Canva, along with image and SVG export options for your visualizations.
And if you’re ready to create fully branded visuals without attribution, collaborate across teams, connect your systems via API, and unlock advanced storytelling features like scrollytelling, our premium plans are designed for you. Reach out to our team to find the best option for your business.
Yes. Paid customers get full custom branding and themes included in their account. Free users can still customize colors manually, pick from a set of fonts, and change elements like backgrounds.
Once you publish your Flourish visualization, you’ll get a responsive embed code you can paste anywhere HTML is supported – from WordPress and Medium to custom CMS platforms. Your chart will look great on any screen size, no extra setup needed.
Every project also comes with a unique URL, so you can easily share your work on social media or link to it directly.
