Yes. Observable is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Observable take?

Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — notebooks where the charts recompute as you edit.

Does Observable work on a phone?

Observable really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.

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Observable

Notebooks where the charts recompute as you edit

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Rabbit hole · Best on desktop

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What Observable actually is

A JavaScript notebook environment in which every cell reruns automatically when something it depends on changes, so dragging a slider rebuilds the chart underneath it. Thousands of published notebooks are forkable, covering mapping, statistics and D3 technique.

Why it is worth your time

Forking somebody's published chart and editing their data in the same page collapses the gap between reading a visualisation and making one.

Common questions

Is Observable free?: Yes. Observable is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Observable take?: Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — notebooks where the charts recompute as you edit.
Does Observable work on a phone?: Observable really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is Observable?: We list it under Data Made Visible — numbers that finally mean something. Forking somebody's published chart and editing their data in the same page collapses the gap between reading a visualisation and making one.

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Observable

Notebooks where the charts recompute as you edit

Visit observablehq.com More Data Made Visible

observablehq.com

Rabbit hole · Best on desktop

Free, no sign-up · online since 2018

What Observable actually is

Why it is worth your time

Forking somebody's published chart and editing their data in the same page collapses the gap between reading a visualisation and making one.

Common questions

Is Observable free?: Yes. Observable is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Observable take?: Clear your evening. We warned you. We file it under "Rabbit hole" — notebooks where the charts recompute as you edit.
Does Observable work on a phone?: Observable really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is Observable?: We list it under Data Made Visible — numbers that finally mean something. Forking somebody's published chart and editing their data in the same page collapses the gap between reading a visualisation and making one.