Scatterplot with Trails

CSV columns: Time, Entity, X, Y (optional Group). Upload a circular image per entity in Style → Images. • With image: bubble shows the photo flush inside outline. • No image: colored bubble with crisp outline.

Load data

Drop CSV here or use the picker below

Upload CSV → select columns → Load

Time column (Year or Date) Entity X column Y column Group (optional)

Paste or Example

Paste CSV/Excel rows (first row as headers recommended)

First row has headers

Tip: Press Ctrl/Cmd+V anywhere on the page too.

Preview (first 5 rows)

No data loaded Click a header to map (Time / Entity / X / Y / Group)

Theme Presets

Quickly set canvas, text, grid, and axis colors.

Chart title

Title text Align Font Size (px) Color

Axes & Grid

X Scale Y Scale

Show X grid Show Y grid Grid color

Canvas color Text color (in chart)

X axis line X axis ticks Y axis line Y axis ticks

Watermark

Bubbles & Labels

Bubble size Current: 24

Outline width Current: 3

Show labels Global label side Year text position

Images (per entity)

After loading data, map an image and label side for each entity. Images are circle-cropped automatically.

No entities yet. Load data first.

Animation

Duration (sec) From first to last time step

Max FPS Label refresh stride

Timeline Scrubber

Drag the timeline below the chart to scrub. Play/Pause controls are on the top bar.

Export Settings

PNG export removed as requested.

Screen Recording

Use the Style → Title to set a chart title.

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