LibGuides: Data Visualization: Tools & Software

Visualization Tools on the Web

DataWrapper
Developed by journalists to help journalists create charts for their stories.
Github
Versioning software that allows you to create a directory of files that can be uploaded to a cloud server.
Google Charts
NVivo
Analysis of qualitative data. Requires a license
Open Data Tools
A collection of tools for cleaning up spreadsheet data.
Open Refine
Open access tools for analyzing public data sets.
Python
Open source programming language that can be used to analyze data.
QGIS
A Free and Open Source Geographic Information System to create, edit, visualise, analyse and publish geospatial information. Tutorials available via Linda.com
Tableau Public
Free version of Tableau. Educators and students may register for a free desktop version.
Voyant Tools
A web-based reading and analysis environment for digital texts.
38 Best Tools for Data Visualization
Updated as of 2017. Various tools, some requiring programming and code knowledge.
Trifacta Wrangler
For cleaning and prepping your data.