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Chartin is a tool that converts engineering blog posts, postmortems, or architecture write-ups into 7-slide LinkedIn carousels with real diagrams based on the article's own facts. It reads the entire article, maps the system, and creates accurate, editable slides ready for posting on LinkedIn.

THE PRODUCT, BEYOND THE PITCH

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A good fit for

  • Engineers, engineering leaders, developer advocates, and technical founders who want to share engineering ideas on LinkedIn without spending time in a design tool.

Know the limitations

  • Does not post to LinkedIn automatically; users must download and post the carousel themselves.

What you can do

  • Turning engineering articles into LinkedIn carousels for better engagement and sharing technical stories with engineers and founders.

Features

  • Reads the whole article including blogs, docs, and PDFs, mapping the system and finding stories worth telling.
  • Creates real diagrams with 16 diagram types and icons for cloud and open-source tools like Kafka, Postgres, and Kubernetes.
  • Editable canvas allowing text changes, moving, resizing, restyling, with 17 fonts, 4 themes, custom colors, and logos.
  • AI-powered edits allowing users to request changes in plain language, with undo functionality.
  • Exports seven 1080×1350 slides sized for phones as PDF or PNG, ready for LinkedIn posting.

Integrations

Not confirmed yet.

Platforms & data export

Not confirmed yet.

THE COST FOR YOUR TEAM

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Published plan prices for your team size and usage. Results update as you type. Taxes, currency conversion and unlisted add-ons are excluded, and anything the source did not state is called out rather than guessed.

Cheapest fit for 1 person, all 1 tools

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FreeCheapest fit

Flat subscription

$0.00$0.00

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Team

Flat subscription

$99.00$1,188.00

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A practical workflow

  1. Paste a link to any engineering article, doc, or PDF; Chartin reads and maps the system.
  2. Pick the story by choosing a whole-article summary or a focused angle and select the target audience.
  3. Edit the generated carousel on the canvas or ask AI for changes, then download and post.

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What changed

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    bestFor

    Before: ["Marketing and SEO agencies that produce monthly client reports and want to increase client retention and engagement."]

    After: ["Engineers, engineering leaders, developer advocates, and technical founders who want to share engineering ideas on LinkedIn without spending time in a design tool."]

    features

    Before: ["Creates branded, narrated videos from pasted report data automatically.","Professional AI narration that reads the month like a story with selectable voices.","Automatic per-client branding including logo, colors, and client name in narration.","Output controls to render videos in multiple aspect ratios (16:9, 1:1, 9:16) for different platforms without cropping important data."]

    After: ["Reads the whole article including blogs, docs, and PDFs, mapping the system and finding stories worth telling.","Creates real diagrams with 16 diagram types and icons for cloud and open-source tools like Kafka, Postgres, and Kubernetes.","Editable canvas allowing text changes, moving, resizing, restyling, with 17 fonts, 4 themes, custom colors, and logos.","AI-powered edits allowing users to request changes in plain language, with undo functionality.","Exports seven 1080×1350 slides sized for phones as PDF or PNG, ready for LinkedIn posting."]

    freePlan

    Before: "Not recorded"

    After: true

    limitations

    Before: ["Does not create talking head videos or convert slide decks; it only animates actual data as motion graphics."]

    After: ["Does not post to LinkedIn automatically; users must download and post the carousel themselves."]

    plans

    Before: []

    After: [{"name":"Free","note":"Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.","annual":0,"monthly":0,"perSeat":false,"currency":"USD","features":[],"extraUnit":null,"unitLabel":"","maximumSeats":null,"minimumSeats":1,"includedUnits":null,"startingPrice":false,"seatsConfirmed":false},{"name":"Team","note":"Automatically extracted from the linked pricing source. Seat allowances, usage limits, taxes and terms are not confirmed — check them with the provider.","annual":null,"monthly":99,"perSeat":false,"currency":"USD","features":[],"extraUnit":null,"unitLabel":"","maximumSeats":null,"minimumSeats":1,"includedUnits":null,"startingPrice":false,"seatsConfirmed":false}]

    sources

    Before: [{"url":"https://chartin.co/","label":"Chartin | Turn client reports into branded videos"}]

    After: [{"url":"https://chartin.co/","label":"Chartin: turn engineering articles into LinkedIn carousels"},{"url":"https://chartin.co/pricing","label":"Pricing · Chartin"}]

    summary

    Before: "Chartin is a software tool that converts monthly client reports into branded, narrated 60-second videos in MP4 format. It automates the creation of motion graphic videos from pasted report data, enhancing client engagement with animated numbers and professional AI narration."

    After: "Chartin is a tool that converts engineering blog posts, postmortems, or architecture write-ups into 7-slide LinkedIn carousels with real diagrams based on the article's own facts. It reads the entire article, maps the system, and creates accurate, editable slides ready for posting on LinkedIn."

    useCases

    Before: ["Monthly client reporting for agencies to improve client engagement and communication.","Creating social media content from client reports such as LinkedIn posts, Stories, Shorts, and TikTok videos."]

    After: ["Turning engineering articles into LinkedIn carousels for better engagement and sharing technical stories with engineers and founders."]

    walkthrough

    Before: ["Paste your existing report data into Chartin's interface.","Chartin automatically writes narration, orders scenes, and applies client branding.","Download the narrated, branded MP4 video and send it to clients via email or messaging platforms."]

    After: ["Paste a link to any engineering article, doc, or PDF; Chartin reads and maps the system.","Pick the story by choosing a whole-article summary or a focused angle and select the target audience.","Edit the generated carousel on the canvas or ask AI for changes, then download and post."]

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