The chart panel in QStudio lets you turn SQL query results into rich, interactive visualizations. The screenshot below highlights the four main areas of the chart editor: Chart Type Selector (1), Chart Theme Selector (2), Series Configuration (3) and Chart Configuration (4).

1. Chart Type Selector

The chart type selector controls how your data is visualized. Choose a chart style that best matches your query result and the story you want to tell. If you are unsure which chart to use, pick Auto and QStudio will choose a suitable type based on your columns.

Supported chart types include: time-series step-plot area-chart bar-chart bar-chart-stacked bubble-chart candlestick heat-map histogram line-chart pie-chart scatter-plot data-table

Many chart types accept multiple numeric series and a category or time column on the X-axis. Candlestick charts expect open/high/low/close columns, bubble charts allow a size dimension, and heat maps use row, column and value fields.

2. Chart Theme Selector

The theme selector controls the overall look of the chart: backgrounds, gridlines, fonts and the default colour palette. Switching theme does not change your data or chart type, only the appearance.

Themes: dark-finance, dark-original, dark, excel, high-contrast, light, powerbi, tabular

3. Series Configuration

The series configuration area controls which columns from your result set are displayed as series, their colours, and which vertical axis they use. Each row corresponds to one numeric column in your query.

Option	Description
Visibility	Click the eye icon to show or hide a series. Useful when your query returns many numeric columns but you only want to focus on a subset.
Colour	Click the colour swatch to choose a custom colour. By default, each series uses the active theme’s palette, but you can override this per series.
Axis Assignment	Use the LEFT / RIGHT dropdown to choose which vertical axis a series should use. The right axis is useful for values on different scales (e.g., population vs GDP).
Line & Marker Options	For line or area charts you can toggle data point markers and adjust line/shape settings. Markers help readability when there are only a few points.

4. Chart Configuration

The chart configuration section controls overall layout, labels, gridlines and interactivity.

Option	Description
Titles & Labels	Set or edit the chart title, configure X and Y axis labels, and optionally rotate category labels when the X-axis contains many values.
Gridlines & Axes	Show or hide gridlines on either axis, reduce visual clutter by adjusting gridline visibility, and enable or disable the right-hand axis as needed.
Interactivity	Enable zooming and panning, toggle hover tooltips, show a crosshair for precise reading, and use Render Very Large Charts for smoother performance on large datasets.

Export and Utility Actions

• Popout – open the chart in a separate window.
• HTML5 – export the chart as HTML/JavaScript for sharing.
• Copy… – copy the chart as an image for documents or presentations.

Right-clicking on the image provides more options for exporting to .png etc.

Pulse + HTML5

Pulse is our web based data visualization and app builder tool that contains all the same chart types as QStudio and many new ones while allowing full customization.

Pulse is specifically designed for sharing data visualizations and is our recommended solution. See below for examples of how customization is configured, the different appearances that are achievable and more. Since it's designed by the same people, most of your queries can be transferred exactly as-is.

Pulse is free for up to 3 users,download and try it now

SQL Editor in Pulse

Chart Configuration in Pulse

Customized Charts