Create visually engaging storytelling pieces in hours that would otherwise take days to program. Incorporating photos, graphics, videos, etc. works straightforwardly. Especially in journalism, this greatly expands the storytelling spectrum with manageable effort. The tool is also regularly developed further, which is of course great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is still room for improvement in the loading times and the compression of images and videos, so that the story appears more fluid for the viewer. A bit more flexibility and more features like timelines or a better integration of map tools (with text overlay) would be great. Also a code documentation would be nice, which could be used to make certain CSS or Javascript interventions easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It provides a simple way to create beautiful pages. I also appreciate the variety of layout options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I work for a college within a university, and it was difficult for our college's web developer to get a Shorthand story on our website. The university publishes to a specific webpage, but we wanted to have the story on our website's page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shorthand has allowed us to easily add visual interest to our stories. We ended the print version of our magazine in the summer of 2024, and wanted to make sure the digital version allowed us to tell stories in ways that print couldn't. We found so many examples of flip books that are just glorified pdfs, but this was exactly what we were looking for. It's fairly easy to use, they provide great use cases and sample stories, and I can tell it's just getting better over time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's nothing really to complain about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

An indispensable tool for creating beautifully designed articles and integrating them into your website with ease. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing to dislikeI've searched and searched, but I can't find any drawbacks to report on this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

How easy it is, the variability of options, the looks of it... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is quite limited, the magazines have a limit, and you cannot do things I would otherwise like to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the ability to make stories more creative than just text on a page. I also like how easy it is to collaborate on stories, share them, and preview them on different platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel like the options to enhance a Shorthand story are very limited. I don't like that any unique text graphics or general graphics have to be made outside of Shorthand and imported in. I also don't like how most media sections cause the media to change proportions depending on people's screen size. I also don't appreciate how the site is not "smart." Sometimes I spend upwards of 10 minutes just trying to make two text columns line up at the bottom of a section because the workspace and previews are sized differently. I also wish the reveal sections could be shortened to reveal quicker and text over media was easier to read. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Reveal section and text over media section, customer support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The tool of font size controling and line spaces Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The simplicity and readily available templates makes it very easy to navigate. It's also very visually appealing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The templates are limited; I wish there were more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The modern features make students feel like they are working at the level of the leading media organisations that use Shorthand. The platform is sleek and versatile. Customer support was quick and friendly when we needed it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can take time to get used to it and populate all the sections, but this is part of the training. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how easy Shorthand is to use—no fuss using the interactive features; they just work as you’d expect. I also like that I can theme a story to match a brand, so everything stays consistent without much extra effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’d like to see a few more options for customising images and pull quotes. The current setup works fine, but having a bit more flexibility would be a bonus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.