Shorthand
Create stunning digital stories, with no code.
Overview
Shorthand is a digital publishing platform used by major brands, publishers, and nonprofits to create engaging, long-form narrative content. It specializes in 'scrollytelling,' where visual elements animate and transition as the user scrolls. The platform is designed for creating premium content like annual reports, feature stories, and campaign microsites without needing to write any code.
✨ Key Features
- No-code visual editor
- Scrollytelling and parallax effects
- Team collaboration features
- Custom branding and themes
- Advanced analytics and integrations
- Mobile-responsive design
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Focus on narrative and 'scrollytelling' is core to the product.
- High-touch customer support and onboarding.
- Ease of use for non-technical content creators to produce developer-quality work.
Unique Value: Empowering marketing and communications teams to create visually spectacular web stories that captivate audiences, without writing a single line of code.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Publishing visually stunning annual reports that go beyond static PDFs.
- Creating in-depth stories about beneficiaries or projects with embedded video, audio, and maps.
- Building high-impact microsites for major fundraising campaigns.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Simple blog posts or short articles.
- Organizations with very limited budgets.
- Projects requiring simple, quick-turnaround content.
🏆 Alternatives
Unlike general-purpose website builders like Webflow, Shorthand is purpose-built for long-form, media-rich storytelling, making it faster and easier to achieve specific immersive effects.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (All tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 14-day free trial
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