Feature
Build it once. Reuse it forever.
Save your building blocks into a workspace library and drop them into any report, so the weekly deck and the client update start from what you already made.
No credit card. Free while in beta.
The problem it removes
You rebuild the same report from scratch, every single time.
The weekly performance update. The monthly client report. The board pack. The data changes; the layout almost never does. And yet every cycle starts with the same manual rebuild, re-typing the KPI tiles, re-styling the callout, re-aligning the header block, then second-guessing whether last month’s version looked like this one.
Copy-paste is the workaround, and it’s a bad one. Blocks arrive at the wrong size, colours drift, and nobody can say which file holds the “good” version. For consultants and agencies running the same report across ten clients, that drift is the difference between looking like a firm and looking like ten different people.
This is the repeatability problem: the work that should compound over time gets thrown away and redone instead.
What it does
Save a building block once, place it anywhere.
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Save it from any card
Built a KPI tile set, a metric card, or an annotated callout you like? Save it to your library straight from the card you built it on.
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Organise into folders and search
Group blocks by report, client, or type. Search the library by name so you find the right block in seconds instead of hunting through old files.
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Place it into any storyboard
Open the component browser in any storyboard and drop the saved block in. It arrives with its styling intact, no re-sizing, no re-colouring.
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Stay consistent without copy-paste
The workspace library keeps approved building blocks in one place, so this month's report can start from the same treatment as last month's.
Output examples
The same blocks, two different reports.
Save the treatment you use in a weekly update and place a fresh, editable copy in the next report. The same building block can support different stories without starting over.
More output in the gallery.
Deeper detail
Exactly what you can save today.
Saveable building blocks
- KPI tiles
- Metric and stat cards
- Text blocks
- Shapes
- Connectors
- Annotated sections
Not yet saveable
Charts and tables cannot currently be saved as components. Components are the building blocks around your data, the tiles, cards, text, and annotations. For chart consistency, your palette, themes, and designed defaults do that job instead.
Component management lives in your workspace settings, where you can rename, re-organise, and delete saved blocks for everyone in the workspace.
Saved components are snapshots rather than live-linked masters. Placing one creates an editable copy; later changes to the saved item do not automatically rewrite existing reports.
Reusable components matter most where the same report runs on repeat, or start from the Lightchart homepage.
Related features
Explore the rest of the system.
Brand colors & themes
Set your palette and themes once so every report comes out on brand, the other half of the brand system story.
Chart types
See the chart families you can combine with reusable report building blocks.
Export for decks
High-resolution PNG output so the report you rebuilt in minutes is ready for your slides.
KPI card maker
Design a KPI card once, then save it as a reusable component.
Data table maker
Designed tables with inline bars and tags for recurring reports.
Frequently asked questions
What can I save as a component?
You can save building blocks: KPI tiles, metric and stat cards, text blocks, shapes, connectors, and annotated sections. Each saved component is a reusable snapshot that you can place into another storyboard.
Can I save a whole chart as a component?
Not yet. Charts and tables cannot currently be saved as components, components cover the building blocks around them, like KPI tiles, metric cards, text blocks, shapes, connectors, and annotated sections. Chart consistency comes from your palette, themes, and designed defaults instead.
Where do saved components live?
In your component library, managed in workspace settings. You can organise components into folders and search them, then place any of them into a storyboard from the component browser.
Can my team share components?
Components live in the workspace library, giving the workspace one organised source of reusable building blocks instead of copies scattered across report files.
Do components stay on brand if we change our colours?
Your palette and themes control colour across a storyboard, so a saved block sits inside whatever brand system the card uses. See brand colours and themes for how that works.
Make your next report the easy one.
No credit card. Free while in beta.