Getting Started

Documentation for Chartbuddy Hub — the free desktop app for consultants, analysts, and founders who chart inside AI.

Hub is the Chartbuddy desktop application. It wraps what lives in the Chrome extension into a native desktop experience: waterfalls, mekkos, CAGRs, and the full business chart library, editable on your machine.

How Hub fits Chartbuddy

Surface	Role
Hub	Desktop editor — prompt from AI, refine locally, push & pull
Embed	JavaScript package for dashboards, products, and AI chats
Google Slides	Native editor inside decks, synced to Sheets
PowerPoint	Coming soon

Using Embed in your product? See the Embed docs instead.

Paths

• Install Hub (macOS) — download the .dmg, Applications, Gatekeeper
• Connect MCP — overview, then Cursor / Claude Code / OpenCode / ChatGPT / Codex / ChatGPT / Claude
• Desktop basics — first launch and everyday workflow
• Push & pull — move charts between Hub and other surfaces

Also browse

• Help Center — end-user guides for Google Slides
• Download Hub — get the desktop app