Publish premium content at scale
Join leading brands like Amazon, Honda, and Tripadvisor in creating standout digital content. Shorthand powers modern, web-native publications with lower overheads and higher impact.
Why Shorthand?
Create standout visual stories with up to 10x higher engagement
From brand publications to annual reports and employee communications, Shorthand powers modern digital storytelling that informs, inspires, and moves the metrics that matter.
- Eliminate creative bottlenecks
- Empower non-technical teams to deliver high-impact, visually engaging content without developer overheads.
- Guarantee brand consistency
- Lock in brand standards across every story with reusable, custom themes and templates.
- Scale effortlessly with your organisation
- Manage users centrally with SSO, SAML, and SCIM. Define custom roles and permissions for team workflows.
- Meet enterprise-grade security and compliance
- Certified to ISO 27001 and SOC 2 standards, with full WCAG accessibility built in.
- Integrate seamlessly with your tech stack
- Shorthand connects with your existing tools, from CMSes to analytics, to keep publishing fast and frictionless.
Craft great stories at scale
From premium publishing options to AI-powered layouts — discover advanced features that help you scale and create beautiful content faster.
Auto layout
Kickstart your content creation or spark ideas. Upload existing content — from web pages or PDF files — and let our AI auto-layout tool structure it beautifully in seconds.
Custom themes
Lock in your brand’s visual identity and set global styles to align content across your organisation. Standardise colours, fonts, logos, and more.
Custom code
Have full creative control by adding custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to your stories. This flexibility allows for unique visual treatments and seamless integration with third-party tools.
Secure publishing
Kickstart your content creation or spark ideas. Upload existing content — from web pages or PDF files — and let our AI auto-layout tool structure it beautifully in seconds.
Integrations
Lock in your brand’s visual identity and set global styles to align content across your organisation. Standardise colours, fonts, logos, and more.
Language translation
Have full creative control by adding custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to your stories. This flexibility allows for unique visual treatments and seamless integration with third-party tools.
Partners in your success
Reduce reliance on technical resources, with support every step of the way
Shorthand lets your team create high-impact content without leaning too hard on developers or designers. And when you need a hand, our expert services are here to help you get it done.
White-glove support
Get hands-on co-creation sessions, editorial insight and feedback, reliable technical assistance, and comprehensive training from our industry-leading support team.Design services
Leverage our design experts or partner with agencies to create visually compelling content that aligns with your brand and gets the results you need.Custom solutions
Collaborate with our network of partners for additional services, including custom development and strategic support, to enhance your storytelling capabilities.Rock-solid security and compliance
Shorthand is enterprise-ready and proven with some of the world’s most security-conscious sectors, from government to finance.
Password-protected publishing
Safeguard sensitive content by restricting access through password protection, ensuring only authorised viewers can engage with your stories.Single sign-on & SCIM
Simplified, secure access — at scale. Integrate with your identity provider or set up custom SSO including SAML and SCIM.
ISO27001 certification
Publish with confidence. Shorthand’s ISO 27001 certification means your data is protected by globally recognised information security standards.
SOC2 compliance
Our SOC 2 Type 2 compliance demonstrates our commitment to strict security standards, giving you confidence in how we protect data and run our operations.You’re in good company
Straight from the source: discover what our customers say about partnering with Shorthand.
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Tripadvisor
Tripadvisor accelerates global campaigns and closes deals faster with Shorthand—cutting build time, empowering designers, and delivering immersive, multilingual stories that wow clients and win pitches.
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Honda
Honda turbocharged its content hub, Engine Room, with Shorthand, boosting dwell time 85% and subscriptions 600% while cutting build time to minutes—fuelling global reach and a 32% ROI jump.
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RELX
RELX transformed internal comms with Shorthand, driving a tenfold surge in reads and a 20-point NPS lift, while slashing cost-per-read and energising 33,000 employees worldwide.
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Imperial College London
Imperial College London doubled engagement with Shorthand, achieving 142% more unique views and 50% longer read times, turning alumni magazines and research features into immersive digital showcases.
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Bonhams
Bonhams supercharged organic traffic and smashed KPIs using Shorthand, publishing 490+ rich stories that spotlight world-class auctions and keep audiences exploring long after the hammer falls.
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Seven West Media
Seven West Media’s MINT studio wows advertisers with Shorthand, delivering a guaranteed 20k+ views on immersive sponsored stories and driving repeat business through fast, flawless, scroll-stopping design.
See it in action
Not sure where to start? Browse our story examples to see how these sections come together to create something truly special. Get inspired and craft something that wows.
All features
Everything you need to tell your story, and more.
Let’s build something beautiful.
Join thousands of storytellers using Shorthand to publish standout visual comms and content. Fast, flexible, and built for scale.