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Life & fun · September 14, 2021

Datasette Desktop, macOS App for SQLite and CSVs

Datasette Desktop, macOS App for SQLite and CSVs launched on September 14, 2021 with 22 votes, #1,127 of 2,941 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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In plain words

Datasette Desktop is a macOS application that allows users to explore and analyze SQLite databases and CSV files. It provides an interface for querying and visualizing data stored in these formats. The tool is designed for people who need to work with structured data without complex setup, making database exploration more accessible on Mac computers.

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From the sources

Datasette Desktop for macOS provides an installable application for easily running Datasette on your own computer. Download the application, drag Datasette.app to your Applications folder and double-click the icon to get started! Suggestions, feedback and questions welcome in the Datasette Discordfrom datasette.io

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