datasette-app

• Fixed errors launching initial application. #153

• Fixed bug where application could crash on launch. Thanks, Michael C. #139
• Upgraded to Electron 19 and latest Datasette

• Fixed bug where application would not start without a working internet connection. #115
• The "Debug -> Open Chromium DevTools" menu item no longer shows an error if no windows are focused. #113
• Fixed bug where the datasette-leaflet plugin could be uninstalled despite being automatically re-installed. #118
• Time limit for facet calculations increased from 1 second to 3 seconds. #114

The first major update to Datasette Desktop. New features include:

• A new plugin directory for installing new plugins and upgrading or uninstalling existing ones. Open it using the "Plugins -> Install and Manage Plugins..." menu item. #74
• Five plugins are now installed by default: datasette-vega, datasette-cluster-map, datasette-pretty-json, datasette-edit-schema and datasette-configure-fts. #81
• The application loading screen now shows a log of what is going on. #70
• The welcome screen now invites you to try out the application by opening interesting example CSV files, taking advantage of the new "File -> Open CSV from URL..." feature. #91
• .db and .csv files can now be opened in Datasette starting from the Finder using "Right Click -> Open With -> Datasette". #40
• Recently opened .db and .csv files can now be accessed from the new "File -> Open Recent" menu. Thanks, Kapilan M! #54
• A new Debug menu can be enabled using Datasette -> About Datasette -> Enable Debug Menu".

See Datasette Desktop 0.2.0: The annotated release notes for more background on the new features and how they work.

If you have already installed Datasette you should delete Datasette from your /Applications folder before installing this.

Initial release. This should be considered beta software - it may well contain bugs, and I would love to hear about any that you come across.

• Install this macOS package to get a Datasette application which you can launch from an icon
• Includes full copy of Python which stays separate from any other Python versions you may have installed
• Installs the latest Datasette release the first time it runs
• The application can open existing SQLite database files or read CSV files into an in-memory database
• It can also create a new, empty SQLite database file and create tables in that database by importing CSV data
• By default the server only accepts connections from your computer, but you can use "File -> Access Control -> Anyone on my networks" to make it visible to other computers on your network (or devices on your Tailscale network).
• Datasette plugins can be installed using the "Install Plugin" menu item

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