DataSquares Studio
Design dashboards offline on Windows
Bring local files and database tables into a desktop workspace. Build with the familiar DataSquares canvas, then publish when you are ready. macOS is planned.
Read the Studio documentation- Fully offline, on a local analytics engine
- CSV, Excel and Parquet files, and tables from PostgreSQL, MySQL or SQL Server
- Publish to a workspace model, and pull dashboards back down
Publish and pull, checked both ways
Publishing checks every local field against the workspace model you choose and reports what can’t go up, and a repeat publish updates the same dashboard. Pulling shows a compatibility preview first, blocks anything it can’t preserve and keeps a recovery copy.
What you can do with Studio
Projects you can carry
A project is a .dsproj folder that holds your extracts and your dashboard, so you can reopen it or move it to another computer.Local extracts
Studio copies data into extracts inside the project, so charts draw from your machine. Nothing you do changes the original file or database.Passwords kept by the system
Database passwords stay in your operating system’s secure credential store, never in the project, and database connections are always encrypted.The web canvas, locally
The same canvas, visuals and format panel as the web app, with pages, filters, slicers and themes, plus PNG and PDF export.Publish with checks
Choose the workspace model explicitly. Studio checks every local field against it, reports any card the web can’t draw, and a repeat publish updates the same dashboard.Pull safely
Pulling shows a compatibility preview first, blocks anything it can’t preserve, and keeps a recovery copy of your local dashboard.
- Windows
- Today, with macOS on the way
- Offline
- A local engine, with no server needed to design
- Round trip
- Publish to a workspace, and pull back down
How it works
Step 1: Create a project
A .dsproj folder on your computer
Step 2: Bring in data
Files, or a table from a database
Step 3: Design offline
The web canvas, running locally
Step 4: Publish
To a workspace model, when it’s ready
Questions, answered
Something else? Ask our team or search the documentation.
Which platforms does Studio run on?
Windows today, and macOS is on the way.
Do I need a DataSquares account?
Not to design: Studio works offline against local data. Publishing and pulling need a DataSquares account with permission to create dashboards, and the workspace address must use HTTPS.
Can Studio read live data?
Yes, if you choose. Live query reads the source database on every render instead of the local extract. It needs network access, so leave it off for work you want to do offline.
How is Studio updated?
This build has no automatic update feed. Install updates only from the release channel your organization approves.
See Studio on your own data.
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