Show HN: WhatTheDuck – open-source, in-browser SQL on CSV and Parquet files

Update: WhatTheDuck now supports Parquet files too!

You can now run SQL on both CSV and Parquet files — directly in your browser.

No backend. No uploads. No limits.

Also added: Load Parquet files directly from a URL

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Show HN: WhatTheDuck – open-source, in-browser SQL on CSV and Parquet files

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