Installation
Every build below comes from
GitHub Releases.
macOS
Install with Homebrew — it picks the right architecture, and the app keeps
updating itself:
brew tap meisquietude/viewda https://github.com/MeisQuietude/Viewda
brew trust --cask meisquietude/viewda/viewda
brew install --cask viewdaOr download a DMG: Apple silicon for an M-series Mac, Intel for an older
Intel Mac, or Universal if unsure. Open it and drag Viewda to Applications.
Either way, builds are not notarized yet; if macOS blocks the first launch,
choose System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.
Windows x64
Download and run the .exe. It is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may
require More info → Run anyway.
Linux x64
Download the AppImage, run chmod +x Viewda_*.AppImage, then open it. The
AppImage is recommended because it supports in-app updates. The .deb
package is a manual-update fallback and is not recommended for most users.
AppImage file associations require integration through appimaged or
AppImageLauncher.
Changes
Added
- Open Parquet folders recursively as datasets. Hive columns become integers only when all non-null values are canonical signed integers; otherwise they stay text. Filter, sort, inspect, and export complete datasets; source modification times stay unchanged and
filestarts pinned. - Inspect Parquet storage in Structure view with exact chunk coverage and row-group ranges; sortable row-group and physical-column tables with stable leaf numbers for shortened paths; an optional chunk map with compression, codec and statistics lenses plus independent Bloom markers; chunk details and Bloom probes; and a path-free, value-free Markdown report.
- Inspect nested cell values with typed grid previews and a resizable, searchable Peek opened with Space, double-click, or the cell menu. Expand structured JSON, inspect long text and binary data, cancel long operations, and copy values without leaving the grid.
- Read loaded Data columns with their logical Arrow types in the schema sidebar; incomplete or unloaded schemas retain their physical representation.
Fixed
- Keep the column selector visible above the data grid's column headers.
- Made the empty WHERE popup shorter, narrower, and consistent in size with the query controls.
- Keep the Data grid's horizontal scrollbar visible, consistently sized, and draggable across platforms.