Just launched Datasette Apps - a plugin for Datasette that lets you host full HTML+JS apps in an iframe sandbox that can query your database and do interesting things with your data
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Datasette Apps is a new plugin (announced by Simon Willison on 2026-06-19) that…
Brief
Datasette Apps, announced by Simon Willison on 2026-06-19, is a plugin that lets you bundle and serve full HTML+JavaScript applications inside Datasette using an iframe sandbox. These embedded apps can query the underlying Datasette database, enabling interactive data exploration, custom visualizations, and richer client-side features while keeping execution isolated from the server.
Why it matters
Datasette Apps is a new plugin (announced by Simon Willison on 2026-06-19) that allows hosting full HTML+JS applications inside Datasette.
Key details
- Apps run inside an iframe sandbox but can query the Datasette database, enabling interactive, client-side data tools and visualizations without exposing the underlying server.