Release notes

Version 1.2 (24) · Direct: October 19, 2026 · Mac App Store: October 22, 2026

BigdataSight 1.2 is available through Direct and the Mac App Store, with command-line and AI workflows in both editions. The Direct download is signed and notarized. Both editions support Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

Command line and AI workflows

• Install the bds command from Command Line → Set Up bds. Find the quick start and command reference in the same window.
• Run SQL, inspect query plans and column statistics, compare schemas or data, and export results through the command line or an AI client.
• Start longer queries, comparisons, exports, and other supported operations as independent tasks. Check progress, cancel work, and retrieve results from a later command or client session.
• Use richer data context and workspace information with AI clients, including available schemas, table history, query results, and completed verification evidence.
• Copy the current SQL statement from Run → Copy as Command… in the SQL console, with shell, row-limit, and timeout choices.

Setup and data access

• Connect clients from Agent → Connect AI Client. Shared command-line and AI permissions are in Settings → External Access, with No access, Structure only, and Structure and data choices.
• Add local files or folders. With Pro, use local Delta and Iceberg table directories in command-line and AI workflows.
• With Pro, select another supported object or table path within a remote connection, compare supported remote table versions, and export query results to Parquet with compression choices.
• Adjust the query memory limit in Settings → SQL. This release also improves remote query cancellation and range reads.

See the command-line and AI setup guide and the current limits before choosing a workflow.

Version 1.1 (15) · Direct: October 4, 2026 · Mac App Store: October 8, 2026

BigdataSight 1.1 was released for Direct on October 4 and the Mac App Store on October 8. Both editions have since advanced to 1.2.

Verification and AI clients

• Try interactive offline verification examples and open completed report JSON files in Viewer or Pro.
• Connect a local AI client from the Agent menu. Viewer and Pro can inspect explicitly allowed local Parquet and CSV files. Pro also supports TSV, JSON/NDJSON/JSONL, SQLite, Excel, and Arrow/Feather, with table, view, and worksheet selection. Cell previews are off by default and return at most 50 rows and 20 columns when enabled.
• With Pro, review Verification Recipes, check their configuration with a Dry Run, and run remote verification against approved saved sources.
• Read Pass, Warn, Fail, or Inconclusive results with the supporting evidence. Cloud credentials stay inside BigdataSight.

See the Agent setup guide for client configuration and a first connection check.

Workspace and updates

• Restore SQLite tabs with their current table and view list intact.
• Direct installations check the official stable version at most once per week and offer a link to the download page when an update is available.

Version 1.0 · Direct: July 24, 2026 · Mac App Store: July 29, 2026

BigdataSight 1.0 introduced the free Viewer and one-time Pro purchase through the Direct download and Mac App Store.

Viewer

Open local Parquet and CSV, inspect schema and metadata, filter and paginate the grid, run single-source read-only queries, keep two workspace tabs, and export the current page to CSV without registration or a time limit.

Pro

Unlock additional local formats, supported remote and lakehouse sources, cross-source queries, compare workflows, broader export, advanced inspection, and up to 16 workspace tabs with a one-time purchase.

Distribution

The Direct Viewer is available from the official download page. The Mac App Store edition is available from Apple. Each channel keeps its own purchase, restore, refund, and update path.