Briefer is a collaborative data workspace for teams that want to analyse, present, and share data from a single web application.
It combines notebook-style documents with dashboard publishing so users can build reports, explore data, and create lightweight internal data apps that are accessible to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports notebook blocks for Markdown, SQL, Python, and native visualizations.
- Lets users build interactive pages with inputs, dropdowns, and date pickers.
- Schedules notebooks and dashboards to run automatically on a recurring basis.
- Includes AI assistance for generating code and queries using page context and database schema awareness.
- Offers real-time multiplayer collaboration so multiple users can work on the same page together.
- Supports ad-hoc pipelines and writebacks for operational workflows.
Website: github.com/briefercloud/briefer
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Developer: Briefer
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Briefer is written in TypeScript. Learn TypeScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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