Microsoft open-sources Data Formulator, an AI data analysis tool that builds editable charts from plain English
usamawahabkhan · x · 2026-09-28
Microsoft has quietly open-sourced Data Formulator, one of the better AI-powered data analysis tools available.
- Connects to CSV, Postgres, BigQuery, and even live URLs
- Builds charts via a mix of drag-and-drop and plain English; an AI agent writes the SQL and transformations underneath
- Returns editable charts, not code dumps: anchor cleaned results so follow-ups don't drift, branch charts to explore variations, auto-refresh live data
- Bring your own model key and run it locally
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