Changelog

Jun 9, 2023
Map of France

Component Plugins and New Auth Options


Jun 6, 2023
Creating a new Evidence project in VS Code

VS Code Extension Updates

The latest version of the Evidence VS Code extension includes:

  • Lightning Fast New Evidence project Command: to create a project
  • Auto-Connect: to the included DuckDB packaged with the extension
  • Detects and Activates the Extension: when you open an Evidence project
  • Auto-Boot: Evidence in the browser when you open an Evidence (or turn this off in the settings)
  • Configure Default Port: for Evidence to run on

and more! (🙏🏼 @RandomFractals)


May 30, 2023
Using VS Code extension to preview rendered Evidence pages

New VS Code Features


May 29, 2023

DuckDB Version Bump

  • Support for DuckDB 0.8.0: if you get an error about your DuckDB database being outdated, follow the instructions in the error message to upgrade.

May 18, 2023
A chart showing highlighted areas when above a certain threshold, as well as a line indicating a date when something changed.

Chart Annotations, Formatting outside of components, and a SQL Server Connector

A lot of new functionality coming out today!

Bug Fixes


Apr 21, 2023

Bug Fixes

We’ve released a few fixes the community identified recently with the latest release

  • CSV connector: should now work without any hacks.
  • BigQuery Wide Numeric Type: columns should appear properly in Evidence now
  • Design and Styles:
    • Added back some list styling which got dropped in the last version
    • Windows bugs with the query viewer have been resolved
      • Horizontal Scroll bars when queries are hidden
      • Data disappearing when scrolling horizontally in query viewer
    • Funnel Chart tweaked to be more legible

Apr 19, 2023
Alerts Component

Standalone SQL Queries, Frontmatter and New Components

Bug Fixes


Mar 10, 2023
Sankey Diagram

DuckDB 0.7, SvelteKit 1.0 & More

This release includes breaking changes, as we upgrade to SvelteKit 1.0. Node 14 is no longer supported, use Node >= 16.


Feb 17, 2023

Patch Release


Feb 14, 2023

CSV Support & Open Source Repo Improvements

  • CSV Support: new connector that lets you query CSV files directly in your SQL (using duckdb under the hood!)

  • Fixes for DataTable:

    • Value formatting: fixes unit summaries in DataTable (e.g., 12,000 ---> 12k)
    • Download button fixes: download button was not appearing in tables without pagination; downloadable prop now works in all scenarios (turn on or off download ability for your users)
  • Testing & dev process improvements in our core open source repo:


Jan 31, 2023

Map Component & Improved Error Handling in Dev and Build


Jan 19, 2023

New Table Features


Jan 13, 2023

Improved Tables


Jan 5, 2023

Visual Updates, Funnel Charts and Improved Accessibility


Dec 9, 2022 Nov 17, 2022

Blockquotes and Faster Install Times


Oct 19, 2022

Improvements to Components and Charts


Sep 9, 2022

Front-End Updates


Aug 19, 2022

Big Value Component

A lot of users have styled some version of this into their projects using CSS, but the new <BigValue/> offers a lot more than just styling.

  • BigValue includes support for colour coded comparison, and a sparkline. They look great on their own, or arranged in a set.

Aug 5, 2022

Mobile Experience Updates

Users told us our mobile experience could be improved, so we’ve reworked it.

  • Top-right hamburger menu: Access all the pages in your Evidence project on mobile using the hamburger
  • Fewer bugs: We’ve introduced end-to-end tests which means we catch bugs before we release them!

Jul 21, 2022

Formatting & Image Support

-️ Format tags: covering a wide range of dates / times, many major currencies, numbers and percentages

  • Auto formats tags: which infer the number of decimal places and units (k, M, B) to display based on the input numbers
  • Custom formats: if you can’t find what you need in our standard tags, you can make any format supported by excel format strings eg ”$” ##0,000, “k”
  • Static folder: so you can add images and other static files to your project

Jun 28, 2022

Data Types & Tooltips


Jun 10, 2022

Syntax Updates & Copy/Paste


May 27, 2022

New Demo Project & Improved Dev Features


May 25, 2022

Sharing & Exporting Options

This release makes it easier to share your Evidence project outside Evidence.

  • Component download options: Download DataTables and query results as CSVs, save charts to PNG
  • Export to PDF: Save reports to PDF from each Evidence page
  • Telemetry opt-out: We record anonymous data to help us figure out when things are broken, and count the number of Evidence projects. If you’d rather we didn’t, you can now easily turn this off in the settings menu

May 13, 2022

Deploy Options & Dev Tooling


May 6, 2022

Making Evidence Easier

Users told us they wanted a simpler project structure and easier options to connect to their databases and deploy.

This release revamps the UI, strips back the project structure, adds UI options for connection and deployment. Read the PR in Github.

  • Simplified Evidence project structure - fewer confusing files cluttering your project directory
  • UI refresh - auto-generated sidebar nav, better errors and breadcrumbs
  • Slick database connections - now just use the settings menu in your Evidence project
  • Deploy straight from Evidence - get your Evidence project online from the settings menu
  • Updated, easier tutorial - a faster, funner start to using Evidence