Simon Willison's WeblogMay 24, 2026, 11:52 PM

Datasette 1.0a30 Released with Extensible "Jump to" Menu

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Datasette 1.0a30 introduces a customizable, extensible "Jump to" menu powered by a new plugin hook.

Datasette 1.0a30 has been released, featuring a new customizable "Jump to..." menu accessible via the "/" shortcut. The menu allows users to quickly filter and navigate to databases, tables, and debug options. Developers can extend this menu with custom items using the new jump_items_sql() plugin hook.

Simon Willison, founder of the well-known open-source data exploration and publishing tool Datasette, has announced the release of the latest beta version, Datasette 1.0a30. The most eye-catching core new feature of this version is a newly designed, highly extensible "Jump to..." quick navigation menu.

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