{"slug": "duckle-the-local-first-data-studio-on-duckdb", "title": "Duckle – the local-first data studio on DuckDB", "summary": "Duckle, an open-source desktop ETL/ELT studio built on DuckDB, launched as a local-first data tool with an on-device AI assistant called Duckie. The application allows users to create data pipelines by dragging components onto a canvas and describing requirements in plain English, with all processing occurring locally on the CPU. Duckle includes 290+ connectors, 50+ transforms, a built-in scheduler, and Git integration in a ~30 MB package that requires no cloud services or vendor lock-in.", "body_md": "We are excited to announce the release of Duckle, the local-first data studio featuring a built-in AI assistant.\n\nDuckle is an open-source desktop ETL/ELT studio that enables users to easily create data pipelines. Users can simply drag a pipeline onto the canvas, describe their requirements in plain English to Duckie, the on-device AI assistant, and execute tasks at native speed using DuckDB.\n\nKey features include: - 290+ connectors - 50+ transforms - A built-in scheduler - A chat assistant that operates entirely on your CPU - 60 UI Languages - Git Integration\n\nDuckle is delivered as a compact ~30 MB desktop application, ensuring no reliance on cloud services, servers, or vendor lock-in.\n\nExplore the repository here: https://github.com/SouravRoy-ETL/duckle/\n\nComments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48290692](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48290692)\n\nPoints: 1\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/duckle-the-local-first-data-studio-on-duckdb", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48290692", "published_at": "2026-05-27 07:00:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-27 07:27:32.493481+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["Duckle", "DuckDB", "Duckie", "SouravRoy-ETL"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/duckle-the-local-first-data-studio-on-duckdb", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/duckle-the-local-first-data-studio-on-duckdb.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/duckle-the-local-first-data-studio-on-duckdb.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/duckle-the-local-first-data-studio-on-duckdb.jsonld"}}