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🦆 DuckDB v2.0.0 ships in a few weeks. Here's an accurate depiction of our CI pipeline building the v2.0.0-dev clients. 🙌 Help us craft a great release by trying out the preview release and reporting any issues that you encounter. duckdb.org/install/?ver...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 18/09/2026

Are you attending #dbtSummit in Las Vegas? 😎 Don’t miss @hannes.muehleisen.org deliver his talk “dbt Without the Warehouse (or the Bill): DuckDB End to End” Hannes’s talk starts at 10:00 a.m. PT on Friday, Sept 18th – on Level 3, Gracia 4. Don’t miss it! And say hi to Hannes if you stop by!

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 15/09/2026

We got early access to an NVIDIA Vera CPU, so we put it through its paces using DuckDB running the full TPC-H workload and compared it against a high-end x86 baseline CPU. Our experiments have two key findings.

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 18/08/2026

(🦆🦆!) DuckDB v2.0 will ship #JSON functions that allow you to easily apply JSON patches. #DuckDB ’s JSON extension already covers reading JSON, extracting paths, applying RFC 7396 merge patches, and the usual scalar accessors. Read more in this post by Mustafa Khan: duckdb.org/2026/08/18/r...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 17/08/2026

Quack, quack! A DuckDB v2.0 preview is here! 🦆 In this post, #DuckDB co-creators Mark Raasveldt + @hannes.muehleisen.org preview the headline features of DuckDB v2.0 (expected to land this autumn): • DuckDB as a server • Triggers • async I/O • + more Dive into the deets: duckdb.org/2026/08/17/d...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 05/08/2026

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 Wow! DuckDB just surpassed 40k stars on GitHub. Thank you to everyone whose contributions, bugfixes, and – of course – stars made this milestone possible. 🦆✨ Here's (a very brief bit of) what’s happened since the last 10k-star milestone: duckdb.org/2026/08/05/g... Next stop: 50k. 💪🏽

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 31/07/2026

` Asynchronous I/O in #DuckDB: Work, Thread, Work ` It doesn't matter how fast query operators are in a database system if we can't pull in the data quickly. For most of DuckDB's history, this problem was largely avoided by pruning data early. As usual, things changed: duckdb.org/2026/07/31/a...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 15/07/2026

Lightweight Text Analytics Workflows with DuckDB In this blog post, Petrica Leuca demonstrates how to use #DuckDB for keyword, full-text, and semantic similarity search with embeddings. Learn how to use DuckDB to efficiently perform advanced text analytics in Python: duckdb.org/2025/06/13/t...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 13/07/2026

Making Iceberg walk & talk like Postgres 🧊 🐘 Catch up with this #DuckCon talk from by Marco Slot on `pg_lake`: a Postgres extension that adds Iceberg tables in Postgres + query/import/export files in object storage Slides: blobs.duckdb.org/events/duckc... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF8I...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 09/07/2026

Check out the Awesome DuckDB repo – curated by @davidgasquez.com – to explore the growing list of handy tools and cool projects built around #DuckDB, DuckLake and more. 😎 🦆 Notice a great tool that’s missing? Submit a PR to get it added. Start exploring: davidgasquez.github.io/awesome-duck...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 06/07/2026

Missed out on attending #DuckCon in Amsterdam or via the livestream? 🦆📺 Don’t worry, you can still catch up with all the news and roadmap announcements from “The State of the Duck” keynote right here: Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFPK... Slides: blobs.duckdb.org/events/duckc... #DuckDB

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 24/06/2026

That ends the livestream of #DuckCon 7 in Amsterdam. Thank you for joining us today from all around the globe and happy quacking everyone! 🦆🦆🦆

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 24/06/2026

It's now time for the lightning talks at #DuckCon! ⚡ Watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/alp5rha...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 24/06/2026

Coming up next at the next session of #DuckCon in <15 minutes!

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 24/06/2026

Just a few of the other big announcements happening right now at #DuckCon

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 24/06/2026

just announced at #DuckCon and coming soon...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 17/06/2026

🦆 There's only one week to go until DuckCon #7 in Amsterdam! We are all hyped to meet the flock and learn about the latest cool use cases from our community. As always, the event will feature the “State of the Duck” talk from DuckDB's co-creators.

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 17/06/2026

Today, we are releasing DuckDB v1.4.5 and v1.5.4. Yes, we know – these version numbers can be a bit confusing! That's why we wrote two blog posts this time. The thread helps you pick the right one 🧵

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 03/06/2026

What's new in DuckDB and how does DuckDB fit into old shell scripts? These are topics that our DevRel Gábor covered at Ubuntu Summit 2026. His talk explained three aspects of DuckDB: a command-line tool, a portable database, and a client-server database. duckdb.org/library/duck...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 26/05/2026

DuckCon #7 is coming up and we're looking for sponsors. We have a lineup of 15 speakers, sharing their experiences with DuckDB. For the first time, the talks will also cover DuckLake and Quack. Check out the sponsorship packages on the conference site, duckcon.org

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 20/05/2026

Today, we are releasing DuckDB v1.5.3. This is not an ordinary patch release – it packs many new features for the Quack client-server protocol, Quack support for DuckLake, and big updates for AWS, HTTPS and Iceberg. Check out our blog post about all these changes and improvements – link in the 🧵.

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 12/05/2026

Today we are revealing the Next Big Thing for DuckDB: Quack, a protocol that turns DuckDB into a client-server database. True to DuckDB's philosophy, Quack is simple and fast. Setting it up takes seconds, and it works for both bulk operations and small write transactions. 🔗 duckdb.org/quack

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 06/05/2026

The program for DuckCon #7 is out! Here's the gist: – State of the Duck: DuckLake v1.0 + a super-secret new feature – Six regular talks (incl. one from Spotify) – Six lightning talks (incl. Toyota Gazoo WRT) – Drinks & snacks and time to socialize 🧵 Full program and registration link in the thread

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 04/05/2026

Today is Star Wars day! We are taking the opportunity to tell you about our journey, not across galaxies, but through the process of creating DuckLake dataframe clients with the use of a clanker 🤖. Read more at ducklake.select/2026/05/04/d...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 22/04/2026

Today is your last chance to submit a talk proposal to DuckCon #7. The submission form is lightweight, so it shouldn't take long. If you're in doubt whether your talk idea fits, drop us a DM and we are happy to discuss it further!

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 17/04/2026

We are hosting the next edition of our community conference, DuckCon, in Amsterdam on June 24. The registration is already open and you can submit your talk proposals until next Wednesday. Looking forward to your submissions and seeing the flock in the summer!

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 17/04/2026

The Register published a report on DuckLake v1.0 and cited our recent post: > In a blog post accompanying the 1.0 launch, Pedro Holanda, DuckDB Labs principal engineer, said the company's benchmark shows 926× faster queries and 105× faster ingestion when compared to Iceberg, the open table format.

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 14/04/2026

We heard that a specification looks more serious if it's served as a PDF. Well, you can read the DuckLake documentation as a PDF now (blobs.duckdb.org/docs/ducklak...)! This document covers both the specification and the DuckDB extension's usage.

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 10/04/2026

Would you like to learn more about SQL or are you more interested in DuckDB's internals? Either way, you're in luck: Professor Torsten Grust (@teggy.org) of the University of Tübingen published two sets of lectures (almost 300 slides in total) along with their supplementary material.

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 02/04/2026

DuckLake 1.0 will ship with the “data inlining” feature: small updates are staged in the catalog instead of creating many small files. In today's blog post, Pedro Holanda shows how DuckLake implements inlining and shows an almost 1000× speedup on certain operations. ducklake.select/2026/04/02/d...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 01/04/2026

🇳🇱🌷🚲 DuckDB now speaks Dutch! Load the EendDB community extension and start writing your queries in het Nederlands: duckdb.org/2026/04/01/d...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 31/03/2026

🇳🇱 DuckCon returns to the Netherlands! We'll host our next edition on June 24 in Amsterdam. We are looking forward to meeting the DuckDB community in our home town's Royal Tropical Institute for an afternoon of talks and discussions. Please submit your talk proposals and register! duckcon.org

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 27/03/2026

🎨 We rolled out a new section on our landing page this week! We hope it will help you explore the DuckDB ecosystem at a glance.

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 23/03/2026

📈 Today, we are releasing DuckDB version 1.5.1, a patch release with bug fixes, performance improvements and support for the Lance lakehouse format. ➡️ duckdb.org/2026/03/23/a...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 22/03/2026

New blog post by Giorgi Dalakishvili: Building DuckDB Extensions in C# DuckDB.ExtensionKit lets C# developers define scalar and table functions, which can be shipped as native DuckDB extensions – without touching any C/C++ code! Read the full blog post at duckdb.org/2026/03/20/d...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 16/03/2026

👀 DuckDB spotted in this year's NVIDIA GTC keynote: youtu.be/jw_o0xr8MWU?...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 13/03/2026

5️⃣ Save the date: on 05. 05., we'll hold the first DuckCon in the APAC region. 5️⃣ Singapore is the 5th city where we host the conference after Brussels, Amsterdam, San Francisco and Seattle. 5️⃣ Most importantly: you have 5 days to submit your talk proposals! ➡️ duckdb.org/events/2026/...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 11/03/2026

🌱 Today, Apple released the MacBook Neo, an entry-level laptop with the processor from a phone, 8 GB of memory, and no active cooling. 💡 Naturally, our first thought was: can you use this machine to process Big Data? Read our analysis to find out. 🔗 duckdb.org/2026/03/11/b...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 09/03/2026

We released DuckDB v1.5! This release comes with a “friendly CLI” client, a new (opt-in) PEG parser, support for VARIANT types and many lakehouse features. It also ships a new network stack, a reworked geospatial extension, Azure writes and an ODBC scanner. Read more at duckdb.org/2026/03/09/a...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 06/03/2026

🧩 If you have played The New York Times Connections Puzzle and found it to be devilishly difficult, worry not. Tom Jakubowski's connections.duckdb project that lets you check your guesses – or outright cheat to solve the puzzle. Up to you! 🔗 github.com/tomjakubowsk...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 27/02/2026

🗓️ This year, we came up with new merchandise: the 2026 Friendly DuckDB calendar, which has a SQL feature for every month along with art inspired by the feature. ⬇️ If you were lucky to get one at our events, that's great! :) If not, you can still grab the PDF at blobs.duckdb.org/merch/duckdb...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 26/02/2026

🌏 We are happy to announce the first DuckCon in the APAC region: DuckCon #7 will take place in the National Gallery Singapore on 2026-05-05. 🗳️ Registration and the Call for Talks are open! Submit your proposals until 2026-03-18. ➡️ duckdb.org/events/2026/...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 02/02/2026

🎞️ The slide decks and talk recordings of last Friday's developer meeting are out! duckdb.org/events/2026/...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 29/01/2026

📆 The DuckDB Developer Meeting in Amsterdam starts tomorrow! We'll have a deep-dive extension development workshop in the morning and four exciting talks in the afternoon. 🎟️ Last chance to register at duckdb.org/events/2026/...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 26/01/2026

DuckDB 1.4.4 LTS is out: duckdb.org/2026/01/26/a... The last time we had a “.4” patch release was in 2022 for version 0.3.4. Of course, the project was at a very different stage then. We hope that this release irons out most of the bugs that you encountered in v1.4. Let us know!

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 23/01/2026

DuckDB now supports reading from and writing to the Vortex file format! The DuckDB Labs and Spiral teams have worked together to make Vortex available as a core extension in DuckDB. We gave it a test drive, and it performed very well. Read the full article to learn more lnkd.in/eZfGzPiZ

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 16/01/2026

We are going to hold the first DuckDB Developer Meeting in two weeks in Amsterdam! On the day of the meeting, DuckDB Community Extensions development champion Rusty Conover will also give a workshop on DuckDB extension development. Check out the programme and sign up at duckdb.org/events/2026/...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 07/01/2026

🖥️ In today's “What's on your desk?” episode, @hannes.muehleisen.org tests the MOREFINE M700S computer. This computer ships with a Loongson processor that comes with its own CPU architecture. Despite this, DuckDB runs on it quite easily. See the details in the blog post. ➡️ duckdb.org/2026/01/06/d...

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 19/12/2025

🏛️ We launched the DuckDB Library: a curated collection of papers, podcasts, talks and books about DuckDB. 📚 We already have a collection of almost one hundred entities. The thumbnails show whether a piece is from the DuckDB team (yellow) or from others (purple). ➡️ duckdb.org/library/

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DuckDB @duckdb.org · 16/12/2025

You can now query Iceberg catalogs with DuckDB – from the convenience of your browser. In our latest blog post, we break down how DuckDB's WebAssembly client makes this possible with zero setup and showcase it in action using Amazon S3 Tables. 👉 duckdb.org/2025/12/16/i...

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