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NocoDB

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Velocity5.0

Open-source Airtable alternative — turns SQL databases into smart spreadsheets.

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NocoDB broadens from a spreadsheet-database into a richer work platform with new views, data sources, and docs.

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◆Current state
NocoDB is shipping a steady stream of substantive releases that push it beyond an Airtable-style database toward a broader work platform. The recent window adds a new enterprise data source (Oracle), project-style views (Gantt), and document/field capabilities (Bookmarks, Smart Text, Mermaid diagrams, Shared Pages), interleaved with routine bug-fix and internal-tooling releases. Many features are gated to paid/enterprise tiers.
◆Where it's heading
The direction is clear: expand the surface from tables-and-views into project management (Gantt, Timeline), documents (NocoDocs, Shared Pages), and enterprise connectivity (Oracle alongside Postgres/MySQL/SQL Server). NocoDB is positioning as an open-source platform that competes on breadth across database, docs, and project planning, with enterprise tiering as the monetization lever.
◆Prediction
Expect continued view and document expansion plus more enterprise data-source connectors, with the paid/enterprise split widening as higher-value capabilities land first on those tiers.

◆Recent moves

  1. 4d ago

    2026.06.2 : Introducing Oracle Database Support

    Adds Oracle Database as a connectable external data source (Enterprise add-on), joining Postgres, MySQL, and SQL Server. Broadens enterprise reach but follows the existing connector pattern rather than redefining it.

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  2. 18d ago

    Internal: tsgo for local dev, rspack bump (2026.06.1)

    An internal release adopting tsgo for local dev and bumping rspack. Build-tooling change with no user-facing effect.

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  3. 1mo ago

    Fix: bound group-by fetch retries (2026.06.0)

    A GUI fix bounding group-by fetch retries to stop a persistent retry loop. Reliability patch.

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  4. 1mo ago

    2026.05.3: Bug Fix Release

    A bug-fix release closing schema-upgrade and favicon/title regressions. Maintenance, no new capability.

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  5. 1mo ago

    2026.05.2 : Introducing Gantt View and Shared Pages

    Introduces Gantt View and Shared Pages — date-based tables become draggable project schedules, and pages can be shared externally. A real step into project-management and document-collaboration territory.

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  6. 1mo ago

    2026.05.1 : Bookmarks, Smart Text, Mermaid Diagrams, Timeline Enhancements & More

    Adds Bookmarks, a Smart Text field, Mermaid diagrams in NocoDocs, and timeline enhancements. A broad feature batch deepening the docs-and-views surface, mostly on paid tiers.

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