Want to try DuckDB without installing it? PondPilot is a polished, browser-based DuckDB playground where you can write SQL against your own data — instantly.
Faster Than Installing DuckDB
Installing DuckDB locally means choosing between the CLI, Python bindings, or another client. PondPilot skips all of that. Open app.pondpilot.io and you’re in a DuckDB SQL editor in seconds.
Bring Your Own Data
Unlike most SQL playgrounds that limit you to pre-loaded toy datasets, PondPilot lets you open your own CSV, Parquet, JSON, and DuckDB files. Query real data, not contrived examples.
Explore DuckDB’s SQL Dialect
DuckDB has some unique SQL features worth exploring:
-- Friendly SQL: GROUP BY ALL
SELECT category, brand, SUM(sales) as total
FROM products.csv
GROUP BY ALL;
-- COLUMNS expression
SELECT MIN(COLUMNS(*)) FROM metrics.csv;
-- String slicing with Python-style syntax
SELECT name[1:3] FROM users.csv;
-- Struct creation
SELECT {'name': name, 'age': age} as person FROM people.csv;
PondPilot is a great way to experiment with these features interactively.
Share Queries via Widget
Found an interesting DuckDB query? Use PondPilot Widget to embed it as a runnable snippet in your blog or documentation.
Performance That Surprises
DuckDB WASM is not a watered-down version. It’s the same analytical engine, compiled to run in browsers. Aggregations over millions of rows complete in seconds. Parquet queries use predicate pushdown. It’s genuinely fast.
No Account, No Limits
PondPilot is free, open source, and requires no signup. There are no query limits, no session timeouts, and no premium tier. Use it as much as you want.
Start Playing
Open PondPilot and start exploring DuckDB SQL.