Looking for a way to open .sas7bdat files without paying for SAS? PondPilot is a free, browser-based SAS file viewer that lets you inspect, query, and export SAS datasets. No license, no installation, no data uploads.
Open Any .sas7bdat File
PondPilot reads SAS files using duckdb-read-stat, a DuckDB extension that parses statistical data formats in WebAssembly. It handles the .sas7bdat format natively — variable names, labels, formats, and data types are all preserved.
Just go to app.pondpilot.io and open your file.
More Than a Viewer
Most free SAS viewers just show you rows and columns. PondPilot gives you a full SQL engine:
- Browse the schema and data types
- Preview any number of rows
- Write SQL queries against the data
- Join multiple files together
- Export results to CSV, Parquet, JSON, or Excel
It’s the viewer that SAS power users wish they had for quick exploration.
No License, No Catch
PondPilot is open source. There’s no freemium upsell, no row limits, no watermarks on exports. The SAS file parsing happens entirely in your browser via WebAssembly. The PondPilot team maintains the duckdb-read-stat extension specifically to support these legacy statistical formats.
Who Uses This?
- Researchers receiving datasets from collaborators who use SAS
- Data engineers migrating legacy SAS data to modern formats
- Compliance teams auditing SAS datasets without a SAS license
- Students working with publicly available research data in SAS format
- Anyone who just needs to peek at what’s inside a
.sas7bdatfile
Data Privacy
SAS files in healthcare, pharma, and government often contain sensitive data. PondPilot processes everything locally — no server, no cloud, no telemetry. Your file stays on your machine.
Get Started
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