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…here [6]. Since then (~months ago), it works really well and I am happy with Zenko Scality S3. [1]: https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core [2]: https://github.com/scality/cloudserver [3]: https://www.min.io/ [4]:…

comment by Helmut10001 · 2026-04-14 · in I just want simple S3

…Maybe a "smart" spreadsheet like Grist[0] executing Python code. Am I off-base there? [0] https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core

comment by aeblyve · 2026-02-19 · in Show HN: Micasa – track your house from the terminal

Grist. Let them sink happily into spreadsheets powering everything. https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core

comment by shakna · 2026-02-12 · in 65 Lines of Markdown, a Claude Code Sensation

Grist forms support uploads since 2025 https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/pull/1655 Since it is relevant here: support for uploads was code written by a French contributor, and reviewed by a developer working for the French gov…

comment by paulfitz · 2026-02-03 · in France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US

…with rowwise permissions) and powerful enough that I've also replaced a few internal CRUD apps. https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core

comment by hahajk · 2025-10-01 · in I only use Google Sheets

I'm quietly adding "pull requests" for data to Grist https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/issues/1829 - been wanting to do this for a long time. I tried doing this years ago as a stand-alone project and it was too much. I wrote a data…

comment by paulfitz · 2025-09-30 · in Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2025)

Yes, there are lots of PR listed here : https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/pulls?q=is%3Apr+labe...

comment by vviers · 2025-03-17 · in Docs – Open source alternative to Notion or Outline

…Territoires has also made significant contributions to the codebase. From the Grist-core readme : https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core

comment by virdev · 2025-03-17 · in Docs – Open source alternative to Notion or Outline

The open-source project Grist Core ( https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core ) is developed in the United States, with contributions from some French gov tech team.

comment by theflash666 · 2025-03-16 · in Docs – Open source alternative to Notion or Outline

…combos (like the upcoming logseq DB version) or maybe one of the local Notion alternatives. [1] https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core [2] https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-desktop [3] https://www.getgrist.com/product/#:~:text=As%20extend…

comment by CrypticShift · 2024-10-02 · in Ask HN: Hackable Personal Database?

Grist? https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core Via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38080951

comment by SushiHippie · 2024-06-01 · in Ask HN: Help me find spreadsheet software I found on HN

…something to you, you might have an advantage. The heart of the software you'll be working with: https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/ More information about job and company: https://www.getgrist.com/job-systems-engineer/ The essential…

comment by paulfitz · 2024-03-01 · in Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2024)

…and doing computation in the frontend. i filed an issue that explains my use case in more detail: https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/issues/422

comment by zem · 2023-11-02 · in Grist is a modern, relational spreadsheet

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story by paulfitz · 2023-08-23 · 0 comments

…upstage-llama-2-70b-instruct-v2.ggmlv3.q2_K. Grist was configured to use it via llama-cpp-python and https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core#ai-formula-assistant...

comment by paulfitz · 2023-08-23 · in From no-code to co-code

…can try Grist. Spreadsheet with Python formula support, and open source. https://www.getgrist.com/ https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/

comment by anaisconce · 2023-08-23 · in Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel

…with sane backend’ space. SQLite, open source and fantastic UX https://www.getgrist.com/ and https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core I use and love both Datasette and Grist - they’re complementary.

comment by keybits · 2023-08-20 · in Welcome to Datasette Cloud

Sounds like you're describing Grist! And it's open source. https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core

comment by anaisconce · 2023-03-18 · in Libgsqlite: A SQLite extension which loads a Google Sheet as a virtual table

…need the .xlsx format specifically then something like grist might be something that interest you https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core there's a self hosted option that i tested in docker and it was fairly simple to get set up, but im…

comment by mackrevinack · 2022-12-04 · in Ask HN: I'm looking for some new spreadsheet software what are people using?

Source code of the formula generator is at https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/pull/345 (there's a docker image). Shout out to Alex Hall for getting this rolling. TLDR: Spreadsheets are the original low-code platform, but that little…

comment by paulfitz · 2022-12-01 · in Is AI Formula Generation a Solution to Spreadsheets’ Biggest Problem?

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story by paulfitz · 2022-11-30 · 0 comments

…for the No-code database category. My new favorite, heard about it on HN a few weeks ago - grist! https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core

comment by xanaxagoras · 2022-02-27 · in Open source alternatives to popular SaaS products

…based on buster which is a Linux type host. So you can almost certainly get it working on FreeBSD https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/blob/main/Dockerfile

comment by samanator · 2022-02-19 · in Grist – Open core alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets

I wish more code was written like this: https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/blob/main/app/server...

comment by hliyan · 2022-02-19 · in Grist – Open core alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets

grist-core is released under the Apache 2.0 license https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core#license , an OSI approved license (disclosure: I work at Grist) Answer to a related question here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30393794

comment by paulfitz · 2022-02-19 · in Grist – Open core alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets

(disclosure: Grist employee) You're exactly right https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/blob/7f1f8fc9e60a2e1... - sorry the import choked!

comment by paulfitz · 2022-02-19 · in Grist – Open core alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets

Here's a better link directly to the project on GitHub: https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core#readme

comment by mikeflynn · 2022-02-19 · in Grist – Open core alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets

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story by paulfitz · 2022-02-18 · 107 comments

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story by paulfitz · 2022-01-27 · 0 comments

Yup, and in the meantime there's a docker image https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core#opening-and-editing-... (hi Cyprien! waves in French )

comment by paulfitz · 2020-12-01 · in Show HN: Grist, a Hacker Friendly Spreadsheet

…https://github.com/mapbox/node-sqlite3/pull/1116 . If you want to dig in, you could poke around at https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core

comment by paulfitz · 2020-11-30 · in Show HN: Grist, a Hacker Friendly Spreadsheet

…). It is sometimes handy though it gets ugly if overused I'd say. Grist just became open-source btw https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core#grist (disclaimer, I work there)

comment by paulfitz · 2020-11-10 · in Spreadsheets: Functional Programming for the Masses (2014) [slides]