We’re thrilled to announce the release of the first publicly available alpha version of Baserow in early May. This alpha version serves as an early test version, and you can try it out by visiting our homepage and clicking on the “Sign up” button. Once you’ve filled out the form, you can start editing your data! While the current version only allows for basic changes, we will be adding more features in the coming months. You can find a short-term roadmap on our homepage.
Available features
Currently, you can create tables, fields, and rows in a user-friendly manner. Additionally, you have the ability to modify existing data. Although the functionality may seem basic at the moment, we have invested significant time in the underlying architecture, allowing us to quickly introduce new features. For now, you can only choose from text, number, and boolean field types, but we plan to add more types this month. Expect to see new changes every week going forward.
To stay updated on new features, we recommend signing up for our newsletter at the bottom of the page. In the next month, we have planned features such as coloring of rows, improved conversion of field types (which currently fails often), user management functions like password reset, and bug fixes since this is a test version.
Unfortunately, this version is optimized for desktop usage only, and some features may not work on touch screen devices. However, we are planning to implement touch events soon. If you do test with a touch device, please let us know about any shortcomings you encounter. In addition to the web frontend, we also have plans to develop native versions for Android, Mac, iOS, and Windows in the future.
Documentation
We understand that you may be unsure about how to use Baserow and how it can benefit your business processes or organize your data. We apologize for the lack of user documentation at the moment, but rest assured that it will be available soon. If you have experience with spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel, you should be able to navigate the current version. If you have any questions, please feel free to use this contact form.
Installing Baserow on your own server
In short, you cannot install Baserow on your own server at the moment. We have chosen to delay the open-source release until we have completed our developer documentation. We want to provide you with the best experience, and comprehensive documentation is essential. The open-source version is expected to be released in July.
Once it’s available, we promise to provide clear documentation and a boilerplate for plugin development. Our modular approach allows us to add additional pages and features of the SaaS version at baserow.io as a plugin on top of the base version.
Bugs
As we are currently in the early alpha testing stage, it is possible that you may encounter bugs. We welcome all feedback, whether it’s regarding improvements or bug reports. Please don’t hesitate to submit the contact form here. We truly appreciate your input.
Early adopter program
If you see the potential in Baserow and are interested in implementing it in the early stages of your company, you may want to consider joining our early adopter program. By participating, you will have access to a managed isolated Baserow environment, the opportunity to influence the priority of new features, developer hours for custom plugin development, priority support, and access to future enterprise features.
