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warning: DO NOT CHANGE THIS MANUALLY, THIS IS GENERATED BY https://github.com/duckdb/community-extensions repository, check README there
title: datasketches
excerpt: |
  DuckDB Community Extensions
  By utilizing the Apache DataSketches library this extension can efficiently compute approximate distinct item counts and estimations of quantiles, while allowing the sketches to be serialized.

docs:
  extended_description: For more information regarding usage, see the [documentation](https://query.farm/products/extensions/datasketches/).
extension:
  build: cmake
  description: By utilizing the Apache DataSketches library this extension can efficiently
    compute approximate distinct item counts and estimations of quantiles, while allowing
    the sketches to be serialized.
  language: C++
  license: MIT
  maintainers:
  - rustyconover
  name: datasketches
  version: '2025101201'
repo:
  andium: d758a5a4e8dc40119ced5e74660ee841960f1788
  github: query-farm/datasketches
  ref: 2770b12cf880f88cab0e83848e0d37d29ee31733
  variegata: 414a4c145dfacecb66028f8d0148c44067630206

extension_star_count: 56
extension_star_count_pretty: 56
extension_download_count: 128398
extension_download_count_pretty: 128.4k
image: '/images/community_extensions/social_preview/preview_community_extension_datasketches.png'
layout: community_extension_doc
---
### Compatibility Matrix

This table covers all DuckDB releases that have not reached [end-of-life](https://duckdb.org/release_calendar), including LTS releases, and shows the 2 most recent patch releases of each. Older patch releases are not listed, but the extension may be available for them as well.

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| Platform | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 2.0.0 |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| Linux AMD64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Linux ARM64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| macOS AMD64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| macOS ARM64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows AMD64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| WebAssembly | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

### Installing and Loading
```sql
INSTALL {{ page.extension.name }} FROM community;
LOAD {{ page.extension.name }};
```

{% if page.docs.hello_world %}
### Example
```sql
{{ page.docs.hello_world }}```
{% endif %}

{% if page.docs.extended_description %}
### About {{ page.extension.name }}
{{ page.docs.extended_description }}
{% endif %}
### Added Functions

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This extension does not add any functions.

### Overloaded Functions

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This extension does not add any function overloads.

### Added Types

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This extension does not add any types.

### Added Settings

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This extension does not add any settings.