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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: file_dialog
excerpt: |
  DuckDB Community Extensions
  Choose a file via native file dialog

extension:
  name: file_dialog
  description: Choose a file via native file dialog
  version: 0.0.3
  language: Rust
  build: cargo
  license: MIT
  excluded_platforms: "wasm_mvp;wasm_eh;wasm_threads;linux_amd64_musl"
  requires_toolchains: "rust;python3"
  maintainers:
    - yutannihilation

repo:
  github: yutannihilation/duckdb-ext-file-dialog
  ref: 08546d24088402cb9e8bbc36f405e1f48f4b6cce

docs:
  hello_world: |
    FROM read_csv(choose_file());

    -- Optionally, you can filter files by the extension. For example, this
    -- makes the dialog list CSV files only
    FROM read_csv(choose_file('csv'));
  extended_description: |
    This extension is a tiny utility to choose a file interactively.

extension_star_count: 18
extension_star_count_pretty: 18
extension_download_count: 11999
extension_download_count_pretty: 12.0k
image: '/images/community_extensions/social_preview/preview_community_extension_file_dialog.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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| function_name | function_type |             description              | comment |            examples             |
|---------------|---------------|--------------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------|
| choose_file   | scalar        | Choose a file via native file dialog | NULL    | [FROM read_csv(choose_file());] |

### 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.