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Latest release note • October 27

Week of October 18 - 24, 2025

Eight features supporting fluid data exploration in Observable Canvases

Learn useful features in Observable Canvases that streamline data exploration, speed up data wrangling, and improve organization and navigation in complex analyses.

Allison Horst • October 17, 2025

Data analysis insights

Eight features supporting fluid data exploration in Observable Canvases

Allison Horst • October 17, 2025

Data analysis insights

Building a better approach to dashboards in Observable Canvases

Allison Horst • October 7, 2025

Data visualization insights

Choosing the right chart for your data

Observable • September 19, 2025

Data analysis insights

Table virtualization in Observable Canvases

Allison Horst • September 18, 2025

Data analysis insights

Challenges underlying the humble data join

Allison Horst • September 4, 2025

Data visualization insights

Expanding our suite of built-in charts in Observable Canvases

Allison Horst • August 28, 2025

Data analysis insights

Observable Canvases: New chart types, dashboards, and easier ways to share

Hanna Woodburn • August 26, 2025

How-to guides

Building 5 essential charts with Observable Plot

Tom Barnes • August 21, 2025

Data visualization insights

What is a grid cartogram?

Allison Horst • August 14, 2025

Best practices

How we’re integrating AI into our company culture

Erinn Wong • August 5, 2025