We have just merged in a massive PR to #ggsql, bringing first class support for 15 new database backends.

If your favourite database is missing, please let us now

If your favourite database is in there, please test it out and let us know if you run into issues

As announced at posit::conf(2026) #ggsql is now, with the release of version 0.5.0, in Beta. I'm so excited for the future of this project.

Read all about what the latest version brings you in the release post

I’ll be presenting our work on #ggsql today at #PositConf2026

It will be lovely and whimsical and I hope you’ll join both if your are new to ggsql or have been following along since the spring

I've been hard at work on a new renderer for #ggsql to replace Vega-Lite and it is close to ready for primetime.

Here, you can see it running in the browser, showing of a much improved layout model for faceted plots, along with native markdown rendering