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Ziptable

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A tool for sharing small datasets with a single link

About

  • A web tool that compresses and encodes CSV or JSON files into the URL itself, so data can be shared with just a browser, without server uploads or accounts
  • Data is stored in the URL fragment (the part after #), and since the browser does not send this part to the server, the server never receives the data
  • Recipients of the link can view, search, and download the data as a table directly in the browser
  • For GeoJSON data, only feature properties are shown in the table, with support for a map preview or integration with geojson.io
  • Works completely free with no ads, sign-up, or storage management, and can be used offline after the page loads

How it works

  • When you open or paste data, Ziptable compresses it and encodes it directly into the URL
  • The data is included in the fragment (#) part of the URL, which the browser does not send to the server
  • The recipient's browser unpacks the data locally and displays it
  • No attachments, cloud storage workflows, or account creation needed

Privacy

  • Because the data lives in the URL fragment, the Ziptable server does not receive the data when the page loads
  • The server only receives requests for the app itself; the data exists only in the browser and the shared link

Caveats about short URLs

  • The "Shorten URL" option sends the full link to a third-party shortening service such as TinyURL
  • Since the URL containing all the encoded data is passed to that service's servers, use it only for non-sensitive datasets
  • Short links depend on a third-party service and may stop working; the full Ziptable link is the most permanent version

Optimized for small datasets

  • Suited to small to medium datasets such as examples, demos, source tables, and quick sharing
  • Very large datasets produce long URLs that may be truncated in some apps
  • The compression meter on the main page shows whether a dataset is within the shareable range (displays a 0–8,000 character range)

GeoJSON support

  • When a GeoJSON file is detected, only feature properties are shown in the table and geometry is hidden
  • Supports integration with geojson.io for a full map view
  • If the dataset is too large, it suggests downloading and opening it in geojson.io instead of a direct map preview

Features

  • No ads, no sign-up, no storage layer to manage
  • Runs entirely in the browser and can work offline after the page loads

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