datasette 1.0a30
Simon Willison · Simon Willison · 2026-05-24
Simon Willison releases Datasette 1.0a30, introducing a customizable keyboard-accessible 'Jump to...' menu with a new plugin hook that lets third-party plugins add their own searchable entries.
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Topics: datasetteopen-source-toolssoftware-releaseplugin-systems
Claims
- Datasette 1.0a30 introduces a new 'Jump to...' menu triggered by pressing '/' on the keyboard.
- A new jump_items_sql() plugin hook allows plugins to inject custom entries into the Jump to menu's search results.
- The feature is live and testable on latest.datasette.io.
Key quotes
The big new feature in this alpha is a new customizable 'Jump to...' menu.
The new jump_items_sql() plugin hook allows plugins to add their own items to the set that's searched by the plugin.