If you’ve been frustrated with Microsoft Access’s limitations or wondering if it’s still worth using in 2025, you’re not alone. With businesses moving towards more scalable and flexible solutions, SQL Spreads Excel Add-In is a powerful, user-friendly alternative. In this article, we’ll explore why Access is losing popularity and how this lean tech stack alternative …
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The Best Alternative to Microsoft Access in 2025
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SQL Spreads release 7.5.6
Johannes Åkesson - Sep 17, 2024SQL Spreads 7.5.6 is now available for download. Resolved an issue with the new setting for lookups, enabling the creation of dependent drop-down lists. Download the latest version of SQL Spreads »
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SQL Spreads release 7.5.5
Johannes Åkesson - Sep 13, 2024SQL Spreads 7.5.5 is now available for download. Fixed issue with connecting to Azure using Azure AD Authentication Download the latest version of SQL Spreads »
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SQL Spreads release 7.5.4
Johannes Åkesson - Sep 03, 2024We’re excited to announce the release of SQL Spreads 7.5.4, which focuses on improving the Tree Filters and Intro dialogs, as well as addressing various bug fixes. New Features and Enhancements Redesigned Introductory Dialogues: We have redesigned the introductory dialogues to provide a more intuitive user experience. This includes a new option to restart the …
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SQL Spreads release 7.3.0
Johannes Åkesson - Jan 31, 2024SQL Spreads 7.3.0 is now available for download. Enhanced SharePoint integration for SQL Spreads documents by implementing document locking for Editors. In the SQL Spreads Designer, the database and table filters are now displayed by default in the Database tab. Optimized connectivity with Azure Data Warehouse/Azure Synapse. Refined the introductory dialogues for a more intuitive …
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SQL Spreads release 7.2.5
Johannes Åkesson - Nov 10, 2023SQL Spreads 7.2.5 is now available for download. Fixed issue with the new Show intro button being shown in Data Editor mode. Download the latest version of SQL Spreads »
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SQL Spreads release 7.2.4
Johannes Åkesson - Nov 08, 2023SQL Spreads 7.2.4 is now available for download. Improved the Intro dialogs shown during the first start of the trial. Added a button in the SQL Spreads tab to show the Intro again. Minor bug fixes. Download the latest version of SQL Spreads »
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SQL Spreads release 7.0.8
Johannes Åkesson - May 29, 2023SQL Spreads 7.0.8 is now available for download. This release fixed a couple of minor issues. Fixed issue with columns with data type Time not updating correctly. Fixed issue with Change tracking not working when only one of the ModifiedBy or ModifiedOn was used. Fixed issue with labels for number of loaded rows not shown …
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SQL Spreads release 6.2.15
Johannes Åkesson - Dec 22, 2022SQL Spreads 6.2.15 is now available for download. Improved Intro screens shown during first time start-up. Fixed issue when moving columns if Excels table header filters are turned off. Fixed issue with items with quotes not working in Fixed List Lookups. Fixed issue when switching server when the document has key Lookups. Fixed issue with …
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SQL Spreads release 6.2.8
Johannes Åkesson - Aug 09, 2022SQL Spreads 6.2.8 is now available for download. Fixed issue with bigint numbers with more than 17 digits that were truncated. Fixed issue with commas in text key columns. Fixed issue with uninstalling when both the per-machine and the per-user versions was installed. Fixed issue with the database connection setting “Remember password on local machine”. …
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SQL Spreads release 6.2.1
Johannes Åkesson - May 23, 2022SQL Spreads 6.2.1 is now available for download. Support for connecting to Azure SQL using Azure AD Authentication. Support for using Multi-Factor Authentication when authenticating to Azure AD. Download the latest version of SQL Spreads »
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What’s new in SQL Spreads 5.0?
Johannes Åkesson - May 07, 2020SQL Spreads 5.0 is the largest update in over two years, with several new and exciting improvements. We have implemented a couple of long-anticipated features, such as: We have also implemented several changes to improve how you can develop and deploy SQL Spreads documents: To try SQL Spreads 5.0, you can download the 14-day free …
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What’s new in SQL Spreads 4.4?
Johannes Åkesson - Feb 01, 2019We are proud to announce the release 4.4 of SQL Spreads – the solution for easily letting your non-technical people manage and update data in SQL Server using Excel. In this article, we will shortly describe what’s new in this release. A complete list of the changes in SQL Spreads release 4.4 can be found …
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Happy Holidays from the SQL Spreads team
Johannes Åkesson - Dec 18, 2018This year has been a successful year for SQL Spreads thanks to our fantastic customer and partners. There are now more than 200 customers in over 30 countries that use SQL Spreads to simplify for their non-technical users to update and manage their important data stored in Microsoft SQL Server. We would like to thank …
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SQL Spreads exhibiting at PASS SQL Saturday
Johannes Åkesson - Sep 01, 2015I am excited to announce that SQL Spreads is sponsoring the PASS SQL Saturday event in Gothenburg at September 5th. PASS is the global community for sharing knowledge and insights in the data analytics and business intelligence technologies on the Microsoft platform. Read more about the event >>
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