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June 18, 2026 Valentina Release 17.5 adds Visual EXPLAIN to Studio; ODS Export for Reports

Other productivity improvements to Valentina Studio and working with ValentinaDB files.

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Valentina Studio is the free, all purpose database management tool suite. Valentina Studio PRO adds more powerful diagramming features, more powerful visual builder tools for databases, forms creation, reports designer and more. Improvements include:

  • [New][SQL Editor][Pro] Visual EXPLAIN (of SQL). Works with all databases that support this feature (not available for MongoDB or SQLite). You can try it in Studio Free Edition up to 3 times per launch.

  • [New][Data Editor] New button to easy locate a Field you need. Helps when a table has many fields.

  • [New][Schema Editor] Link objects of all types now have the contextual menu item: “Open Data Editor”. Double clicking a Link also automatically opens it in the Data Editor, similar to Table objects.

  • [Imp][Schema Editor] For ValentinaDB, adds a confirmation dialog, related to the ‘Compressed’ checkbox in the Inspector panel.

This release is now available on the Paradigma Software download site.

https://valentina-db.com/en/discussions/11530-valentina-release-17-5-adds-visual-explain-to-studio-ods-export-for-reports

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June 1, 2026 Valentina Release 17.4.2 ships with massive Parquet support improvements

Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17.4.2, the best, all purpose data management suite of tools and developer data platform solutions for deployment on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and the cloud.

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Valentina Studio
Valentina Studio is the free, all purpose database management tool suite. Valentina Studio PRO adds more powerful diagramming features, more powerful visual builder tools for databases, forms creation, reports designer and more. Improvements include:

  • [New][Parquet] Works with local directories containing multiple Parquet files

  • [New][Parquet] Added the Show Metadata action to the Parquet Table context menu. Display metadata without using a SQL command.

  • [New][Parquet] Added Show On Disk and Copy Path actions to the Parquet Table context menu.

  • Path you may need for use in some SQL commands, e.g. parquet_metadata().

  • [Imp][SQL Editor] Execute queries that join data from different Parquet files

  • [Imp] [Data Editor] Easily switch between Parquet files that belong to the same data set

  • [Imp][AI Chat] Refresh the list of available models from provider without requiring a new install of Valentina Studio

https://valentina-db.com/en/discussions/11506-valentina-release-17-4-2-empowers-best-parquet-management-in-studio

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May 15, 2026 Valentina Release 17.4 adds Parquet support, first free ValentinaDB extension

Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17.4, the best, all purpose data management suite of tools and developer data platform solutions for deployment on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and the cloud.

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In September 2025, Paradigma Software officially added support for custom extensions (including C, C++, Python, and JavaScript) to create custom functions and procedures in Valentina 16. Paradigma Software offers code examples, including free extensions on the Paradigma Software repository on Github.

  • [New] [Studio] Open existing or create new Parquet files. Create, modify and delete fields in the Schema Editor. View, sort, filter data in the Data Editor without committing changes. Execute any queries in the SQL Editor.

  • [New] [Studio PRO] [Parquet] Includes all features in Studio. Commit changes in the Data Editor. Import CSV files in the Import Wizard. Move data in or out using the Data Transfer feature.

https://valentina-db.com/en/discussions/11483-valentina-release-17-4-adds-parquet-support,-first-free-valentinadb-extension

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May 4, 2026 Valentina Release 17.3.1 adds AVX2 Vectorization to ValentinaDB, better Data Transfers, ODBC support

Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17.3, the best, all purpose data management suite of tools and developer data platform solutions for deployment on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and the cloud.

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Changelog:

  • [Imp] Switched the Valentina DuckDB extension from the C++ API to the stable C API to avoid some issues.

  • [Imp] Now supports DuckDB 1.5.2.

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April 21, 2026 Valentina Release 17.3 improves DuckDB, ODBC support, adds Japanese & Italian versions

Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17.3, the best, all purpose data management suite of tools and developer data platform solutions for deployment on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and the cloud.

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  • [New][DuckDB] Support for the VARIANT field type

  • [New] Added Japanese and Italian localizations

  • [Fix][Forms] Correct Templates and Methods menu snippets per language

  • [Fix] Attach an arbitrary SQL script to a table definition on a diagram.

  • [Fix] Custom font is not applied to a table grid values.

  • [Imp][Schema Editor][ODBC] Added the Primary Key property for ODBC tables

  • [Fix][Data Transfer][ODBC] Fixed paged data transfer for MS Access tables with a primary key

  • [Fix][Data Transfer][MSSQL] – Fixed paged data transfer for SQL Server

    https://valentina-db.com/en/discussions/11445-valentina-release-17-3-improves-duckdb,-odbc-support

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    La suite di gestione dei dati Valentina Studio è ora disponibile in giapponese e italiano

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    La suite professionale leader per la gestione di database, report e moduli è ora disponibile in due nuove lingue: giapponese e italiano.

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    Valentina Studio データ管理スイート、日本語対応でさらに進化

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    データベース管理、レポート、フォームのための業界トップクラスのプロフェッショナルツールスイートが、新たに日本語とイタリア語に対応しました。

March 25, 2026 Valentina Release 17.2 Improves Studio Query Editor

Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17.2, the best, all purpose data management suite of tools and developer data platform solutions for deployment on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and the cloud.

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  • [Imp][Query Editor] Added query type selector to the editor toolbar.

  • [New][Query Editor] Added support for generating UPDATE, DELETE, and INSERT queries in addition to SELECT

  • [Imp] DuckDB database engine updated in all products to v1.5.0

  • [Imp] SQLite databse engine updated in all products to v3.51.2, SQLCipher encryption to v4.13.0

https://valentina-db.com/pl/discussions/11420-valentina-release-17-2-improves-studio-query-editor

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March 10, 2026 Valentina Release 17.1 updates Reports, Studio and Forms

Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17.1, the best, all purpose data management suite of tools and developer data platform solutions for deployment on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and the cloud.

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  • [New] Added French interface translation

  • [New][Forms] Added DuckDB client and local factories to access them from scripts

  • [New][VReport] Added support for inheritable report parameters. It is now possible to define whether a subreport parameter value is inherited from the parent report

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February 16, 2026 Valentina Release 17 adds live Query Builder updates to Studio

Powerful query builder live diagramming, improved data transfer and Studio for Windows on ARM64.

Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17, the best, all purpose data management suite of tools and developer data platform solutions for deployment on Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS and the cloud.

Download: Studio | Server

Valentina Studio
Valentina Studio is the free, all purpose database management tool suite. Valentina Studio PRO adds more powerful diagramming features, more powerful visual builder tools for databases, forms creation, reports designer and more. Improvements include:

  • Query Editor Live Diagramming. Edit query text that immediately updates the diagram. Paste a query into the right panel to get started. Other improvements include the Where/Having columns allowing you can type conditions starting with the operator.

  • Valentina Studio for Windows ARM64. A native version for the ARM64 platform is now available. A Valentina Studio for Windows license will work on either x64 or ARM64 hardware running Windows.

  • Data Transfer. Added support for transferring records in batches, improving transfer speed over the network. Supports a configurable number of records per batch. Ability to use multi-row binds for Valentina DB, DuckDB, and SQLite. The configuration is saved in the mapping file.

  • Expanded Scripting Documentation. Adds a Scripting section to the documentation which explains topics such as the mechanisms of signals and slots, Events and logging with numerous Python and JavaScript examples.

    Valentina Studio 17 for Windows, macOS and Linux is licensed but free. Valentina Studio Pro is $199 per OS license and includes 12 months of free updates. Valentina Studio UNIVERSAL 17 is a single license that works on all three operating systems and licensed on a user basis.

https://valentina-db.com/en/discussions/11373-paradigma-software-releases-valentina-17

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January 19, 2026 Valentina Release 16.5.3 improves Studio Editors, ValentinaDB journaling

Includes improvements to Query Editor, Forms and use of AI in SQL Editor.

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Valentina Studio
Valentina Studio is the free, all purpose database management tool suite. Valentina Studio PRO adds more powerful diagramming features, more powerful visual builder tools for databases, forms creation, reports designer and more. Improvements include:

  • [New][SQL EDITOR][AI] Attach a query result as context to the SQL Editor AI chat window using the menu Attachment button > Query Result. The Query Result is what you get in the SQL Editor after successful execution of a query. The AI chat window sends the Query Result in the form of CSV text (which you could get by using the Export button). Tip: Avoid sending huge results ( million records, etc ) to the AI as it will consume more tokens.

  • [Imp][Query Editor] The Where and Having cells now display only the right portion of a condition to be more compact

  • [Imp][Query Editor] Tooltips display the keyboard shortcuts of the Execute button based on Settings

  • [Imp][Form Editor] Adds the text property to QLabel class definition

  • [Imp][Form Editor] Adds the auto-completer only when a combo box is editable

  • [Fix][Form Editor] Get CheckBox stateChanged signal parameter value – handle QVariant enums by converting them to int in a to_any function

  • [Imp][Translations] Updated translations of Tips

    Valentina Studio for Windows, macOS and Linux is licensed but free. Valentina Studio Pro is $199 per OS license and includes 12 months of free updates, but also with options to extend the license to up to three years. Valentina Studio Universal is a single license that works on all three operating systems and licensed on a per user basis.

https://valentina-db.com/en/discussions/11341-valentina-release-16-5-2-improves-studio-editors,-valentinadb-journaling

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December 29, 2025 Valentina Release 16.5.1 improves AI, Forms, updates to DuckDB 1.4.3

Also adds Mail Merge Forms Project, improves ValentinaDB and more.

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Valentina Studio
Valentina Studio is the free, all purpose database management tool suite. Valentina Studio PRO adds more powerful diagramming features, more powerful visual builder tools for databases, forms creation, reports designer and more. Improvements include:

  • [Imp][AI Chat] Switch to dark/light theme works more correctly.

  • [Imp][Forms] Allow connecting signals by name without the full signature (see documentation for examples).

  • [New] [Forms] MailMerge Project. It is an excellent example and demonstration of Valentina Forms, including Python and JS scripts and complete user interface.

  • [Fix][Dump] Fix to add BOM only for UTF16/32 and only at the beginning of the file


    Valentina Studio for Windows, macOS and Linux is licensed but free. Valentina Studio Pro is $199 per OS license and includes 12 months of free updates, but also with options to extend the license to up to three years. Valentina Studio Universal is a single license that works on all three operating systems and licensed on a user basis.

https://valentina-db.com/en/discussions/11315-valentina-release-16-5-1-improves-ai,-forms,-updates-to-duckdb-1-4-3

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Valentina Studio began as a front end to the ultra fast, object-relational database Valentina, now for all major dbs, adding reports, diagrams, forms and more.