Datasette Apps: Host custom HTML applications inside Datasette
Summary
Simon Willison announces Datasette Apps, a plugin that lets self-contained HTML+JavaScript apps run inside a Datasette instance via sandboxed iframes. The article explains how apps can perform read-only and write SQL queries using stored queries, outlines security measures (CSP, iframe sandboxing, and postMessage/Channel communication), and discusses AI-assisted development and potential use cases.