# Sampler

> Terminal dashboard that runs shell commands and visualizes their output, configured with YAML.

- Category: [Data visualization apps & tools](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/apps/)
- Website: https://sampler.dev
- Repository: https://github.com/sqshq/sampler
- License: GPL-3.0
- Language: Go
- Status: Inactive (no commits in over a year)
- GitHub stars: 14,810
- Commits in the last 12 months: 0
- Contributors: 14
- Last commit: Oct 6, 2022
- Latest release: v1.1.0 (Dec 24, 2019)
- Install (Go): `go get github.com/sqshq/sampler`
- Topics: Terminal & command-line charts, Dashboards & BI

## Overview

Sampler is an open-source data visualization app released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 14,810 stars, 667 forks, and 14 contributors. It has not had a commit since Oct 6, 2022. The latest release, v1.1.0, was published on Dec 24, 2019.

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## Comparisons

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- [QGIS vs Sampler](https://awesomedataviz.com/compare/qgis-vs-sampler/)

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