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Nimtable: New Open-Source Web UI for Apache Iceberg Management

Open-source web platform for managing Apache Iceberg tables

From Hacker News Original Article Hacker News Discussion

Nimtable is a web-based control plane for Apache Iceberg that simplifies monitoring, optimizing, and governing Iceberg-based lakehouses with an intuitive UI and multi-catalog support.

Why it matters: Nimtable streamlines complex Iceberg table management with interactive querying, AI assistance, and storage optimization tools.

The big picture: It bridges users and catalog servers, supporting REST, AWS Glue, S3, and PostgreSQL catalogs, fostering broader ecosystem compatibility.

Roadmap focus: Upcoming features include advanced compaction, monitoring dashboards, security controls, and enhanced AI copilot capabilities.

Commenters say: Users appreciate Nimtable’s ease of table exploration and management, highlighting cost savings with Iceberg and noting ecosystem gaps Nimtable helps fill.