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Tableau Public vs Tableau Reader: catalog facts
Tableau Public	Tableau Reader
Free Free to use; published visualisations are public.	Free Free to download and use.
macOS, Web	Windows, macOS
Interactive dashboards and charts without code Public gallery to share and explore visualisations	Free and fully interactive with Tableau workbooks No Tableau licence needed to view shared files
Visualisations are published publicly, unsuited to private data Little detail available about features in the fetched page	Cannot create or edit visualizations Local files only, no access to Tableau Server or Cloud content
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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