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

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