Frequently Asked Questions

Questions & Answers

Everything you might want to know about how Developer Box handles your files, which formats and SQL dialects are supported, and why none of your data ever reaches a server.

Nothing leaves your device

Every conversion runs in your browser's memory. There is no upload endpoint to send data to.

No size limits from us

Your available RAM is the only ceiling, not a server-side upload cap.

Works without a connection

Once the page has loaded, you can disconnect and keep working.

Yes. Because we process data locally, the limit depends on your computer's RAM, not our server limits. Most modern browsers can handle files up to 500MB comfortably.
We use a 'flattening' algorithm. An object like `user: { address: { city: 'NY' } }` becomes a column header `user.address.city` with the value 'NY'.
Absolutely. As mentioned in our security section, no data is transmitted to any server. You can audit the network tab in your browser developer tools to verify this.
Yes. You can specify your target table name in the settings panel before generating the INSERT statements.
Yes, with one caveat. Every tool runs entirely in your browser, so once a tool's page has finished loading you can disconnect from the internet and it will keep working. We are not yet a fully installable PWA, so opening a page you have not already loaded still needs a connection.
We primarily support standard SQL (ANSI), but the output is compatible with MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and Microsoft SQL Server.
Excel stores dates as serial numbers, so 44562 is really a date. Our converter currently keeps such values as-is rather than reformatting them, so if you need a readable date, format the column as a date in your spreadsheet before importing. Automatic serial-to-date detection is on our roadmap.
Currently, Developer Box is a UI-first tool for manual ad-hoc tasks. We do not provide a public API yet, as everything runs client-side.

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