Open in xmetric badge
Let readers open your public sample workbook in their browser, without installing software or signing in. Paste its URL below and copy an Open in xmetric badge for your README or course page. The file is not uploaded unless the reader saves online.
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How do I make an Open in xmetric badge?
Paste the direct HTTPS URL of your file, choose a theme, then copy the Markdown or HTML. The example below links to Microsoft’s public Revenue Opportunities .pbix sample.
Where can I use the badge?
Put the Markdown image link next to a sample in a GitHub README, or use the HTML anchor on a course page or blog. The badge is a static SVG with a normal link, so readers can follow it without a special plugin.
Choose the light badge for a light page and the dark badge for a dark page. Keep the label Open in xmetric so the reader knows which app will open. See GitHub’s image and link syntax.
Which file URL should I publish?
Use a public HTTPS URL that returns the file itself, such as a raw.githubusercontent.com download. A web page describing a dataset or a GitHub file preview is not the file download.
The destination link contains the file URL. Publish a public sample, then test the finished link in a signed-out browser. xmetric shows the source host and is an independent viewer; it is not that host’s official viewer.
What happens if the host blocks the download?
xmetric explains that the host may block browser access through CORS, or that the fetch failed, and offers the original download link. The reader can download the file from its host and drop it into xmetric.
xmetric fetches in the reader’s browser with no server proxy. The source host must allow the browser to read the response. See MDN’s explanation of CORS. A link does not bypass private-file permissions or sign-in at the source host.
What limits apply to a linked file?
Browser downloads use the shared file-panel allowance: 32 MiB on constrained devices and 160 MiB otherwise. After downloading, the existing file importer and its archive, data and memory limits apply. Nothing is silently sampled to make an oversized file fit.
The download shows progress and can be cancelled. If the browser cannot open the result, xmetric keeps the original download link available. Sources: xmetric’s file allowance record and the supported file viewers.
Which five file formats can a badge open?
The link accepts these five filename extensions and uses the same import path as a dropped file. Workbook features determine compatibility; a file opening does not establish full Tableau or Power BI parity.
| File | What the reader opens |
|---|---|
.twbx | Supported Tableau dashboards and worksheets, with packaged data. |
.pbix | Supported Power BI report pages and visuals. |
.csv | A table that can be explored and charted. |
.xlsx | An Excel data file through the existing importer. |
.parquet | A columnar data file through the existing importer. |
What else do people ask?
These answers describe the browser file link and static badge, independently of any AI host connection.
Does my reader need an xmetric account?
No sign-in is needed to open the file locally. Saving online is a separate action.
Does xmetric upload the linked file?
The browser downloads the file directly from its source host and opens it locally. xmetric does not proxy or store that file unless the reader chooses to save online.
Can I link to a private or password-protected file?
Use a public direct download. The browser fetch omits credentials, and the badge cannot bypass the source host’s permissions. The fallback links the reader to the original host.
Can I use a text link instead of the badge?
Yes. Copy the badge destination and label a normal link Open in xmetric. The image is optional; the destination is an ordinary HTTPS link.