Also ODBC for macOS, DuckDB Server parameters, SIMD optimizations and more.
Paradigma Software announces the immediate availability of Valentina Release 17.4.2 with improvements across all the Valentina product line of data analysis and developer tools and components. The products are available for download from the Paradigma Software website.
Valentina Studio 17.4.2
Valentina Studio is the free, all purpose database management tool suite. Valentina Studio PRO adds more powerful diagramming features, more powerful visual builder tools for databases, Valentina Forms (similar to Claris Filemaker Pro and Microsoft Access), Reports Designer and more. This release adds additional and specific support for Parquet files. Apache Parquet is a column-oriented file format widely used in data engineering and analytics.
- [New][Parquet] Works with local directories containing multiple Parquet files
- [New][Parquet] Added the Show Metadata action to the Parquet Table context menu. Display metadata without using a SQL command.
- [New][Parquet] Added Show On Disk and Copy Path actions to the Parquet Table context menu.
- [New][Parquet] Path you may need for use in some SQL commands, e.g. parquet_metadata().
- [Imp][SQL Editor] Execute queries that join data from different Parquet files
- [Imp] [Data Editor] Easily switch between Parquet files that belong to the same data set
- [Imp][AI Chat] Refresh the list of available models from provider without requiring a new install of Valentina Studio
Valentina Studio for Windows, macOS and Linux is licensed but free. Valentina Studio Pro costs $199 per OS license and includes 12 months of free updates. Valentina Studio UNIVERSAL is a single license that works on all three operating systems and licensed on a user basis. Volume and academic discounts are also available.
Valentina Server 17.4.2
Valentina Server is a powerful platform for building network or cloud based client-server or server-only solutions. Valentina Server includes three built in database servers: ValentinaDB Server, Valentina SQLite Server and Valentina DuckDB Server. With support for both internal data sources as well as external data sources (including MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MongoDB and more), it also includes two other servers that can leverage all supported data sources. These include:
- Valentina Reports Server. Serve visually compelling reports with charts, graphs, bar/QR codes, images and more from the supported data sources as images, html or PDF. Deliver them using the built in email services and scheduler. You can allow customers to view them on a network using the free Report Viewer. Reports support two scripting systems: Python and JavaScript.
- Valentina Forms Server. Serve custom, visual forms (similar to Microsoft® Access or Claris® FileMaker Pro) from Valentina Server (on macOS, Windows or Linux) to anyone using the free form hosting system built into free Valentina Studio.
Improvements in Valentina Server 17.4.2 include:
- [New] [DuckDB Server] DuckDB Server gains INI-parameters: DuckDBRWMode, DuckDBThreads, DuckDBMemoryLimit, DuckDBTempDirectory, DuckDBEnableExternalAccess
- [New] [SQLite Server] SQLite Server gains INI-parameters: SqliteJournalMode, SqliteSynchronous, SqliteCacheSize, SqliteBusyTimeout, SqliteMmapSize
- [New] [ODBC] [macOS] You can use the new ODBC driver for macOS in the Valentina Database ADK for ODBC (macOS) to connect to DuckDB Server, SQLite Server and ValentinaDB Server at no additional cost.
Valentina Server is available as a standalone product or as an OEM solution for solution providers. You can use Valentina Server with five simultaneous connections for free on macOS, Windows and Linux. Standalone, commercial versions start at $299. Valentina Developer Network lets system integrators and solution providers deploy copies of Valentina Server to their customers royalty free and starts at $599.
ValentinaDB Update 17.4.2
ValentinaDB is Paradigma Software advanced, object relational database and available in ValentinaDB Server (a part of Valentina Server) and ValentinaDB ADKs (developer components for adding runtime database support to applications). Paradigma Software officially added support for custom extensions (built in C, C++, Python, and JavaScript) to create custom functions and procedures in Valentina 16 in September 2025. Paradigma Software offers code examples, including free extensions on the Paradigma Software repository on GitHub. What's new:
- [Opt] [SIMD] Calculation of some Aggregative functions improved by SIMD operations: COUNT, SUM, MIN/MAX, StdDev_Samp
VODBC Driver 17.4.2
In Valentina Release 17.4, Paradigma Software released Valentina ODBC Driver Windows for 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), and ARM64 applications with support local ValentinaDB files and ValentinaDB Server (a part of Valentina Server). With Release 17.4.2, it adds the same options for macOS:
- [New] [macOS] Valentina DuckDB Server
- [New] [macOS] Valentina SQLite Server
- [New] [macOS] DuckDB local db file
- [New] [macOS] SQLite local db file
No license is necessary for using VODBC with Valentina Server (ValentinaDB Server, Valentina DuckDB Server and Valentina SQLite Server). VODBC is also available as an ADK.
About Paradigma Software
Paradigma Software, Incorporated is an advanced data technology company founded in the late 1990s with the introduction of ValentinaDB, a post‑relational, columnar database engine. The company delivers high‑performance, developer‑focused tools for building modern data‑driven applications. Its products are used by developers, DBAs, and data professionals who need powerful and flexible database and reporting solutions. Valentina Studio provides database administration, reporting, and visual forms with support for Python and JavaScript, while Valentina Server offers a deployment platform supporting ValentinaDB, SQLite, and DuckDB. Together, these technologies enable organizations to design and manage sophisticated data solutions across desktop, server, and embedded environments.