Does Airtable run on Linux?

Verdict: Yes

Yes, through your browser. Airtable's downloads page lists apps for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android only, but the browser version is the full product and it works on Linux.

Airtable by Airtable · Business & accounting · Works in a browser

Airtable is a web application at heart. Its downloads page offers desktop apps for macOS 12 and later and Windows 10 and later, plus mobile apps, and does not list Linux. What it does not say, because it goes without saying, is that the site itself opens in any current browser.

The desktop apps are wrappers around that same site. Using Airtable in Firefox or Chrome on Linux gives you the same bases, views, forms and automations, with no feature held back. What you go without is the separate window and icon, and both Chrome and Edge on Linux can install a website as its own windowed app if you want that back.

Your bases stay on Airtable's servers, so nothing has to be exported or converted for the move. It is still worth exporting a CSV copy of anything you would hate to lose, which is good practice regardless of which computer you use.

What to use instead of Airtable

Nextcloud

Different way of workingFree with paid extras

If you want to leave Airtable rather than just leave Windows, Nextcloud Tables covers simple shared lists on storage you control. Far fewer features.

Your files: Imports CSV files exported from Airtable. Views, automations and linked records do not carry over.

LibreOffice Base

Different way of workingFree

A free desktop database for keeping structured records on your own machine. It is a proper database rather than a friendly grid, so expect real relearning.

Your files: Imports CSV exports. Attachments and rich field types are lost.

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