PBIXRay

PBIXRay for macOS

See inside any Power BI file

Open .pbix files natively on your Mac — no Power BI Desktop, no Windows VM, no uploading your model to anyone's cloud. Drop in a file and get the full picture of the semantic model in seconds.

Download on the Mac App Store

Free to download · one $39 purchase unlocks everything · no subscription

PBIXRay overview workspace showing pages, tables, measures, relationships and the storage breakdown of a PBIX file
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Read the DAX. All of it.

Every measure, calculated column and calculated table — plus calculation groups and user-defined functions — with syntax highlighting and one-click copy.

PBIXRay Code workspace showing a DAX user-defined function with syntax highlighting
Free

Every relationship, mapped

An interactive model diagram with cardinality on every join. Switch between compact and full detail, filter to the tables you care about.

PBIXRay model diagram showing tables and relationships of a PBIX file
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Follow the memory

Per-column cardinality, dictionary and hierarchy sizes, and each column's share of the model — the VertiPaq Analyzer view, without leaving your Mac.

PBIXRay metrics grid showing per-column memory breakdown of a PBIX model
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Power Query, parameters included

The complete M source behind every partition. See exactly where the data comes from before you ever hit refresh.

PBIXRay showing the Power Query M source of a table partition with syntax highlighting
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The data, not just the schema

Browse the actual rows stored in the model, table by table — then take them with you. Any table exports to CSV in one click.

PBIXRay data workspace showing the rows of a Customer table with an Export CSV button
Free

X-ray the report layer

Page-by-page wireframes with every visual's type, position and field lineage — review a report's structure without opening Power BI.

PBIXRay report inspector showing page wireframes and visual field lineage
Free

Press Space. That's it.

The bundled Quick Look extension previews any PBIX right in Finder — pages, tables, measures and largest tables at a glance.

PBIXRay Quick Look preview of a PBIX file in Finder

Free viewer. One unlock for the rest.

The free app is a real tool, not a trial. When you need the code, the data and the metrics, a single purchase opens everything — forever.

Free

For every PBIX you open.

  • Model overview — tables, relationships, row counts, storage footprint
  • Interactive relationship diagram
  • Report page structure, visual by visual
  • Data source inventory and connection details
  • Quick Look preview in Finder

Full Unlock — $39

One purchase, yours forever. No subscription.

  • Every DAX measure, calculated column and calculated table, with syntax highlighting
  • All Power Query (M) source, parameters included
  • Table data — browse the rows stored in the model
  • Metrics: the per-column memory breakdown you'd otherwise open VertiPaq Analyzer for
  • Export the whole model as JSON, CSV, Markdown or HTML

Supports Power BI Desktop reports (.pbix) — import, DirectQuery, composite and thin/Live Connection — plus Analysis Services backups (.abf).

Private by design

Your models never leave your Mac. No account, no telemetry — the app ships without network access and works fully offline. Privacy policy.

Native macOS app

Built with Swift for a fast, familiar Mac experience. No Electron, no web wrapper.

For Power BI professionals

Audit inherited models, review PBIX files in pull requests, or answer "what's actually in this file?" without a Windows machine.

Built in London, UK

Independently developed by Alphaverse Limited. Questions? Get in touch.

"I just need to see what's in this file."

That's the whole point. PBIXRay is on the Mac App Store — free to download.

Download on the Mac App Store