# Visual ETL & Data Analysis with Workbench

You can perform Visual ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) and data analysis with DataEngine Workbench, a type of standalone tool for data analysis. Learn more about this topic here.

## Content

**C1DataEngine Workbench** is an Electron application that supports the creation and visualization of **C1DataEngine** workspaces. The C1DataEngine Workbench works like a standalone tool for data analysis. Also, the user doesn't require any programming knowledge to work with this desktop application.

The C1DataEngine Workbench tool provides many advantages for developers using C1DataEngine library in their .NET Core and .NET Standard applications:

* Users can import external data without coding. The supported data formats include SQL, CSV and JSON.
* Users can create and execute queries using a visual designer, without the need for coding.
* Users can generate JSON strings to create queries programmatically with the C1DataEngine API library.
* Users can examine base tables and query result sets created by any application that uses C1DataEngine.
* Users can visualize query result sets using a variety of chart components.
* Users can eliminate unwanted query result sets from existing C1DataEngine workspaces.

The **C1DataEngine Workbench** application is available for the following platforms:

| **Platform** | **Installer** |
| -------- | --------- |
| Windows | C1DataEngine Workbench Setup.exe |
| macOS | C1DataEngine Workbench.dmg |
| Linux | C1DataEngine Workbench.AppImage |

>type=note
> **Note**: The [C1ControlPanel](/componentone/docs/services/online-dataengine/installation) installs only the **C1DataEngine Workbench** app for Windows. You can use it from the **Start** Menu. The user can also [download](https://prerelease.componentone.com/) the Workbench app for Mac and Linux.

## Getting Started with C1DataEngine Workbench

To open the C1DataEngine Workbench application, double click the **C1DataEngine Workbench Setup.exe**. This launches the **C1DataEngine Workbench** application. The user can see a home screen with two tabs, **Home** and **Workspace**. You can also see links to Get Started blogs and Recent Workspaces (if any).

![Workbench](https://cdn.mescius.io/document-site-files/images/09dc0709-b6e6-44f2-a87a-75d899f9cf2c/images/workbench_1.png)