dana — Data Analysis Viewer

dana is a free, open-source desktop data analysis terminal for Linux.
Fetch financial, weather, economic and environmental data — visualize it instantly, analyze it with AI.

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Features

• 8 data types — stocks, crypto, currencies, weather, air quality, GDP, live flights, weather maps
• Multi-series comparison — compare multiple tickers, cities or currencies on one chart
• AI Analysis — automatic analysis via mshell IPC, 15 languages
• Dark/Light theme, Metric/Imperial units toggle
• Resizable panels — drag the divider between chart and analysis
• No API keys required — all data sources are free and open

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Screenshots

Stocks comparison (normalised)	Crypto comparison
Weather comparison	Currency exchange rates
GDP comparison	Air quality — multi-city
Live flights map	Weather map
Built-in help & quick reference	Imperial units mode

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Built with

• C — GTK4 UI, WebKitWebView, mshell IPC client
• Python — data fetching, Plotly chart generation (dana_worker.py)
• Bash — install script

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Requirements

• Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04 / 26.04 (x86_64)
• Debian 13 Trixie (x86_64)
• GTK4 + WebKitGTK 6.0
• Python 3.10+
• Internet connection (for data APIs)

AI Analysis additionally requires mshell running with MSHELL_IPC_PID set.

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Installation

git clone https://github.com/igor101964/dana
cd dana
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

The script installs all dependencies, builds and installs dana automatically.

Manual build

sudo apt-get install build-essential libgtk-4-dev libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev libsoup-3.0-dev
pip3 install plotly yfinance requests pandas numpy
make && make install

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Usage

Run dana from a terminal (preferably inside a mshell session for AI Analysis):

dana &

Type a command in the input field and press Enter or Fetch.

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Commands

Command	Syntax	Range	Examples
stock	stock TICKER [days]	1–3650 days	stock AAPL 30 · stock AAPL TSLA NVDA 60
crypto	crypto COIN [days]	1–365 days	crypto bitcoin 30 · crypto bitcoin ethereum solana 30
currency	currency BASE TARGET [days]	1–3650 days	currency USD EUR 30 · currency USD EUR GBP JPY 30
weather	weather CITY [days]	1–92 days	weather London 14 · weather London Paris Moscow 14
airquality	airquality CITY	last 3 days	airquality London · airquality London Paris Berlin
gdp	gdp COUNTRY... [years]	1–60 years	gdp USA China 20 · gdp USA China Germany EU 20
flights	flights REGION	live	flights Europe · flights USA · flights World
weathermap	weathermap REGION	current	weathermap Europe · weathermap Japan

Multi-series: add multiple names separated by spaces for comparison charts.

GDP aliases: EU / Europe expands to Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland.

Regions: Europe · USA · Asia · Japan · China · Russia · MiddleEast · Africa · LatAm · Australia · World

Keyboard shortcuts

Key	Action
Enter	Fetch
F1	Help

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AI Analysis

Enable the AI Analysis toggle in the top-right corner.
After each fetch, dana automatically sends the data to the selected model via mshell IPC and displays the analysis below the chart.

• Select language from the Lang dropdown (15 languages)
• Click Re-analyze to repeat with current data
• Switch models using the 1 / 2 / 3 buttons
• Context memory is cleared automatically after each analysis

Requires mshell running in the same terminal session with MSHELL_IPC_PID set.

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Data Sources

Source	Data	License
Open-Meteo	Weather, Air Quality	MIT / Free
CoinGecko	Crypto prices	Free tier
OpenSky Network	Live flights	Research/Non-commercial
World Bank	GDP	CC BY 4.0
Yahoo Finance via yfinance	Stocks, Currency	Personal use

All sources are free, no API keys required.

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License

MIT License — see LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2026 igor101964