Voila

What is Voila?

Voila works with Jupyter notebooks, turning them into interactive web applications. Instead of sharing static notebooks, you can build dashboards from your code and visualizations and publish them as standalone web apps that anyone can use. You can also adjust the layout and design so your data analysis or machine learning models look polished and feel user-friendly.

Who created Voila?

Voila was created by Sylvain Gugger and Jeremy Howard. Sylvain Gugger is a software engineer focused on deep learning and natural language processing. Jeremy Howard is a data scientist and entrepreneur who founded fast.ai. The company behind Voila, fast.ai, aims to make deep learning more accessible and practical for developers and researchers.

What is Voila used for?

Voila is primarily used to turn Jupyter notebooks into shareable web applications, which supports:

• Team collaboration: Work together more smoothly on projects.
• Professional presentations: Turn data insights into polished, interactive content.
• Sharing analyses: Distribute dashboards and visualizations via a simple URL.
• Voilà for Teams: A dedicated solution for collaborative environments.

Who is Voila for?

Voila suits data scientists, data analysts, machine learning engineers, business intelligence analysts, software engineers, academic researchers, statisticians, web developers, product managers, and marketing analysts.

How to use Voila?

1. Install Voilà using your preferred package manager.
2. Build your notebook: Create a Jupyter notebook and add interactive elements like sliders, text boxes, or other widgets.
3. Run it: From your terminal, type voilà notebook.ipynb to render your notebook as a live web application.
4. Customize and share: Use Voilà’s configuration settings to tailor the look and feel, then send the app’s URL to anyone you want to reach.