Tabular Editor 3: August 2025 Release

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Morten Lønskov is one of Tabular Editor’s Program Managers. In addition to producing content, recording release videos and engaging with our community, he plays an important strategic role in ensuring that our users get the best experience with Tabular Editor.

We're happy to announce that a new version of Tabular Editor 3 is out. Two significant changes have made it into this release:

  1. Tabular Editor now has native support for ARM64-based computers.
  2. For Fabric workloads, Tabular Editor can now also retrieve tables from Fabric SQL Databases and Fabric mirrored databases.

Along with many other improvements, such as applying defined tables and columns in a DAX query, word wrap, and better C# autocomplete, we're excited for you to install and give it a go.
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Head on over to downloads to get the release – and read this blog to learn what the changes mean for you. 

New features

Table Import Wizard: Fabric SQL and Mirrored Databases

You can now connect directly to Fabric SQL Databases and Fabric Mirrored Databases from the Table Import Wizard, whether you're building Import models or Direct Lake models. Pick your Fabric database from the wizard, choose your tables, and get modeling. This is especially handy when your facts live in Mirrored SQL and you want the latency advantages of Direct Lake. 

To try it out, go to Model → Import Tables or right click Model in the TOM Explorer and select 'Import Tables' → configure for  'Implicit data sources' → select Fabric SQL Database or Fabric Mirrored Database → choose tables or materialized views → pick Import or Direct Lake. See an example in the GIF below. 
Figure 1_Fabric SQL and Mirrored Databases
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You can configure shortcuts under Tools → Preferences → Keyboard – search for Model.ImportTables and assign your shortcut to open the Import Table Wizard, for example, Alt+I. 

ARM64 Support

Tabular Editor 3 now ships native ARM64 builds. On devices like Surface Laptop (ARM), this removes x86 emulation overhead for a snappier scripting and editing experience – especially on bigger models. 
NOTE

We have discontinued support for Windows 32-bit versions of Tabular Editor.

Semantic Model Updates

We've also prepared support for upcoming, soon-to-be-announced semantic model features. Check back on the next Power BI Desktop release in mid-September to learn more! 

Improvements

We've made several other improvements as well in the August release: 

Apply Defined Tables and Columns

You can now use Apply or Apply selection on DAX queries that include DEFINE COLUMN or DEFINE TABLE (in addition to DEFINE MEASURE). Tabular Editor creates the corresponding calculated columns/tables, or updates them if already present. 

Here is a simple example of creating a table and applying it back to the model:
Figure 2_Apply Defined Tables and Columns

Word Wrap in Editors

All Editors in Tabular Editor now include the option to turn on Word Wrap, so no text is ever hidden again. You can enable it in the toolbar Edit →  Word Wrap and in the preferences menu, where you can also choose to have visual indicators of the word wrap.  

This little GIF shows how Word Wrap works in the Expression Editor, including a visual indication of the word wrap in the line margin:
Figure 3_Word Wrap-1

Copy in Message view

The Message view now copies only the selected cell by default, and we've added a right-click option to either copy the cell or the whole row. Copying messages out can be handy for looking up errors online or asking an LLM to debug.
Figure 4_Message View Copy

C# Autocomplete

The C# script editor now supports more flexible search: partial matches and capital-letter (acronym) searches. Type “ASE” and find AddSharedExpression; you get the idea. 

Bug fixes

We have made multiple bug fixes in 3.23.0; please see our release notes for all the details. 

Peek Definition

The Peek Definition (Alt+F12) feature in our DAX Editor has received a well-earned upgrade that fixed many UI inconsistencies, such as escape behavior, mouse scroll wheel issues, and line-ending edits. This ensures that there are no more invisible panels and empty gaps, improving the overall experience of the feature. 

Toolbar settings

Options like Large icons and Show ScreenTips now persist across restarts. 

Download

Grab the new update here:
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If you have any feedback or experience any bugs please reach out in our community forum. We look forward to hearing from you.

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