Quickstart

The fastest way to try Vortex is with the vx command-line tool. In three steps you can convert a Parquet file, explore its structure, and run SQL queries — all from the terminal.

vx CLI

• Install
  • vx CLI
  • Using Vortex as a library
  • Sample data
• Convert
  • Compression strategies
• Explore and Query
  • Browse
  • Inspect
  • Standalone SQL

For using Vortex as a library, see the language-specific guides:

Language Libraries

• Python Quickstart
• Rust Quickstart
• C++ Quickstart
  • Installation
  • Reading files
  • Writing files
• Java Quickstart