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Qlik Sense Sheet Thumbnails

Automatically create thumbnail images based on the actual layout of sheets in Qlik Sense applications

Butler Sheet Icons

What is Butler Sheet Icons?

Butler Sheet Icons is a cross-platform, command-line tool that creates sheet thumbnail images based on the actual layout of sheets in Qlik Sense applications. It works with both Qlik Sense Cloud and Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows (QSEoW).

Key Benefits

  • Save Time: No more manual screenshot and processing of sheet thumbnails
  • Consistency: Automated process ensures consistent thumbnail quality
  • Scalability: Handle multiple apps with a single command
  • Flexibility: Fine-grained control over which sheets to include or exclude
  • Integration: Perfect for CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows

Quick Example

For Qlik Sense Cloud, updating sheet icons can be as simple as:

bash
butler-sheet-icons qscloud create-sheet-icons \
  --tenanturl your-tenant \
  --apikey your-key \
  --logonuserid your-user-id \
  --logonpwd your-password \
  --appid app-id

See it in Action

Here's Butler Sheet Icons running on macOS, updating sheet icons in a Qlik Sense Cloud app:

Butler Sheet Icons Demo

Before and After

Butler Sheet Icons transforms your app overview from plain sheet listings to visual thumbnails:

Before

App Overview Before

After

App Overview After

Supported Platforms

Execution environments:

  • ✅ Windows (binaries signed with commercial certificate)
  • ✅ macOS (notarized by Apple)
  • ✅ Linux
  • ✅ Docker containers

Qlik Sense product support:

  • ✅ Qlik Sense Cloud
  • ✅ Qlik Sense Enterprise on Windows

Getting Started

Ready to automate your sheet thumbnails? Check out the Quick Start Guide or jump straight into the Installation Instructions.


Butler Sheet Icons is an open-source project sponsored by Ptarmigan Labs. For support and services relating to the Butler family of tools or Qlik Sense projects in general, please contact info@ptarmiganlabs.com.

Released under the MIT License.