# Use BI/data collaboration tools

Querying results from Materialize using external BI/data collaboration tools




> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/llms.txt).


Materialize uses the PostgreSQL wire protocol, which allows it to integrate out-of-the-box with various BI/data collaboration tools that support PostgreSQL.

To help you get started, the following guides are available:


## Pages in this section

- [Deepnote](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/serve-results/bi-tools/deepnote/index.md): How to create collaborative data notebooks with Deepnote
- [Excel](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/serve-results/bi-tools/excel/index.md): Serve data from Materialize into Excel using ODBC
- [Hex](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/serve-results/bi-tools/hex/index.md): How to create collaborative data notebooks with Hex
- [Looker](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/serve-results/bi-tools/looker/index.md): How to create dashboards with Looker
- [Metabase](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/serve-results/bi-tools/metabase/index.md): How to create real-time dashboards with Metabase
- [Power BI](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/serve-results/bi-tools/power-bi/index.md): How to create dashboards with Power BI
- [Tableau](https://preview.materialize.com/materialize/40269/markdown-docs/serve-results/bi-tools/tableau/index.md): How to create real-time dashboards with Tableau