Power BI Desktop is a free application that you can install on your local computer to connect to, transform, and visualize your data. It is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn your unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights. Here are some key features of Power BI Desktop:

• Connect to data: You can connect to multiple different sources of data, and combine them into a data model. There are many different data sources you can connect to from Power BI Desktop, including Excel, SharePoint, and Dynamics 365.

• Transform data: You can shape the data with queries that build insightful, interactive data models.

• Visualize data: You can build visuals and collections of visuals you can share as reports, with other people inside your organization. You can create stunning reports with interactive data visualizations, using the drag-and-drop canvas and hundreds of modern data visuals from Microsoft and partners.

• Share reports: You can publish and share reports with Power BI Pro, which allows easy report sharing and collaboration through professional and premium versions.

Power BI Desktop is updated and released on a monthly basis, incorporating customer feedback and new features. Only the most recent version of Power BI Desktop is supported. You can download Power BI Desktop from the Windows Store, or as a single executable containing all supported languages that you download and install on your computer.