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Chiclet Slicer: pricing, limits and alternatives

Free✓ Microsoft-certifiedFree (MIT)

Chiclet Slicer is Microsoft's free, certified slicer made of buttons with text and/or images, laid out horizontally, vertically or as a grid. It supports multi-select, search, and three ways to show disabled items. The native button slicer now covers most of the same ground.

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Facts as of November 4, 2026

Chiclet Slicer facts
Listing nameChiclet Slicer (Microsoft Marketplace)
PublisherMicrosoft
CategorySlicers & filters
Licence modelFree
PriceFree (MIT)
CertifiedYes
Latest version2.2.3.0 · released August 27, 2026
Source codegithub.com/microsoft/PowerBI-visuals-ChicletSlicer
Native alternativeButton slicer (GA)

Pricing

Chiclet Slicer is free: the listing has no paid plan.

Checked on November 4, 2026. Prices change; confirm with the vendor before you buy.

Strengths

  • Images per item from a URL or base64 column.
  • Rows/columns grid, forced selection and three placements for disabled items (in place, bottom, hidden).
  • Free, certified, open source; Marketplace release August 2026.

Limits

  • Styling is per-visual, not theme-driven.

Certification and tenant notes

Microsoft-certified on the check date.

Microsoft certifies visuals whose code it has reviewed and that make no external calls; certified visuals work in PowerPoint/PDF export and email subscriptions, and admins can restrict a tenant to certified visuals only (Microsoft Learn). To see whether your tenant allows it in the service, Desktop, exports and subscriptions, run the free custom visual tenant check.

When native Power BI is enough

Our take: The native button slicer (GA) supports horizontal, vertical and grid layouts, images, labels, states and conditional formatting. Choose Chiclet only for its specific behaviours such as forced selection or disabled-item placement.

Closest built-in visual as of Nov 2026: Button slicer (GA). Buttons in horizontal, vertical or grid layouts with images, labels, states and conditional formatting.

Alternatives to Chiclet Slicer

  • Smart Filter by OKVIZOKVIZ · Free; Pro paid per user · certified

    Dropdown/search slicer from OKVIZ.

  • HierarchySlicerDataScenarios · Free · certified

    Tree slicer for hierarchies.

  • Timeline SlicerMicrosoft · Free (MIT) · certified

    Graphical date-range slicer.

  • Generate your own with VizForgeOne-off credits · you own the code · not certified

    A visual built to your brief from a plain-English prompt. Trade-offs are listed in the panel below.

Build your own version

Generate a visual that does the part of Chiclet Slicer you need

VizForge writes a Power BI custom visual from a plain-English brief and gives you the .pbiviz and its TypeScript source. The brief below is a starting point based on what Chiclet Slicer is used for; edit it to match your report, then send it to the generator.

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Sign in or sign up free (5 credits on signup); the prompt is saved for 30 minutes and opens in the workspace once you're in.

What it costs

One generated visual costs 1–5 credits, once. The smallest pack that covers it is the Starter Pack: $9.99 for 10 credits, which leaves room for a few refinements. No per-user or annual fee: the file is yours.

Chiclet Slicer itself is free, so generate only if you need something it doesn't do.

Honest trade-offs

  • Not Microsoft-certified: Power BI only shows certified custom visuals in PowerPoint/PDF exports and email subscriptions, and tenants that allow certified visuals only will block it unless an admin deploys it as an organizational visual.
  • You own the .pbiviz and its TypeScript source, so there is no per-user licence and nothing expires; you also maintain it yourself when Power BI changes.
  • Usually unnecessary given the native button slicer.

FAQ

Is Chiclet Slicer still needed?

Often not. The native button slicer supports grid layouts, images and conditional formatting. Chiclet Slicer remains free and certified for reports that use it.

How do I show images in Chiclet Slicer?

Bind an Image field holding image URLs or base64-encoded images; per the README, image split, rounding, stretch and position are in the Images options.

Sources

All sources read on November 4, 2026. VizForge is not affiliated with Microsoft; product names identify the products only. Corrections are welcome.

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