# Getting Started

## Overview of Mito for Dash

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Mito for Dash is currently in beta. This means that we may make changes to the public interfaces of the `Spreadsheet` callback, as well as change how this components integrates with your Dash applications.\
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While Mito is in beta, please note that *Mito for Dash* only works with one thread. Please keep this in mind when deploying a Dash application that includes Mito. This limitation will be relaxed in the coming weeks. 
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[Dash](http://dash.plotly.com) is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to create custom data apps in pure Python. Dash is well-suited to highly-customized and enterprise-grade Python data applications.

Mito for Dash allows Dash application developers to add a Excel-like spreadsheet directly into their Dash application. This comes with a few benefits:

1. **Reduce Dash development time**: Mito comes with batteries included. Many common data cleaning and aggregation operations like filters, pivot tables, formulas, and formulas require **10x less code.**
2. **Make dashboards easy to adopt:** Mito's spreadsheet-style UI makes dashboard adoption much easier for end-users, as it's an interface they already know!
3. **Save users time with automation:** use Mito to record and automate user edits, all within Python. Make you Dash application an automation hub!

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<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Install Mito for Dash</strong></td><td>Get started by installing the <code>mitosheet</code> package for Dash.</td><td></td><td><a href="../getting-started/installing-mito/installing-mito-for-dash">installing-mito-for-dash</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>API Reference</strong></td><td>Learn about how to Mito's Dash APIs, including examples and features.</td><td></td><td><a href="your-first-dash-app-with-mito">your-first-dash-app-with-mito</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>App Gallery</strong></td><td>Try out awesome Dash applications that include the Mito spreadsheet.</td><td></td><td><a href="dash-app-gallery">dash-app-gallery</a></td></tr></tbody></table>