https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/unable-to-create-new-catalog-in-databricks-free-edition/m-p/148259#M52855 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/215753">@AbhiBange</a>&nbsp;,</P><P>I had the same issue using UI approach. Open notebook and use SQL to create catalog. It will work <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P><LI-CODE lang="python">CREATE CATALOG your_catalog_name</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:13:10 GMT szymon_dybczak 2026-02-13T07:13:10Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/unable-to-create-new-catalog-in-databricks-free-edition/m-p/148226#M52851 <P>unable to create new catalog in databricks free edition</P> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:09:22 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/unable-to-create-new-catalog-in-databricks-free-edition/m-p/148226#M52851 AbhiBange 2026-02-12T20:09:22Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/unable-to-create-new-catalog-in-databricks-free-edition/m-p/148259#M52855 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/215753">@AbhiBange</a>&nbsp;,</P><P>I had the same issue using UI approach. Open notebook and use SQL to create catalog. It will work <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P><LI-CODE lang="python">CREATE CATALOG your_catalog_name</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:13:10 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/unable-to-create-new-catalog-in-databricks-free-edition/m-p/148259#M52855 szymon_dybczak 2026-02-13T07:13:10Z https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/unable-to-create-new-catalog-in-databricks-free-edition/m-p/148372#M52883 <P>Thank you<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:22:13 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/data-engineering/unable-to-create-new-catalog-in-databricks-free-edition/m-p/148372#M52883 AbhiBange 2026-02-13T20:22:13Z