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Sequel Pro is the best desktop app I have used to manage MySQL databases by far. I haven't had a Mac in years and haven't found anything near as good on Windows

Sequel Pro is the best desktop app I have used to manage MySQL databases by far. I haven't had a Mac in years and haven't found anything near as good on Windows or Linux.

leesalminen 7y ago
Same here. I still use it even though it crashes when closing a tab on latest MacOS. I’ve tried TablePlus and always end up back at Sequel Pro.
- Zarel 7y ago
  What do you like about it that makes you prefer it to TablePlus?
  - leesalminen 7y ago
    A couple things: - the bling in TP is too much for me. I don’t want or need an overly shiny DBA tool. - I’ve memorized the keyboard shortcuts in Sequel Pro. - Sequel Pro seems to handle large imports/exports of .sql files better. I think it’s because Sequel chunks dumps into multiple insert statements while TP does not. Overall, I’m just lazy and don’t want to learn a new tool that offers the same features.
    - Zarel 7y ago
      Fair. I switched from MySQL Workbench to Sequel Pro because Workbench didn't support Percona TokuDB, but I missed safe mode (warn before sending queries other than SELECT/EXPLAIN, by having edit/commit be separate steps). So when TablePlus had it, I switched immediately.
Zarel 7y ago
Sequel Pro crashes every time you close it (supposedly 1.2 fixes this, but it's still not released yet), and doesn't support asking for confirmation before committing changes (so a typo can accidentally make an unintended change). I've switched to TablePlus, which is also Mac native and seems better in every way: https://tableplus.com/ https://tableplus.com/ (It even has a dark mode!) (But on the other hand, Sequel Pro is open-source and TablePlus isn't, which might also affect your decision.)
hutattedonmyarm 7y ago
I've been using it for the last few weeks and while I do have some nitpicks, I like it! It crashes every now and then when I close a tab and I wish that when manually adding a new row I could select the value of a foreign key from a dropdown instead of entering it manually. But both get in my way rarely enough that I still like it
Nicksil 7y ago
Link to Sequel Pro: https://sequelpro.com/ https://sequelpro.com/
eropple 7y ago
When I use a GUI-based database tool I've found DataGrip to be solid on both Mac and Linux. I'm curious if you've tried it and how it stacks up?

Sequel Pro is the best desktop app I have used to manage MySQL databases by far. I haven't had a Mac in years and haven't found anything near as good on Windows or Linux.

leesalminen 7y ago

Same here. I still use it even though it crashes when closing a tab on latest MacOS. I’ve tried TablePlus and always end up back at Sequel Pro.

Zarel 7y ago
What do you like about it that makes you prefer it to TablePlus?
- leesalminen 7y ago
  A couple things: - the bling in TP is too much for me. I don’t want or need an overly shiny DBA tool. - I’ve memorized the keyboard shortcuts in Sequel Pro. - Sequel Pro seems to handle large imports/exports of .sql files better. I think it’s because Sequel chunks dumps into multiple insert statements while TP does not. Overall, I’m just lazy and don’t want to learn a new tool that offers the same features.
  - Zarel 7y ago
    Fair. I switched from MySQL Workbench to Sequel Pro because Workbench didn't support Percona TokuDB, but I missed safe mode (warn before sending queries other than SELECT/EXPLAIN, by having edit/commit be separate steps). So when TablePlus had it, I switched immediately.

Zarel 7y ago

Sequel Pro crashes every time you close it (supposedly 1.2 fixes this, but it's still not released yet), and doesn't support asking for confirmation before committing changes (so a typo can accidentally make an unintended change). I've switched to TablePlus, which is also Mac native and seems better in every way: https://tableplus.com/ https://tableplus.com/ (It even has a dark mode!) (But on the other hand, Sequel Pro is open-source and TablePlus isn't, which might also affect your decision.)

hutattedonmyarm 7y ago

I've been using it for the last few weeks and while I do have some nitpicks, I like it! It crashes every now and then when I close a tab and I wish that when manually adding a new row I could select the value of a foreign key from a dropdown instead of entering it manually. But both get in my way rarely enough that I still like it

Nicksil 7y ago

Link to Sequel Pro: https://sequelpro.com/ https://sequelpro.com/

eropple 7y ago

When I use a GUI-based database tool I've found DataGrip to be solid on both Mac and Linux. I'm curious if you've tried it and how it stacks up?