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Hi, author here. This is the 2nd release for SkyAlt. I did previous Show HN here[0]. There is a new website. The latest version runs on Linux(previously only o

Hi, author here. This is the 2nd release for SkyAlt. I did previous Show HN here[0]. There is a new website. The latest version runs on Linux(previously only on Windows). I fixed many bugs and make UX way better. Also, there are new Charts and Map views and many new Column types. You can connect and read-only(for now) from remote databases(through ODBC). The changelog[1] is surprisingly long for only ~2months of work. For the next release, I wanna focus on usability, stability and make documentation. Feel free to send me feedback(here or e-mail) and ask questions anytime, thank you! -Milan [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21536477 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21536477 [1] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MilanSuk/SkyAlt/master/CHANGELOG.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MilanSuk/SkyAlt/master/CHA...

prox 7y ago
Before I download, is this like mix between access and OneNote? As in a local database/notekeeping program with the ability to access outside DBs? If so, it looks interesting!
- milansuk 7y ago
  Yes, It is. You can create tables in SkyAlt and you can read tables from outside databases as well. You can even mix it up, for example: add a new column to the outside/remote table, but the column will be store in SkyAlt. Also, it's easy to create links between tables, so you can link between multiple remote tables(links are store in SkyAlt) and so on.
heinrichhartman 7y ago
Any plans to make this available on OSX? Also: Thanks for making this. Looks great!
- milansuk 7y ago
  Thanks, OSX is the next operating system on the roadmap. Porting from Linux to Windows took me around a week(including testing). The problem is that I've tried to run MacOS Mojave in VirtualBox and It doesn't boot up and I don't have much money left, so I don't wanna spend it on HW. Right now, I don't know when I will port and release it.

prox 7y ago

Before I download, is this like mix between access and OneNote? As in a local database/notekeeping program with the ability to access outside DBs? If so, it looks interesting!

milansuk 7y ago
Yes, It is. You can create tables in SkyAlt and you can read tables from outside databases as well. You can even mix it up, for example: add a new column to the outside/remote table, but the column will be store in SkyAlt. Also, it's easy to create links between tables, so you can link between multiple remote tables(links are store in SkyAlt) and so on.

heinrichhartman 7y ago

Any plans to make this available on OSX? Also: Thanks for making this. Looks great!

milansuk 7y ago
Thanks, OSX is the next operating system on the roadmap. Porting from Linux to Windows took me around a week(including testing). The problem is that I've tried to run MacOS Mojave in VirtualBox and It doesn't boot up and I don't have much money left, so I don't wanna spend it on HW. Right now, I don't know when I will port and release it.