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Very cool! I’ve been looking for a decent cross-platform SQL client for a while, so I can’t wait to try this out tomorrow. In case anyone is curious, here’s wh

Very cool! I’ve been looking for a decent cross-platform SQL client for a while, so I can’t wait to try this out tomorrow. In case anyone is curious, here’s what I’ve tried so far: - DataGrip: bulky, slow, bugs never get fixed, non-FOSS - Azure Data Studio: great interface, but no MySQL or SQLite support - phpMyAdmin: clumsy, lacking in features, requires a web server—I’m really not the target demographic for this one - CLI clients plus a decent text editor: what I always end up falling back to; daily driver at the moment

jacek 6y ago
I would also recommend DBeaver[1]. Cross-platform with really nice features. [1] https://dbeaver.io/ https://dbeaver.io/
- phoyd 6y ago
  I second this recommendation. DBeaver is great and will work with almost every RDBMS you'll ever encounter.
- rathboma 6y ago
  I've used DBeaver in the past, but still felt compelled to make Beekeeper Studio. DBeaver is great for a DBA, but can you imagine giving it to someone learning SQL for the first time?
Semaphor 6y ago
> - DataGrip: bulky, slow, bugs never get fixed, non-FOSS Bugs linger indeed and non-FOSS is obvious. If by bulky, you mean start-up time (or resource usage which I don’t really care about), I agree, same as with all other JetBrains tools. But slow? Everything is so fast, much faster than SQL Manager Studio or Heidi SQL (which I just tried). Autocompletion for fields, tables, SPs, everything is lightning fast and always more context appropriate than any other solution I tried. I just checked Azure Data Studio as well and while completion was as quick, it wasn’t as context-appropriate and query results took far longer to display.
jmngomes 6y ago
DBeaver is great as a mature cross platform sql editor, and packs a lot of db design and management tools: https://dbeaver.io https://dbeaver.io
- dunefox 6y ago
  I used it for a bit and I find it lacks in the text editing capabilities.
  - shock 6y ago
    Your comment would have been useful if you elaborated on what text editing capabilities DBeaver is currently lacking.
    - dunefox 6y ago
      Multiple cursors, jumping around in the text without the mouse, etc.
Lapland 6y ago
TablePlus is my favorite one after trying most of those https://tableplus.com/ https://tableplus.com/
- heliodor 6y ago
  Once they publish the docs for how to build plugins, TablePlus is going to be the obvious choice. I can't wait for my database browser to have charting!
  - Lapland 6y ago
    Did not know that was in the works, sounds awesome :)
    - heliodor 6y ago
      They have a few plugins available on GitHub so you can copy and adapt and intuit some of the API but I did not see docs available a few weeks ago when I looked.
- db579 6y ago
  I also think TablePlus is the best option by far right now, although sadly not open source - would be great if they'd consider Open Sourcing at least the code base licences have already expired passed for. This looks like a great contender though. Would be useful to have a few more filter options.
isuckatcoding 6y ago
So basically Datagrip?
btreecat 6y ago
I notice you had not tried squirrleSQL http://www.squirrelsql.org/ http://www.squirrelsql.org/ OP's client looks way nicer for sure

jacek 6y ago

I would also recommend DBeaver[1]. Cross-platform with really nice features. [1] https://dbeaver.io/ https://dbeaver.io/

phoyd 6y ago
I second this recommendation. DBeaver is great and will work with almost every RDBMS you'll ever encounter.
rathboma 6y ago
I've used DBeaver in the past, but still felt compelled to make Beekeeper Studio. DBeaver is great for a DBA, but can you imagine giving it to someone learning SQL for the first time?

Semaphor 6y ago

> - DataGrip: bulky, slow, bugs never get fixed, non-FOSS Bugs linger indeed and non-FOSS is obvious. If by bulky, you mean start-up time (or resource usage which I don’t really care about), I agree, same as with all other JetBrains tools. But slow? Everything is so fast, much faster than SQL Manager Studio or Heidi SQL (which I just tried). Autocompletion for fields, tables, SPs, everything is lightning fast and always more context appropriate than any other solution I tried. I just checked Azure Data Studio as well and while completion was as quick, it wasn’t as context-appropriate and query results took far longer to display.

jmngomes 6y ago

DBeaver is great as a mature cross platform sql editor, and packs a lot of db design and management tools: https://dbeaver.io https://dbeaver.io

dunefox 6y ago
I used it for a bit and I find it lacks in the text editing capabilities.
- shock 6y ago
  Your comment would have been useful if you elaborated on what text editing capabilities DBeaver is currently lacking.
  - dunefox 6y ago
    Multiple cursors, jumping around in the text without the mouse, etc.

Lapland 6y ago

TablePlus is my favorite one after trying most of those https://tableplus.com/ https://tableplus.com/

heliodor 6y ago
Once they publish the docs for how to build plugins, TablePlus is going to be the obvious choice. I can't wait for my database browser to have charting!
- Lapland 6y ago
  Did not know that was in the works, sounds awesome :)
  - heliodor 6y ago
    They have a few plugins available on GitHub so you can copy and adapt and intuit some of the API but I did not see docs available a few weeks ago when I looked.
db579 6y ago
I also think TablePlus is the best option by far right now, although sadly not open source - would be great if they'd consider Open Sourcing at least the code base licences have already expired passed for. This looks like a great contender though. Would be useful to have a few more filter options.

isuckatcoding 6y ago

So basically Datagrip?

btreecat 6y ago

I notice you had not tried squirrleSQL http://www.squirrelsql.org/ http://www.squirrelsql.org/ OP's client looks way nicer for sure