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It looks a lot like Tableplus [1] Who copied whom? [1] https://tableplus.com/ https://tableplus.com/

rathboma 3y ago
They came first, I wouldn't say I copied them, but we both value good UX and app design. I actually copied an old Mac app called SequelPro, which I missed greatly when moving to PSQL and a Linux desktop OS :-). When I started building Beekeeper there were 0 open source DB apps with good UX, especially on Linux. So that's why it exists. I now have a paid version to support development as it has grown super quickly over the last 3 years.
Nullabillity 3y ago
See also: DBeaver, pgadmin, MySQL workbench, Navicat, MS Access, ... These graphical database clients mostly end up looking the same in the end.
- mekster 3y ago
  Not sure how you can say they're similar. Simplicity and ease of use vary a lot between them.
- rathboma 3y ago
  Please use DBeaver, MySQL Workbench, or Navicat side by side with Beekeeper Studio and I think you'll understand how my UX philosophy differs.
ctippett 3y ago
Since you mentioned it, I was always curious if the team behind TablePlus were/are connected to the team behind Postico [1]. The UIs for both (at least before Postico 2) are almost identical. [1] https://eggerapps.at/postico2/ https://eggerapps.at/postico2/
- mekster 3y ago
  Yet I still don't think nothing beats the good old SequelPro's elegant interface. Somehow not really liking the fork.
  - rathboma 3y ago
    YES! That's why I built Beekeeper Studio. Still have fond feelings for that app, especially the pancakes logo.
- dewey 3y ago
  As someone who uses both of them (One for Scylla, one for PG) on a daily basis...I don't think they look "almost identical" at all.
  - ctippett 3y ago
    It'd been several years, but taking another look now I can spot the differences. I suppose the tooling for databases (or the expectation from users) means they all end up sharing a similar UI and where and how various features are implemented. Not too unlike word processors or spreadsheet software!

They came first, I wouldn't say I copied them, but we both value good UX and app design. I actually copied an old Mac app called SequelPro, which I missed greatly when moving to PSQL and a Linux desktop OS :-). When I started building Beekeeper there were 0 open source DB apps with good UX, especially on Linux. So that's why it exists. I now have a paid version to support development as it has grown super quickly over the last 3 years.

Nullabillity 3y ago

See also: DBeaver, pgadmin, MySQL workbench, Navicat, MS Access, ... These graphical database clients mostly end up looking the same in the end.

mekster 3y ago
Not sure how you can say they're similar. Simplicity and ease of use vary a lot between them.
rathboma 3y ago
Please use DBeaver, MySQL Workbench, or Navicat side by side with Beekeeper Studio and I think you'll understand how my UX philosophy differs.

ctippett 3y ago

Since you mentioned it, I was always curious if the team behind TablePlus were/are connected to the team behind Postico [1]. The UIs for both (at least before Postico 2) are almost identical. [1] https://eggerapps.at/postico2/ https://eggerapps.at/postico2/

mekster 3y ago
Yet I still don't think nothing beats the good old SequelPro's elegant interface. Somehow not really liking the fork.
- rathboma 3y ago
  YES! That's why I built Beekeeper Studio. Still have fond feelings for that app, especially the pancakes logo.
dewey 3y ago
As someone who uses both of them (One for Scylla, one for PG) on a daily basis...I don't think they look "almost identical" at all.
- ctippett 3y ago
  It'd been several years, but taking another look now I can spot the differences. I suppose the tooling for databases (or the expectation from users) means they all end up sharing a similar UI and where and how various features are implemented. Not too unlike word processors or spreadsheet software!