# danvergara/dblab

The database client every command line junkie deserves.

Repository: https://github.com/danvergara/dblab
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dblab
Homepage: https://dblab.app
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: tui, cli, postgresql, mysql, client, golang, development, developer-tools, oracle, sqlite, sqlserver, tview
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:13:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1982, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 6.0, "n_releases_24m": 39}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3190, forks 87 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:48.143246+00:00)

## What it is
dblab is a fast, zero-dependency terminal-based UI database client written in Go, supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite3, Oracle, and SQL Server. It ships as a single cross-platform binary with a vim-style query editor, sidebar schema tree, query history, and connection profiles.

## Use cases
- query postgres from the terminal with a tui
- browse tables and run sql in mysql without a gui
- inspect a sqlite database file from the command line
- run sql queries against sql server over ssh tunnel
- manage database connection profiles with secure credential storage
- explore oracle database schemas in the terminal

## When to choose
- you live in the terminal and want a lightweight sql client with zero dependencies
- you need one portable binary that works across postgres, mysql, sqlite, oracle, and sql server
- you want vim-style editing, query history, and read-only mode in a tui

## When to avoid
- you need a graphical database client with visual schema diagrams or data export wizards
- you need an ORM or programmatic database access from application code
- you require NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Redis

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: database, database-driver, terminal-ui, cli, gui
- domain: databases, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, cross-platform, go
- tags: tui, sql-client, postgresql, mysql, sqlite, oracle, sql-server, vim-keybindings, query-editor, ssh-tunnel, connection-profiles, read-only-mode, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- danvergara/dblab (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.143246+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:24:56.612263+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/danvergara/dblab (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:48.143246+00:00, sha 2c3a1a8fbb41)
  - homepage: https://dblab.app (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:45.228491+00:00, sha 006953768688)
  - site_page: https://dblab.app/features (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:45.237978+00:00, sha bacd0c2d69c6)
  - site_page: https://dblab.app/quickstart (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:45.239913+00:00, sha 553898b291a2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.