mdbtools/mdbtools
MDB Tools - Read Access databases on *nix observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
51/100
- Activity 62
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5922
- days_rel: 615
- days_push: 228
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1168 stars · 230 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
MDB Tools is a set of C libraries and command-line utilities for reading Microsoft Access (.mdb/.accdb) database files on Unix-like systems. It includes libmdb, a SQL engine, an ODBC driver, and tools to export tables to CSV, JSON, and SQL formats.
Use cases
- read a Microsoft Access database on Linux
- export an mdb table to CSV
- convert Access database schema to SQL DDL
- query an Access file with SQL without Access installed
- connect to an mdb file via ODBC from PHP or other apps
- extract data from legacy Access databases for migration
When to choose
- you need to read or extract data from .mdb/.accdb files on Unix-like systems
- you want to migrate Access data into another database
- you need an ODBC driver for Access files without installing Access
When to avoid
- you need to create or modify Access databases (read-only toolset)
- you need a full GUI database manager on Windows where Access itself is available
- you need to read other database formats
Facets
library · maturity active
database-driver parser cli etl serialization databases files developer-tools windows cross-platform cli ms-access mdb accdb odbc-driver jet data-export c-library data-engineering linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/mdbtools/mdbtools · fetched 2026-08-28 · c4a7d649be50
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mdbtools/mdbtools | main | 51 |
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