pingfangushi/screw

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3967 stars · 728 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

screw is a Java library and Maven plugin that generates database table structure documentation from a live database connection. It supports multiple databases (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, etc.) and outputs documentation in HTML, Word, and Markdown formats with customizable templates.

Use cases

• generate database table structure documentation
• export database schema to word document
• create html docs for mysql tables
• keep database design docs in sync with schema
• document postgresql table columns and comments
• generate markdown data dictionary from database

When to choose

• you need up-to-date table structure docs without manual maintenance
• your database is one of the supported engines like MySQL, Oracle, or PostgreSQL
• you want documentation in HTML, Word, or Markdown from a Java/Maven project

When to avoid

• you use an unsupported database like SQLite or DB2 (still in development)
• you need a non-Java tooling environment
• you need full schema migration or diff tooling rather than documentation

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

documentation database database-driver templating databases documentation developer-tools jvm cross-platform database-documentation table-structure schema-documentation word-export markdown-export html-export maven-plugin

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