Re:DBDelve: Open-Source DB Client Made with Rust and GPUI
by dofm on Monday November 09, 2026 @03:21PM
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I agree.
For me, and for customers I want to document things for, it has come down to MySQL Workbench on the free/open source side of things.
I want to support multiple platforms without having to fundamentally document multiple strategies.
Most DB tools feel like they will go the way of PostgreSQL or Insomnia — get slowly burdened with cloud facilities and then a bait-and-switch means you need a login somewhere.
I would much rather be able to talk about clients that do fewer things, well, but DB clients do seem to be prime enshittification territory for some reason.
For me, and for customers I want to document things for, it has come down to MySQL Workbench on the free/open source side of things.
I want to support multiple platforms without having to fundamentally document multiple strategies.
Most DB tools feel like they will go the way of PostgreSQL or Insomnia — get slowly burdened with cloud facilities and then a bait-and-switch means you need a login somewhere.
I would much rather be able to talk about clients that do fewer things, well, but DB clients do seem to be prime enshittification territory for some reason.